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Sorry for my lack of activity on DA and my slow replies, it's been an extremely busy month .

I took a break from coding (and drawing men!) to finish my drawing of Imperial Princess Yumi Kurosawa (弓黒澤, meaning "bow black marsh"), an original character from my Out of Memory story. Her full-body armor was quite a challenge to design, I wanted it to be simultaneously elegant, practical, and dangerous (to match her sobriquet).

According to her subordinate, Li Sixiang (理思想), Yumi's Instance is 'like a game-breaking cheat code' due to the massive advantages it grants her.

She originally looked like this:

More about my characters/story: Out of Memory - Part I .

Public Domain Reference Credits:
Statue Wing Reference from Pixabay
Statue Pose Reference from Arina Krasnikova
Hornet Wing Reference from Petr Ganaj
Lotus References from Diego Madrigal , NeoSiAM 2021 , and Suzy Hazelwood

I used Public Domain images from the Art Institute of Chicago as references for the armor and metal lighting.

Tutorial Credits:
Hair - EndlessRz
Skin - allijun
Gems - jiuge
Gold - Velsinte
Clouds - Pin2D

Time: 6 weeks.

(c) craftsbyblue aka. craftedbyblue. You may not copy, sell (this includes selling fan works in any medium), remake, or take credit for my works. Works inspired by my original characters and stories must include proper credit and a link to one of my social media accounts.

Description
Instagram: instagram.com/craftedbyblue/
Tumblr: craftsbyblue.tumblr.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/craftsbyblue
Pixiv: www.pixiv.net/en/users/3710688…

Sorry for my lack of activity on DA and my slow replies, it's been an extremely busy month .

I took a break from coding (and drawing men!) to finish my drawing of Imperial Princess Yumi Kurosawa (弓黒澤, meaning "bow black marsh"), an original character from my Out of Memory story. Her full-body armor was quite a challenge to design, I wanted it to be simultaneously elegant, practical, and dangerous (to match her sobriquet).

According to her subordinate, Li Sixiang (理思想), Yumi's Instance is 'like a game-breaking cheat code' due to the massive advantages it grants her.

She originally looked like this:

More about my characters/story: Out of Memory - Part I .

Public Domain Reference Credits:
Statue Wing Reference from Pixabay
Statue Pose Reference from Arina Krasnikova
Hornet Wing Reference from Petr Ganaj
Lotus References from Diego Madrigal , NeoSiAM 2021 , and Suzy Hazelwood

I used Public Domain images from the Art Institute of Chicago as references for the armor and metal lighting.

Tutorial Credits:
Hair - EndlessRz
Skin - allijun
Gems - jiuge
Gold - Velsinte
Clouds - Pin2D

Time: 6 weeks.

(c) craftsbyblue aka. craftedbyblue. You may not copy, sell (this includes selling fan works in any medium), remake, or take credit for my works. Works inspired by my original characters and stories must include proper credit and a link to one of my social media accounts.