Finally updated as promised!
I had a lot of fun doing this - my idea was to come up with a gothic kimono. Pose and general look inspired by an image of Princess Ai that can me seen just before the little extra story in the first volume. Little bit of info for those who haven't read it: story is utter C R A P (I have all three and I haven't been able to bring myself to read more than four pages yet) however, the outfits Ai wears border on sheer genius.
The piece was also inspired by the title of one of my favourite operas, Madame Butterfly, and so I named the piece after it (the opera).
I had a bit of a background story in mind while drawing this. In Asian folklore, butterflies symbolize prosperity. I decided this lovely young lady is some kind of good witch or spirit of good fortune. She's sitting in a wishing tree using a bit of magic to make the smoke turn into butterflies, which are picking up the slips of paper on which people have written their wishes and flying off to fulfill them.
Enjoy!
`anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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-i thought they wtole your art, ,t was really unexpected for me-
I'm wondering if you will allow this we have found a good tattoo artist who will do it well if it's alright with you. Also - I'm thinking about getting your Affection unicorn picture on my right arm - again if its ok with you. If not we may get you to create us some art, but your madame butterfly is EXACTLY perfect for what she wants.
Thanks for your time
Cheers
Mez.
Yes, that's ABSOLUTELY fine, use them, and I'd love to see photos!