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Tatted up
🕑 Added 2022-01-01 19:50:23 +0000 UTCSome F&F concept art of my gal Sakura! :)
I had the wild "what if" idea in that she had a tattoo, so these are basically to explore that idea. Thanks to the feedback I got I ultimately went with Tattoo 3 (seen in the second image), then I tested out how it'd look with different shirts and tops.
Seeing Sakura with the shirts on is what really sold me entirely on the tattoo, largely because I think it helped me work out a kink in who she is as a character! Despite the story being a thing for about 2 years and some months it's seen a lot of changes, both character-wise and story-wise. The characters are still evolving as a go, which I found I actually very much enjoy! Case in point, the idea of the tattoo led me to the idea of what her wardrobe usually consists of: in the past I just kinda threw her in whatever came to mind but now I have a much better idea of the things she'd actually like and frequently wear: muscle shirts, often long-sleeved, and almost always wearing shorts or capris.
As for how she got it: she was dared to! I imagine some of her friends tease her for her inability to sit still for long periods of time outside of gaming, and when she expressed interest in getting a tattoo the response was generally "pft. You couldn't last five minutes let alone 5 hours." Sakura took it as a challenge and worked with a tattoo artist to get a large tattoo to prove them wrong.
Weeeelllll turns out they're right. She could barely stomach sitting still for so long, but she did manage to over the course of a couple sessions and got a badass tattoo out of it. Too bad her clothes preference often hides it, but she doesn't mind; it's just a fun little mystery for people to uncover ;)
Will likely touch back on this in future sketches to further test the design and such! But I'm very pleased with it so far! ^.^
Comments
Ash
She gives the best of hugs indeed! The type where she'll squeeze maybe a tiny bit too hard but will hold you until you tell her to let go uwu
Stef
i'm mildly jealous of the rest of the cast being able to experience hugs from her - she looks like an excellent hugger
