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I like that :P I got similar responses on dA so it's good to know it works. Thank you ^_^!

Thanks Bujo :D A lot of time and effort went into crafting her expression and body language.

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Thank you for seeing past the surface concepts we're all used to :) And thank you for loving my work XD!

Mhm. That's fair enough, I don't expect everyone to -like- this picture.

The reason I did this was because everywhere I looked all I saw was 'perfection' and sex appeal. No imperfections, no soul, no character - nothing that makes a character a character. No appealing qualities that went beyond the superficial, primitive nature of mass-marketed sex appeal.

Although this picture was done right at the very start of my studies on character design, and therefore I wasn't as informed as I am now, I still worked by this little saying:

"Take any given concept and turn it on its head".

Like, if you put your hand to a door handle and turn it, what opens? The door or you?

It may sound mightily flowery, but if applied to everything else it -can- help to bring about fresh new ideas, and/or eliminate the mundane ones.

In this situation, I wanted to see just how far I could go to take one perception of attractiveness (big, firmly shaped breasts, narrow waist, child-bearing hips, a sense of vulnerability and submission, reservedness and a contrasting colour scheme) and kill it.

I wanted to cover every aspect that may be considered 'attractive' (in the normal course of furry art browsing) and render damage or put significant damage near 'attractive' areas, because I wanted people to go, "Oh", then in some way conflict over attractiveness versus 'reality' some how, and how those qualify in their minds.

Truth is, I'm pretty certain not one of us can say, "We've led a perfect life without trials and tribulations", less the girls, due to what society is imposing, and common expectations of them in a sexual environment. I'm not defending them all, I do think a good percentage of them are pretty stupid for believing life should be the way TV says it should.

Regardless, I've run into a fair number of girls who are so worried about aligning with social expectations, that were never mine in the first place, that they forget to live life. It feels synthetic; I wanted to do something that some how targets this artificiality and try to expose the character underneath as if she was real, as if she hasn't had a chance to heal because of this expectation for soul destroying sex appeal.

I totally respect that this picture isn't your cup of tea, and I honestly appreciate that you've commented and expressed some empathy towards the underlying message. What I've said above doesn't detract from that appreciation. I merely wanted to delve into some finer points of my reasons :) if nothing else, then as some kind of 'talking point'.

Thanks again ^,,^