Spring

It's a contest entry for

It's springtime and everything is thriving. Sephiroth is in his Leather-Dom outfit, and he's got /pink/ Materia from the labs. Be very afraid. But don't run, you will only make him chase you. Unless you want that. Oh my.

This is my personal style that I call “glorified realism”, some of its traits:

anatomy/proportions are pretty close to realism, with some ‘improvements’, such as longer legs, more expressed curves, slightly larger eyes, larger nipples, rounder hips.

white/pale character in dark background

skin has very little shading, as if it glows. Perfectly smooth.

photographic pose.

“Pushing Daisies”, pattern-y, not too realistic type of background

Wing brushes from c4ligo though I doubt they're any longer recognizable
Time taken: 7 days
Tools: Adobe Photoshop CS5, computer mouse

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Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden.
Sprung in completeness where His feet pass.