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Zodiac: Western Virgo + Chinese Rat
Medium: Ballpoint pen, colour pencils, and Photoshop CS2 (for a little leveling, flower pattern, rat coloring, and border)

A simple drawing interpreting the Zodiac theme. I originally thought of drawing a Virgo female, but I also wanted to acknowledge my Chinese zodiac, hence the (pet?) rat. I also tried putting in some symbolisms: The color blue and the flower aster are associated with Virgo. I also found out that I'm a Wood Rat (1984), hence the wood-ish color of the rat (-> it's a Cinnamon ^_^).

Credits: Nepalese girl with her pet rat (by Phitar) -- reference for rat-holding pose ^^

Random:
* Originally submitted as an Art Jam entry for MyAnimelist.Net
* I suck at drawing hands. =_=
* I originally wanted to draw in an Art Nouveau-ish style but it's taking me too damn long (only got to the hair and robe part). ^^"

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Submitted by: gothicpsyche

Posted: Apr 19, 2008 12:47 pm

Completed: Sep 22, 2007

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Galleries: Bishoujo, Finished Work, General, Original Art, Portraits

Keywords: chinese, horoscope, zodiac, rat, maiden, virgo, portrait, rat maiden

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arkillian

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Apr 24, 2008 4:08 am

A tip with the hands- where the thumbs are, if you extend the line between the thumb and forefinger, it'll look right. Half way down the palm is a good rule of thumb... omg the pun. I can't believe I just typed that T.T ^^;

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gothicpsyche (Reply)

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Aug 23, 2008 7:28 pm

Thank you for dropping by and giving me the tip about hands -- I've always find hands tricky to draw, so I'll keep that 'rule of thumb' in mind. [emoticon]

Thanks for dropping by and commenting.

Cheers,
~gothicpsyche