Completion Date: 08-03-08
Time Taken: 13 hours
Medium(s):
+ 05 mechanical pencil
+ Inked, colored, and watermarked in Photoshop CS2
Music:
+ Maara Daala - Kavita Krishnamurthy and K.K.
+ Shine - Bond
+ Shabba Shabba - Jatin Sharma
+ Utanma - Sertab Erener
+ Dola Dola - Bride and Prejudice
+ Dil Gaya - Omnia
Comment:
It took me forever to get this done, but finally its finished. A new sheet of Itarah to go with the one of Saleeda I posted not too long ago. My favorite part hands down would be the eyes. It pays off being zoomed in at 300% magnification sometimes. I didn't think I could get that much detail crammed in there like that. Woo!
::EDIT:: Added the darker fur color into the rosette spotting on the shoulders, rump/thighs, and tail. Updated information as well.
Name: Itarah
Title: "The lesser - Different from someone else, other than the demigods"
Breed: Indian Temple Cat
Form(s): Saleeda Balakrishna - [link]
Age: Adult
Sex: Female
Status: Servant of Durga
Affiliation: The Goddess, Durga
Occupation: Devadasi
Weaponary: --
Origin: India (Possibly in the area of Madhya Pradesh or Maharashtra)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Hair: A rich, dark brown crest of fur starting from the forehead and ending at the mid-back. There are braids on each side of the neck along with loose sections of the mane, three braids are on the left and two on the right, each one is held by a three ring gold clasp.
Eyes: Slate blue (Note: The eyes are similar to the stone Tiger's Eye and highly reflective. Examples: The eye on the lleft demonstrates the appearence in bright light, while the eye on the right demonstrates the eye in normal/low light.)
Complexion: Golden Tabby ( [link] ) coat with variated spots and stripes. (Note: Spotting and stripes slightly darker than usual Golden Tabby coloration.)
Height: Head - 4'0", Withers - 3'0"
Weight: 670.3 lbs.
Physique: Muscular
Distinguishing Marks: She has a marking on her forehead similar to a bindi. It is an ovular dark brown mark with a white center and to the left and right at its peak are single white accent marks. Beneath each eye starting at the outer corner is a dark brown dot followed by a line that extends near the inner tear duct. Just below the eye on the cheek are tear marks. The eyes are highly reflective and strongly resemble the stone Tiger's Eye - [link] . In low light they appear to be stale blue, while in intense light they are silver blue or nearly white. The pupil remains unseen at all times, giving the appearance that there is not one. The eyes are surrounded by bold dark brown markings that extend onto the muzzle, these are joined by more stripes on her cheeks. Beginning about an inch and a half in front of her ears is a crest of fur that extends into a long mane. There are braids on each side of the neck, three on the left and two on the right, each one is held by a three ring gold clasp. Her front legs have small spots and stripes around the wrist joint only that extend into fetlocks. These fetlocks are also on the elbow joint. On the front legs the dew claw can be found. It does not retract and is a warm gray color. From head to tail she is covered in a combination of both spots and stripes, something unique to her lineage. On the two hindlegs and the tail tip are crescent markings with a small dot above, the one on the tail is preceeded by three small stripes.
Piercings: Ear - Crescent moon chain earring in right ear
Jewelry: A sterling silver guardian pendant (resemebles Griever from FFVIII), gold crescent moon chain earring, and a bronze snake necklace with Tiger's Eye (necklace from Brooke Stone Jewelry - [link] )
She's female. XD;;;
and whoops my bad >>;
this is a really great character! the eyes are really impressive!
I would like to meet this beasty! it's a pure beauty.
Also the fur is done very well.
The only thing that I "don't" like is the position of the back paws...it's a little bit to straigh in my opinion.
but that is a question of, like or dislike.
Its alright, I don't think many people outside of some of my close friends read the full thing. XD