After Mei Hua and her Jiàn, here's Zhen Ming and her Qiang (spear)... Hint: her name means "brilliant pearl", hence the tiara, and it's also a wishful projection as Pearl is also the meaning of my name
I'm not sure what this stance is because I'm not due to start Qiang for a long time. However, we're starting Dao (saber) tomorrow, so you can guess what the third in the series will be
A word about the outfit: It's a pretty faithful Chinese outfit (of what time period though I couldn't say accurately, but rather earlier in history, I'd say Qin or Han). The belt and hanging things on the other hand are from much later, during the Qing dynasty: together they make up a Chao Dai, a belt from which hangs 2 Zai Chui (ceremonial kerchiefs) and 2 pendant purses. They were worn by the Emperor of China and some high-ranking officials and spouses.
Adding, because I forgot to earlier: Lineart done freehand with Staedtler pens except for the circle on the ground (done in Illustrator), colouring and rendering in Photoshop.
She's wearing a Chao Dai... It's a belt from which hangs 2 Zai Chui (ceremonial kerchiefs, the pointed thing) and 2 pendant purses (the one you pointed out). They were worn by the Emperor of China and some high-ranking officials and spouses.
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she's so cool!
I really like the old and worn background
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you`re using photoshop or anything else?
sorry for my english:
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Никога не съществува разминаване между пl
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-Surrender!
-You mean you wish to surrender to me?
...Very well. I accept.
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