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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 :D
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 :mwahaha:

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.

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:icondraculars:
wow! that is great!:D
she's so cool!

I really like the old and worn background:) it makes me think of an old treasure-map

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nice socks:D

you`re using photoshop or anything else?

sorry for my english::P

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Sweet! That pouch thing hanging off her belt looks like a stray kidney.

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:icondtach:
fantastic piece!
:iconcedarseed:
:giggle: 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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:iconcedarseed:
Thanks hun!! Next time you come over I need to show them to you printed out as posters, they're stunning (if I may say so myself!)

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Yeah I'm using Photoshop to colour :) But the lineart was done entirely in pen by hand, and for the circle I used Illustrator, it was simpler.

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:iconchantaln:
gosh! they must be, next weekend hopefully! :D
:iconmatthewpernsteiner:
Wow! It's beautiful, very wonderful and clean!

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