kumiko tsukimi's character, Okami.

I'm so happy to have this done and now in her possession. Working on this piece...well, it's not perfect but it felt like a huge stepping stone for me.

For starters...for the first time ever I drew Okami's hair without an overly painful struggle. My style has grown to where drawing it was fun and the strokes seemed natural. Also, his outfit design was a huge leap in me being a bit more creative with clothing overall. I did him first before the revamp of Larion and co's clothes. Plus the background...I never intended for this to have a background. It looks so much better with one.

I really put a ton of effort into this...both as a way to show her how far I've come since we've first been friends (oh the horror of my art then) and as thanks for the inspiration/help she's been in getting me to where I am now.

She may be a critical bugger of her own art but I will always look up to it.