I rotated the image while working on it because having her upside down made it confusing for me to work on. Rest assured that it will be in its original orientation when I'm done working on her.
Really, they do (in comparison to the final product)
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Also, on the side I did this little illustration for Chris Robinson and some Emerson publication called Thread. I'm honestly not too familiar with it but here it is.
This is an early scene from the Subtle Knife where witch queen Ruta Skadi follows rebel angels from CittĂ gazze into Lord Asriel's world. Lord Asriel's world is a dark colorless place so there's a stark contrast between the two worlds.