WOW this is super good! Love the brush strokes and especially the lighting in the water!

I also found a site that would custom make the boots which is cool, but for the price I could probably also get nice all-purpose leather boots....the good thing about cosplaying an OC is that there is no "correct" thing to wear. he wears whichever boots and gloves I want

Europe but same, the darkness feels extra bad this year somehow

This is the reason my style is so whack btw. I never had the "tracing manga panels" phase; I was already burdened with fundamentals and art class life drawing before I ever had the chance to develop a carefree anime style 🥲 maybe this is "better" but it makes everything feel difficult

He has a deep innate desire to serve and protect *something*; without a target for his loyalty he'd grow selfish and dangerous