Blacktober 20: Anemone Zephyr

A drawing of @inksphynx8’s magical girl Anemone Zephyr. Not the first time I’ve drawn one of inksphynx’s magical girls but I wanted to actually do something closer to justice this time with a bigger and more detailed piece.

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1: A digital drawing of inksphynx’s magical girl oc Anemone Zephyr. She is a Black girl with green hair that has it tied back into two buns, one on the back of her head and a much smaller one above that on top of her head. Anemone is wearing a gray shirt with a small alien icon over her heart and blue jeans that have a yellow moon and stars on them with gray shows. She is skating across the water with her left foot going beneath the water’s surface as a wave of glowing water rushes over her. Instead of a normal reflection on the water’s surface there is instead Anemone’s magical girl form with brighter green hair tied into braids with glowing green eyes. Her magical uniform has white gloves, a green top with a white collar and green skirt, along with white stockings that have green highlights and green high heels. The reflection reaches out through the surface of the water to lock hands with Anemone. The night sky is full of green stars and green nebulas of varying shades. Beneath the wave some ocean creatures and environments can be seen. A strange green glow shines from the right side of the wave just off screen. Below the waves a silhouette of some sea creatures and terrain under the water can be seen.

2: Same as the last image (1), except Anemone’s magical girl reflection is the exact same color as the glowing wave, sans where the reflection’s hand reaches out to meet Anemone’s.

3: A version of the 1st drawing (1) except beams of light shine from between where Anemone and her magical girl reflection’s hands meet.

4: A version of the last drawing (3) except there is also a glow surrounding the interlocked hands of Anemone and her magical girl reflection.

5: A version of the last image (4) in which the beams of light coming from the interlocked hands of Anemone and her reflection are removed. Leaving just a glow surrounding them.

6: A version of the first image (1) in which the shadows on Anemone are darker and not tinted green.

7: Same as the last image (6), except Anemone’s reflection is the same color as the glowing wave.

8: A version of the 1st image (1) in which the colors of the wave, the parts of the sky that aren’t stars or nebulae, and Anemone and her reflection (outside of the shadows and some highlights, have been removed. Revealing the original paper sketch of the drawing below.

9: The same as the last drawing (8) except the shadows on Anemone and her reflection are darker and don’t have a green tint over them.

10: A version of the last drawing (9) in which the wave of water is colored in a mostly transparent shade of blueish green.

11: A version of image 9 where