Artist's commentary
Player 2 Miko of the Belmont Clan
For Fortes. Thank you always for taking care of our dear Mima so well, especially with the turn of events of late. ~
Happy birthday, for April 11th. =>
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It's (Player 2) Reimu … as Richter, because it fits just too perfectly, and because both are Fortes' choice personas. I know, Touhou already has Koumajou Densetsu as a perfect marriage with the Castlevania series, so I basically avoided any ill-fated attempts to outdo it costume design-wise and stuck with the basics - call it a cosplay, if you like.
It's the first time this year that I've been able to colour in this paint-style and stick with a hard-edged brush all the way, without airbrush-gradients to correct the shading. It also looks cleaner than last year's older attempts at this. ^^ Gotta keep trying, maybe this'll set the standard for the future heh …
Black feathers because corvids are awesome (as Fortes will definitely tell you).
And a Mima-shaped pendant because FortesGospel1984xLogos1959 = the strongest pairing in existence.
Hope you like it. ~
<3
- D.
Touhou Project belongs to ZUN.
Castlevania belongs to Konami et al.
Art by me in PS Elements 3, using a Wacom Bamboo tablet (#2).