Hi guys! This is my entry for Rising-Artists' "Draw It Again" contest! I saw this contest, and almost jumped for joy~ It was almost like a complete full circle for me with this one~ I mean, I already knew I wanted to redraw her, and since I hadn't actually joined a contest in forever, it just all fell into place~

I chose Arinda, because I HATE HER FACE~ l love the piece, don't get me wrong, but I have always hated how flat and thin, her face looked, and really wanted to work on that among other things~ As you can see here, I also changed the pose, giving her a fighting stance that better fits a 3-section staff~ You might have noticed the absence of Emem and Irini~ I chose not to add them this go round because I never really felt they belonged~ I added them specifically for a contest I wanted to enter that drawing into after finishing the drawing and then re-reading the contest rules~ And once again, a whole year later, I completely forgot to add them in when I was sketching, and didn't notice~ So, this time I took the subconscious hint and decided to omit them completely~ ^^

Arinda [OLD]:

Arinda [NEW]:

Materials:
Paper: Arinda [OLD]: 20# bond copy paper / Arinda [REVAMP]: Sketch paper
Graphite Pencils for both: F, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B
Time: Arinda [OLD]: 4months / Arinda [REVAMP]: 80hrs

Scanned and cleaned with: Arinda [OLD]: paint tool sai / Arinda [REVAMP]: photoshop CS5

In Greek mythology, a drakaina (Ancient Greek: δράκαινα) is a female dragon, sometimes with human-like features.
The word "drakaina" is literally the feminine form of drakon (Ancient Greek for dragon or serpent), and most drakainas had some features of a human woman. Lamia, Campe, Echidna, and many representations of Ceto, Scylla and Delphyne had the head and torso of a woman. -Wikipedia

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