Once, my friend theolis-wolfpaw told me that Val had the night sky for skin, and back then I couldn't really portray that very well, though I certainly tried to get it to look that way. Now, this certainly isn't a photorealistic portrayal of what I am envisioning(skin is too smooth, doesn't show scales, the horns are still a mystery/they don't look like they have a glowing 'core' they just look like they are striped), but it is getting closer.
I actually finished this some time ago but forgot to post it here hnnnnggg
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hm those are all very difficult effects to portray! You did it better than what I could have come up with lol. Wish I had an idea about the horns to get closer to what you want, but I am honestly at a loss.