Most people that don't know Topaz sufficiently would say that she has no concept of leisure or relaxation. They are in fact, thundering imbeciles. In truth, as any that know her more personally can attest, working and thinking for her is as much necessary as it is her form of stress-relief.

I'll try not to run my mouth about this picture but it does feature my main character prominently and more importantly, illustrates me in the process of overhauling and polishing her race's design. Also me squeezing in more time for scenes! Once Absinthe got one in her "Routine Maintenance" piece earlier this month, I had to do one with Topaz as well (holy shit it's seriously been over a year since I've properly drawn her outside of sketches?! Oh man...).

I wanted to give a glimpse into her work area in her house better without overwhelming it with details, so outside of her funny mobile and kinetic sculpture collection and one of the big picture windows looking out into Soltice, I kept it abstract. Also designing proper furniture to suit her physiology properly was fun; a thing I've thought of extensively but had no opportunity to draw it until now.

Done with Staedtler pigment liners and ballpoints on smooth bristol. 9''x12'' Character, her race the L'tahr and her setting Alteir are my intellectual property.