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Archive: Friends: Sugarfree Syrup: Nora

Another FireAlpaca piece that I actually quite like if I don't look too hard. I drew this for Syrup's birthday a very long time ago. My DeviantArt is long dead, but I think this one is still the spotlight piece on it. I really like the composition on this one. I like how I did the mirror, though I will admit that I could do better these days. One thing I cannot abide, however, is that bird. God it looks horrible. I saw it for the first time in a long time and I was like "what the hell is that thing!?" There's a lot of tiny detail things that I could've done better, but this bird is absolutely unacceptable. Did I even use a reference image? Her X pupils also could've been darker so they would actually be visible and the shirt could've been drawn better, but eh. I think my favorite part, stupidly enough, is the skirt. It looks so shiny and smooth. The bright pink waist is a bit jarring, though. I know I probably just wanted to reincorporate the color I had used on all her little ribbon details, but jeez. Should've used a darker color for sure. And the hands are weird. What else is new? Fun fact: I only used the mint green highlight because I thought it was Syrup's favorite (she prefers more of a forest green) but it actually went really nicely with the pink. Maybe I'll redraw it someday with a less disturbing bird.
Syrup's carrd