Date Arashiko - Aihime

This was Aihime before she became Aihime. I was trying to create a character that had ran away from home and wanted to join the army. Because of this, she cut her hair to show her dishonor. She originally was a noble coming from the Date clan...and was in love, from afar, to Date Masamune (which is a favorite character of mine in both Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou 1 and 2).

I love the coloration of this picture. It was originally supposed to be all gold, with gold and white trim, but...once I started to look at it, I deced on green because of the hair and eye color...and when it was done, I was very pleased. I've never used this color combination, and was absolutely fascinated with it. Don't be surprised if you see more of this scheme in the future. *.*

Prismacolor markers, sharpie markers, and waterproof black ink pen.

*~~*~~*(Shan-chan ^.~)*~~*~~*