The World At Large

This one was pretty hard to do. Not only for the character---she's the character I don't want to give up on despite the fact she's the typical anime catgirl---but also for the background, I just couldn't find the right photo.

Khadjin, the tigerwoman. I always have fun drawing her because she's always so much of a challenge. I'm trying very hard to save her from her deep Japanese roots, to make her more tiger than woman, but also trying to keep her true to her "origins". This drawing up there is actually my second try. The first one had an utterly bizarre face (human eyes and face but some kind of cat muzzle... it didn't work very well). I decided I didn't really know what kind of face I wanted for her, so I cheated and drew her seen from the back. I realized I deeply loved drawing butt cheeks. Even hairy ones.

...That sounded very gross.

Anyway, I hope she looks fine despite the weirdass anatomy I improvised for her. I wanted her to be muscle-bulky, and the huge paws (and feet but I unfortunately couldn't fit them into the picture) make her less "generic anthro"... I know for sure I wouldn't want that paw to hit me.

Title's a song by Modest Mouse, and the stock image is from =resurgere.

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Photoshop CS2

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Khadjin, the Curious. A strong tigerwoman with a tender heart, who fears the world she lives in because of the Drainer threat. She believes the humans are the solution to her problems, and therefore sneaks in the city. Although her language is very primitive, she's a quick learner and has more will than any other to adapt and fit in. Being "normal" is to her a very important aspect of her life, but it's hard to achieve when you're virtually the only one of your kin to set foot on the human world.

Others in this series:
Samiko: [link]
Simon: [link]
Kurt: [link]
Hank: [link]
Anha: [link]
Anke: [link]
Sekhan: [link]
Tiffany: [link]
Otto: [link]
Koumi: [link]
Yuuskeh: [link]