After 10+ hours, my latest project is done! It’s a recreation of a Harper’s Bazaar magazine cover, but instead of them its Jinguji, and the model is my nonbinary badass- my Corpo V from an AU I’m working on.
I’m lowkey proud of how this turned out, and it was alot of fun:
To see the process behind this, as well as a brief write-up of this V’s story, and a colouring timelapse…check under the read more!!!
In the AU I’m tinkering with, V comes from the Vesper family. The Vesper Corporation works on weaponry and armour, as well as a private security outlet. In terms of power, I’m putting them up with Militech; making them a decent rival for Arasaka because of the spiciness and potential for conflict/angst.
V has their dad, the CEO of the company, which was passed down to him from his father, and his father before him. So it’s been passed down through several generations. V’s Mom is a famous actress, formerly a BD star. They have an older brother, who is being primed to take over from their Father in the next decade or so. Then they have a younger brother, who is hoping to become an actor and has starred in several successful flicks. And finally, the twins; both girls, one wishing to go into business and the other pursuing modelling.
And as for V themselves? V is a well known, as in globally known, supermodel. They take on shorter contracts or even singular modelling gigs, to allow for a sense of freedom. This takes them all over the world. And eventually lands them in Night City.
The Vesper Corporation will eventually form a sort of partnership with Arasaka, for reasons I’m still working out. And as you can guess, it won’t end well. But before that, it’s gonna be alot of fun. V will eventually meet Jackie and see another side of life, and true freedom…and will at some point meet Takemura, their initial love interest!
So, to say I’ve put some thought into this V is an understatement. But that’s what OCs are for, right? Making stories and figuring out their role in their world. It’s fun, and I’ve definitely got brainrot for this OC. But no regrets, I love Vex.
Here’s the process (condensed bc Tumblr photo limit):
You should get an idea of how long this took. As with…most of my Cyberpunk pieces, it seems, it was pretty labour intensive. But a labour of love, and one that paid off; I am pretty proud of how this turned out, and it was super fun to do.
I also enjoyed the challenge of working with a limited colour palette, and giving my V a different hairstyle, as well as different jewellery and eye makeup!
Here’s the colouring timelapse (warning for flashes of colour):
I believe you can see here that it took me a while to kinda settle on gold or silver. Eventually the silver/darker palette won out, because the Jinguji logo is black and red and I wanted to kinda make sure the outfit meshed with that. The jacket is one you can get in-game, I just shifted the colours…and added the roses…and changed the pocket handkerchief design.
Still, I think it turned out pretty great- tune in for future posts with some detail closeups and a look without the complicated background/logo!!!
Very proud of this Corpo/Assassin V art I just finished, I actually love it???
To see the process, as well as a brief write-up on the piece- and a colouring timelapse, check under the read more!!!
Original is the one coloured in normally, second is edited to be black and white like the reference image I used, and the other is just because I thought it looked neat.
Here’s the process:
Here’s the process:
You can see it isn’t as detailed as some of my other projects. But I still love it; sometimes less is more. And I believe that is the case here. I tried to have it reflect the reference, being stylish and sleek; with my V having this kind of air of superiority.
Their eyes look so creepy, and their expression seems quite calm, but if you look closer, you can see small signs of the anger underneath it all.
Here’s the colouring timelapse (warning for flashes of colour):
Whilst this hasn’t taken nearly as long as the other projects I am working on, I am no less proud of this piece. I feel like my V looks super cool, and it has the vibe I am going for with them and their story.
Finally finished new art of my Corpo/Assassin V, and I am very proud of it
To see a write-up on this piece, as well as the symbolism, and a colouring timelapse, please check under the read more!!!
This piece is meant to show how my V, in their role at Arasaka, is constantly being watched; as well as how they believed they had freedom, but they were just a puppet all along.
Quote from this Vs upcoming fic:
“When Arasaka scraped me off the floor of that laboratory, I thought what they were offering me was freedom. Now I know it was never truly freedom at all. It was just another kind of cage.”
Here’s the process of this piece:
As you can see, the design did change a bit throughout the process. I wanted to have a more elegant feel, as well as more of a Japanese inspiration, given Arasaka and their origins.
Really pleased with how this turned out. It’s not as detailed as some of my other stuff, but I’m still really happy with it.
Here’s a timelapse of the colouring (warning for brief flashes of colour):
Yeah, I had alot of fun with this piece. And to think it was born from a wedding dress I saw when going through random fashion tags.
I decided to make my Vs scars gold this time, as if they were cybernetics, to echo the Japanese art of Kintsugi; which is the practice of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer.
Detail closeups and alternative versions coming in their own separate post!!!
