Anime Princess In An Elegant Floral Gown

This princess is drawn three quarters on with her weight on one hip and her train sweeping out behind her, and the sheet is aimed squarely at patient hands. The bodice is covered in fine scrollwork, a flower brooch sits at the hip, and a lattice of diamonds runs down the front of the skirt.

The centerpiece is the gown panel. Where the outer dress parts, an inner panel is packed with lilies, leaves and curling vines that run unbroken from the waist to the floor, and none of those shapes is larger than a fingernail. Work it with a fine pencil and keep to a small family of shades, because a dozen competing tones in that panel will turn it to noise at arm's length. The outer skirt is the opposite: two huge sweeps of blank fabric that can take a single flat wash and give the eye somewhere to rest.

Her hair is piled loosely with a flower tucked behind a small tiara, and a few long strands fall across the shoulder. Around her, ornamental blooms and stems float in the white margins. Those are separate from the figure, so they are the safest place to experiment with a shade before committing it to the gown.