NAAN<p>Bright, peachy summer? Naaah, how about something reserved, somber...even old-school galactic?</p><p>Did this last year for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://socel.net/@aradiacollective" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>aradiacollective</span></a></span> 's (free) summer zine last year, appropriately titled "Summer in Aradia!"</p><p><a href="https://aradiacollective.itch.io/summer-in-aradia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aradiacollective.itch.io/summe</span><span class="invisible">r-in-aradia</span></a></p><p>This is my Ara from my own webcomic, "Legendary Beings Ara & Celi." Currently on hiatus: <a href="https://ac.jadinerhinestudios.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ac.jadinerhinestudios.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>This picture and I have had an interesting journey together, as I wanted to do a swimsuit edition for Ara since 2015--but trying to make it "sexy-not-sexy", for a character who doesn't balk at things but still is conservative with her clothing, turned out to be a challenge. I think I have about five sketches and one semi-inked one XD </p><p>About a year or two ago, a pal suggested perhaps taking a look at Victorian age swimsuits would do the trick. Suddenly an eight year old journey found its end--finally! I can also finally do one of the things I've always wanted to do with swimsuit!Ara: get to rendering that universe's sea :3c </p><p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/LegendaryBeingsAraAndCeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LegendaryBeingsAraAndCeli</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/CreativeToots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeToots</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediArt</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/OC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OC</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/OCart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OCart</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/OriginalCharacters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OriginalCharacters</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/webcomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webcomics</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/webcomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webcomic</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comic</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>summer</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/summerArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>summerArt</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beach</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/zine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zine</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/zines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zines</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/swimsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swimsuit</span></a></p>