So fun fact, the chess piece positions in this piece is a reference to Code Geass. Specifically one of the matches between Lelouch and Schneizel.

One of Ren's inspirations is Lelouch.

If you pay attention to the actual chess strategies in that show, they're awful. Suitably dramatic, though.

For the record their bday was a while back, I'm just only now posting this publicly lol

After sitting on this design though, I think it's just slightly much. I need to make some adjustments.

And also fix the material for her metal pieces. I was trying to go with a diamond look and I don't think it came out well. Might just revert to a silvery metal.

Design not final.

This is Vasilia a good decade or two into the future. The design intention is to go for a kind of "slutty regal", as a hard contrast to her initial design (not yet posted), which is very conservative and covers her up.

Better get on your hands and knees then. Vasilia's a rich girl with exacting standards.

Walkin' down the street~

This is a riff on an old Marilyn Monroe photo I stumbled across a while back. Found it pretty striking.

Vasilia is the next logical step of everything I had going on for Willow and Weiss - making an expy that mashes together everything I like and planned about both