Miss-Alise Contest Entry

This is for *Miss-Alise's fabulous contest!

Link to the Contest (ends the 29th!): [link]
Goal: Design a party outfit for *Miss-Alise's OC, Charlotte.

I took a look around the contest entries folder, and artists have designed (and drawn beautifully) some wonderful dresses. The vast majority are dresses, even though it was stated that it need not be a party dress. I wanted to come up with something a little different, so I decided that the party would be less of a cocktail party and more of a banquet in a fantasy realm. I was definitely inspired by Final Fantasy... those chicks have the best outfits. Maybe I got a little carried away, but I love the outfit, and it was so much fun to draw... I think this contest was an awesome idea and it inspired me to push the limits of my semi-realism -- seriously guys, check out my gallery, I'm pretty sure this picture is the best I've done in ages! Anyway, I hope she likes it!

Note: It's impossible to see from this angle, but the ribbon wrapping around the center of the lace shirt goes around the back and ties in a big bow, which is why you see ribbon peaking out to the right... does that make sense? Hope so.

References and Resources:

• Reference for Charlotte: [link]


• Reference for Pose (18+ because she is nude, sry ): [link]


• Inspirational FF Photo: [link]


• Lace Texture: [link] by *MaureenOlder


• Grunge Background Texture: [link] by ~struckdumb


• Tools: Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Wacom Tablet