The thing that always impressed me about Rinoa was that despite her puerile
behavior, she still had an extremely strong sense of decorum, of propriety.
It's something that's difficult to find in people of her nature--more often
than not they turn out like Selphie. And while that type can be cute, they
tend to grow tremendously annoying after a while.
What I wanted to do with her eyes in this picture was make them seem as if
they were squinting, and I wanted to add a couple wrinkles to her cheekbones
to emphasize the smile. But you have to be insane to add that amount of
detail to a drawing without making the character seem incredibly old; that
type of thing requires talent that I don't have.
So she came out looking a bit oriental, and the smile isn't as wide as I
would have liked it to be. But I think it's passable... Let me know your
opinion on this piece, if you wouldn't mind, whether you think this is
desecration or otherwise. Thanks!
