Ori Kuro (Black) Koi - Masaki Mizuhara

 I know what your first thought will be. Another Masaki Mizuhara figure so I know what to expect. ^_^. Now let me explain why I painted this figure and why I painted her this way.

I have always been a fan of Japanese tattoos. They have such a different style and concept. Since I saw the reference you will see below I always wanted to replicate it both on my drawings ( which I already did) and especially on a figure. On a drawing it is easy but it is very hard to find the appropriate figure. I have been always on the look for a figure which had to have these qualities so as I would be able to try it out. First and most simple was that I wanted to replicate the classical seen of Japanese women preparing for a bath in one of the famous natural thermal baths in Japan. More difficult the figure had to be of a mature look. These tattoos do not match with the prototype age, 14/16 girls. They look much better on a woman. Another important factor is that the figure had to have her back as exposed as much as possible. No hair had to cover my work. Orie had these two main qualities so I chose her even if I knew I had to count the comment on her big attributes in the equation. I will still be on the lookout for figure with these qualities.