Photoshop CS5 – Wacom Intuos 4 Large – 3-5 hours.
There aren't enough heroines in gaming who have some kind of body modification and don't have massive boobs.
In this, I wanted to design a character who had a pretty obvious but useful modification - through accident or tragedy - and still make her look like a character you'd want to choose or interact with, but probably not want to fight!
I've been working on my painting method a lot, with a greater focus on anatomy than environment work; but having said that, there are some perspective issues I didn't resolve before finishing. Nevertheless, it is finished, and I'm happy with the overall visual style. I could improve the texture work, but I'll leave it for another time having learned a lot from doing this one :)
The gadgets she has are things like watches and rings that project information she might need. Little helpful things.