"do you look up at night and wish you were me?

Octavia leaning back dramatically while playing her cello, her mane flowing gracefully while she stares directly at the camera. Dramatic light borders her form.

I wanted to draw a more dynamic Tavi, and I wanted to make her mane longer and prettier. Much of this was shaded while intoxicated, which makes it messier but perhaps bolder and more striking than I would've done it otherwise. I like to think this is an idealized, nonexistent version of the Octavia I draw. "Younger Octavia" would not have the self-confidence on display here, and "Bitter Octavia" would not have the passion or inspiration to flow so freely. Perhaps this could also be a sort of advertisement or magazine cover, a false presentation of herself."