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Before 'Death' - Elizabeth

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I hope you like salt, because this picture should really be taken with a good chunk of it. The references I found were not English, mostly Dutch and French in the 1680s-90s. I was told that lower-class costume in this era was generally the same amongst the three countries, but there were some regional differences. (Personally? I think it’s okay, but the pointed scarf, frequently seen in Dutch paintings, make me this she looks too Dutch for an Englishwoman :P )

Elizabeth North, the spouse of the vampire Robert North. She’s a farmer’s wife, (and a very clean-looking one at that :O_o: ) hence her plain and practical dress. In my mind she’s off to market (or at least the city), hence the hat and purse-basket, and is waiting for Robert for whatever reason. (“Yes, Robert, I know you’re immortal, but that doesn’t mean you have to take your sweet time! At this rate all the good fish will be taken when we get there!” )

It’s funny; in the story (or at least ~erin-hime’s pictures), her modern self occasionally wears glasses to make her appear older, but somehow I don’t think this Elizabeth needs them. She looks her age (I hope). I was worried that stuffing all her hair underneath that little cap would make it impossible to figure out who she was (besides me telling you), so I put some strands falling out.

I really like how her skirt turned out. Maybe it’s a bit shiny for wool, or whatever fabric it would most likely be made from, but I like how all the folds around the edge turned our. The shoes too. The sleeves of her shirt are also pretty good – I’m not so much a fan of her right sleeve (our left), but I like how the other one turned out. To me, it looks loose and baggy.

And what do you know? The background sucks marginally less than my previous one. What a bonus. :P

Anyway, I hope you like her, ~erin-hime!

Elizabeth North © ~erin-hime

‘Before Death’
1. Kievan Rus, c. 1055 – Grigoriy
2. Kievan Rus, 1339 – Vladimir
3. England, 1496 – John (pending)
4. England, 1600 – Robert
5. England, 1600 – Iosif and Anya (pending)
6. England, 1646 – Jane (pending)
7. America, 1693 – Ophelia (pending)
8. England, 1699 – Stephen
9. England, 1700-01 – Elizabeth
10. England, 1710 – Adrian
11. France, 1746 – Anselme and Thérèse (pending)
12. America, 1798 – Benjamin, Thomas, and Caroline
13. England, 1813 – Celina
14. England, 1826 – Annaliese
15. America, 1903 – Amelia
16. America, 1916 – Aislin and Aiden
17. America, 1955 – Kevin and Lilith (pending)
18. Canada, 1985 – Mackenzie (pending)
19. America, 2011 – Ryan (pending)
20. America, 2029 – Arianna and Devin
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I can't recall, because it was on my other account, but did you say that you use a 1:8 head body relationship or a 1:7? Her head comes off as a little small to me and I think it might be due to the length of the body. Great job with the face shape and the nose, they look more natural