#oh yeah the crown's clawed bit around her big hair bun is inspired by chinese chrysanthemums!

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Keeping Promises

By Kabachi

I'm so honoured to have gotten the chance to illustrate Moon Supreme!Xiao Lanhua/Xiyun for Kabachi's LBFAD Minibang fic! Please read Keeping Promises, it's such a lovely, evocative exploration of Xiyun's grief after Dongfang Qingcang's fading.

In terms of the design of this piece, the brocade of Xiyun's robe is directly taken from a set of DFQC's robes, while the cut is an amalgamation of the cuts of his robe and her Cangyanhai dresses. The Xilan holy aura version (the green one, if you will) features a halo inspired by classical Chinese depictions of Guanyin/Avalokitesvara, the bodhisatva of mercy. The faintest text says 小兰花/Xiao Lanhua, the largest text says 息山神女/Xishan Shennü, and the largest two characters say 月主/Yuezhu/Moon Queen.

Many thanks to Haro for hosting this minibang, and congrats to everyone who participated! It's incredible to see all this community involvement. Happy minibang, all!

#lbfad minibang #cang lan jue #keeping promises by kabachi #xiao lanhua #xishan shennü #goddess xiyun #love between fairy and devil #marg's drawing board #my first colour test for this piece was waaaaaay too cold-toned so im glad this turned out warmer! #oh yeah the crown's clawed bit around her big hair bun is inspired by chinese chrysanthemums!