#and i got white woman jumpscared when i got the picture for her canon design sjdgdh

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okay so i have barely done ANYTHING in sumeru bc im so behind on genshin quests (i absolutely hate having to sit thru dialogue and lore) and also im very disappointed in the character designs. it's a shame bc from clips ive seen i REALLY like they ways theyre WRITTEN, especially nahida and tighnari, but i have barely seen anything but gameplay and a small theory for layla and im already super attached to her. hate her voice, wish it was deeper and not as forced, but im super interested in the theory of her possibly having a connection to abyss mages. thing is i hate looking at her colors (fuck hoyo and their current fixation with white/black/gold/cool color schemes), so i did a lil recolor when i was bored. then, i finally had enough and actually did a full redesign, which i havent done before so please let me know if it’s not very good or accurate djgfjgh

heres the original 🤯🥶🤢

heres the recolor 🥳😉😘

and finally, the redesign 🥳🥳🥳😍😍😍🥰

i looked up her name and it had persian roots, but i couldnt easily find anything on persian women’s clothing so i just went with modern day iranian clothing, specifically of the hormorzgan province. then i tried to tie it more with cryo abyss mage patterns and colors and keep some elements of fantasy. it’s not very clean bc i mostly made it as a reference for future drawings (self shipping) but i think i did okay considering it’s my first full on redesign

kisses her and wishes with all my might she gets a cool khaenri'an backstory that deeply affects the plot