Moon Flower by Yulynh _(20191123)
 
At Flüüfff 2019 I commissioned two artists to draw Moon Flower. It was the first time ever I commissioned someone. They had much freedom, I gave references in form of pictures and general notes about the character. Background and pose were left unspecified.
 
This one is by Adlynh a.k.a. Yulynh. Even though I made clear that Moon has no cutie mark, they kept asking for one, so I told them to use my logo. Unfortunately it even turned out wrong having one petal too much - 6 instead of 5 - which bothers me quite some.
 
Side note, Moon is supposed to look more or less androgynous (the notes saying hermaphrodite), in this drawing it turned out rather feminine. Not a problem per se, but just a reminder.
 
I wish the artist would have paid attention to the notes and keep in touch with me instead of doing their business till it’s done. But no matter what, the overall quality of the picture is very nice. I like how the body and hair shapes turned out. The warm smile was unexpected considering Moon’s character. I especially like the pose, in particular the legs because this is close to how a horse actually bends them when sitting/lying rather than how most artists draw them which lets me think of broken legs.
 
Unfortunately (and as expected), the scanner distorted the colours a bit. Especially the grey mid tones turned too blueish and the flowers too pink instead of a bit more towards salmon.