Starting the new year out with a splash!

This is a remake/re-imagining of a 2004 picture of Felicia, winner of a remake poll on Patreon back in November.
https://www.deviantart.com/tailsrulz/art/Nocturnal-Beauty-9985525

I changed up a few things vs the original instead of trying to do a 1:1 remake, as the anatomy on the original is a bit… exaggerated and I also didn’t want to do the exact same thing over again. Going by my prior remakes, following the original too closely seems to stymie creativity (and of the remakes I’ve done, this is now my personal favorite). I quite like the energy of this picture, and feel it breaks a trend with my recent stuff where things were getting too static and stiff.

You can see that Felicia’s design had some changes since then. Felicia was still unnamed at that point in 2004, though she was always intended to have stripes. The problem was that when I tried adding stripes to her on the original image, it clashed badly with her fur and so I just went without. I actually still have a WIP version buried on my computer that has the stripes and it… didn’t look very good. The water effects were also rather… basic. The remade picture shows how much my style and Felicia’s design have changed since then.

This is a rare instance where Felicia’s abs are on display- as stated on her ref sheef, her abs will display when she’s flexing them, either intentionally or from whatever position she’s in (likely when she’s showing off). This picture also debuts a new logo/sig for 2023: The “STUDIOS” on the logo is more clear at lower resolutions, and the “20” in 2023 on the signature is gold to signify that this year is my 20th anniversary of posting pinups of furry ladies.