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I bet you were expecting to see some popular character here, but nope! For this character I was inspired almost entirely by the Cyan Lizard.
And I suppose you're wondering, what the heck is the Cyan Lizard? Well, it's an enemy that appears in the mid-to-late game of "Rain World." Vena is practically a humanized version of this lizard. It's not shown in the reference image, but the lizard also has four tentacles on its head, and the inside of its body is blue and bioluminescent. The only differences, I'd say, are the shape of its tails, its limbs, and its abilities.
The next one is the Gulper from Fallout 4. Again, if you don't know it, it's an enemy that appears in the Far Harbor DLC. I mainly based it on its size and the way it normally walks, as well as its salamander-like appearance. Initially, I wanted it to be more like the poison dart frog, but I didn't like the final design, so I redid it, but I kept the poison-covered skin.
The next one is the gecko; the image specifically shows the crested gecko. I took the shape of the hands from this one, and it also gave me the idea for the blue rings that cover her eyes, so they look like the large, round eyes of this animal.
Finally, there's the image of the girls with blue fangs. I don't know where the image is from or who the artist is; I just saw it in a YouTube video and I liked it.
I don't know if this trend is specifically about popular characters or something I didn't understand, but this is really what inspired me.As for personality, I haven't been inspired by anyone, and besides, I don't have it well defined, except that she is shy. If anyone has any questions or comments, I'll answer them as best I can. Thanks for reading.