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This is the first picture I have ever done of Anne as she first appeared in my fiction.

Anne lost her right arm when she got in the way of the removals truck when her family were shifting home. She's sitting in reception of the hospital where she's just had her prosthetic fitted, while her father deals with the paperwork. She isn't particularly impressed with the awkward, ugly thing that is supposed to be a substitute for her real arm.

The wheelchair? Standard hospital policy - patients get wheeled in and out in wheelchairs. They are easier to control that way, and are less likely to "trip and sue".

And now for the rant:
Do not assume that just because this is rendered in a 3D package that it was "easy". I have been working on this for 2 days. I've seen some arrogant "artists" say "is this real or just some 3D render". I would like to point out that they probably use Photoshop, and quite frankly, the art produced in Photoshop isn't "real" either, in the sense that there is no physical medium. Pencil, paint, Photoshop, Poser, Daz, whatever - they are ALL merely tools for the artist to express themselves. There is no way I could produce a picture of this quality with a lesser tool than Daz and the various models available for it. Does it matter that Anne can be purchased as Salome? Not at all. It's not like my mind had a clear picture of what Anne looked like, nor is it evident from my drawings and paintings that I have any hope of drawing her consistently either. I haven't seen the REAL Anne who inspired this character in 37 years.

Description
This is the first picture I have ever done of Anne as she first appeared in my fiction.

Anne lost her right arm when she got in the way of the removals truck when her family were shifting home. She's sitting in reception of the hospital where she's just had her prosthetic fitted, while her father deals with the paperwork. She isn't particularly impressed with the awkward, ugly thing that is supposed to be a substitute for her real arm.

The wheelchair? Standard hospital policy - patients get wheeled in and out in wheelchairs. They are easier to control that way, and are less likely to "trip and sue".

And now for the rant:
Do not assume that just because this is rendered in a 3D package that it was "easy". I have been working on this for 2 days. I've seen some arrogant "artists" say "is this real or just some 3D render". I would like to point out that they probably use Photoshop, and quite frankly, the art produced in Photoshop isn't "real" either, in the sense that there is no physical medium. Pencil, paint, Photoshop, Poser, Daz, whatever - they are ALL merely tools for the artist to express themselves. There is no way I could produce a picture of this quality with a lesser tool than Daz and the various models available for it. Does it matter that Anne can be purchased as Salome? Not at all. It's not like my mind had a clear picture of what Anne looked like, nor is it evident from my drawings and paintings that I have any hope of drawing her consistently either. I haven't seen the REAL Anne who inspired this character in 37 years.