User blog comment:EtherealNyx/Design Contest!/@comment-26423188-20160614215057

Okay Tulipppppp! I put way too much symbolism and research into her outfit O.O

Most of the inspiration is death, illness, peace(Solomon means peace) and cycles. For death I used skulls(obviously), cats, owls, and crows, along with somewhat death reminders like hourglasses and candles. Illness is also skulls, along with pills. Peace, I used white poppies, doves, and olive branches. The cycles I used were the flower life cycle(kinda), Solomon Grundy's life cycle, the lunar cycle, and the water cycle! Colors used were black, white, purple, grey(death), dull yellow(illness) and olive green(peace).

Okay so Tulip is chalk-white pale, with very translucent skin. Purple shadowing on her indicates that of a dead person. Her hair is long, curly, and vividly red(because irony lol red makes her seeem alive). Very defined purple shadowing on her cheekbones and collar bone. Also! She has long hair (and nails though not shown) since people sometimes look like their hair grows when they're dead(due to the skin shrinking and sagging, making the hair look longer). Some white streaks are prominent in her hair, because old age :). Olive green eyes because we all need a stereotypical redhead with green eyes and also because peace. Hair is in weird bun style. Thin curved happy eyebrows. Naive smile.

Her outfit is fairly simple by itself. A flouncy, short-sleeved dress going from a gradient of purple, to gray, to black. However, small poofy white bits tinged with purple are stuck here and there in the waist area, representing "clouds". The purple is "collection", the grayish-area is "evaporation" along with the cloud-bits"condensation", and purple rain falls on the skirt area "precipitation". Near the hem is a pattern of moons that are mainly white with dull yellow shading. Sewn on the sleeves, waist, and hem are white poppies. She wears olive green tights(can be changed to black for a better blending scheme) with patterns of doves carrying olive branches with dull yellow wax dripping down. Her shoes are dull yellow wax dripping and melting, the heel is a hourglass with wax dripping onto a skull, and the sole is just.. more wax.

Owl bracelet, crow skull ring, purple choker with skull. A gray cat with dull yellow eyes and apparently no legs for some reason curls around her neck. olive branch earrings and white poppy flower crown that wilts into dead flowers near the end. Purple cane with skull top and rattle at the bottom. Rattle is for baby, the raindrop is for christening, rice for wedding, pills for illness, and then skulls everywhere. Nice olive green ribbon.

All the skulls are white poppies instead of eye sockets, and now they look like the Dia de Los Muertos skulls. Oh! And I drew the eyes in my new style that I'm very comfortable with! Does it looks better than the usual EAH style?

Alright so hope you like Tulip ^u^