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RedRuin: Nude, lewd, and more canonically accurate version here (NSFW): http://imgur.com/yaPAaWB

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Valkaiser: This style gives her palpable solidity. I like it.
I see shame and regret, but I wouldn't necessarily ascribe lewdity to the scene.

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RedRuin: @Valkaiser: It was more of a precaution for the link, but I see where you're coming from.

Time to go pass out.

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Olaffson: Holy frack, I really love this one, I have a soft spot for greyscale works! If I had to point a little thing I'd say the eye looks a bit too "on the side", but it's still gorgeous!

The other version is great too :P Looks like a classic nude.

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Valkaiser: @RedRuin: The other may be more canonical, but I think this version has more emotional power. It was worth the effort.

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Kazerad: The mods are fighting over whether to remove that link, but let's be honest, more explicit stuff has been posted here under the defense of "artistic nudity".

Also, I feel it evens out for that guy who posted a link to his uncensored Ethnic Diversity Mural redraw full of dicks.

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Unidentified_BA: Let it be known I fought for your rights, RedRuin.

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Pepsidude: This is really moody, I like it.

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Olaffson: Well, I'd say the linked work is still pretty tasteful. I vote for the link to stay!

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Grape: I didn't fight for your rights. I fought for the minds of innocent children. </3

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KillerfishSG: I don't see how this would be tagged "lewd"? O_o

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Geravind: Wow, she looks pretty realistic! (except clavicles maybe) But... why does she have an argonian face?
The emotion is clear and delicious! But something with the facial details is not... -well-... feline.

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KingClaws: I've seen more explicit pictures in childrens books.

Honestly the linked version should be allowed to be posted here.

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AMKitsune: I know some other people will see this as being lewd and questionable simply because it contains nudity (partial or otherwise) but I think it's actually a very beautiful rendition of the scene.
Pose, details, lighting, it all looks like it could have been painted from a real life reference.
I have to ask, did you paint this in colour then desaturate it or was the whole thing actively painted in greyscale? The reason I ask is because I notice that she's missing the lighter colouration (or shading in this case)on the front of her torso. Just a little thing that is often overlooked but really helps make Katia as recognisable as she is.

Also, I don't know if you're aware, but looking at the histogram of this, there's nothing at the higher and lower ends of the brightness range. I don't know whether that was a conscious decision on your part, but applying a quick 'auto curves' adjustment to it really ups the contrast, making the light glow and the shadows deeper without loosing any of those glorious brush strokes. Something to think about I suppose. In case you're interested, I've made a quick comparison of the same image with different level adjustments on it to show how some of the various level adjustments can look.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pnbv9zxkpalaa45/redruin%20image%20comparison.png?dl=0

The second image should be 'mathematically perfect' (with a 0.11% clipping threshold) as far as pixel levels go, with (practically) none of your original detail being lost. The third image is just some further tweaking I did purely by personal taste. Your image will look slightly different from one monitor/screen to the next so no single image will look the best on all devices. Make of that what you will.

Once again though, this is an extremely beautifully made scene that I personally wouldn't even consider questionable. The version that you linked should really be kept up to as it's a shining example of actual 'artistic' nudity. Extremely tasteful and well put together.

I really hope we'll be seeing more of this style of artwork from you in the future.

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Tahrey: Since when was a low cut blouse considered in any way explicit? Only answer if you can name an example from the last 25 years in countries without heavily filtered internet. I think I've seen worse than this on high street advertising hoardings.

Presumably the NSFW applique on the thumbnail is simply because a nippley version happens to be linked in the source.

Artwise, me likey lots, though it took a moment to work out that it wasn't (WE DON'T TALK ABOUT) The Razorblade Incident.

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bluedraggy: I like the NSFW designation actually - not that THIS is, but the linked one is gorgeous too. And nothing calls attention like a Questionable! I bet stats show those get a lot more hits than nonNSFW.

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woundedkneecap: Beautifully painted, Katia sits up in bed and wonders not only "who was in my mouth?", but "why?"

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Kewot_Rokar: Probally the best Invision of a khajiit I have ever seen. Good job.

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CandyDragon: This is questionable? I'm just clicking the random button and there are some gems here.