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Chiss Female by ~artbytravis:iconartbytravis:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > Illustrations > Conceptual

©2008-2009 ~artbytravis
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This is a rough concept I had for a female Chiss character for a Star Wars RPG campaign. I posted this originally on SWAG and there was a bit of a controversy over her being dressed inappropriately for a Chiss, as they are a more conservative race and hail from an ice planet. My feeling, however, is that characters are more interesting when they work against stereotypes. There are a million possibilities for why she might not act and dress like a typical Chiss.

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~Nemonus Mar 29, 2008, 6:42:56 PM
I think that the coloring of this one--blue skin against red background--is very eye-catching, and it's drawn well. I agree that there's gotta be some reason for a Chiss to go against the grain and dress like that.

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~miarrow Apr 6, 2008, 10:41:32 AM
Oh man, no one draws Chiss. I love how sinster and I'mgoingtokickyourass she looks too.
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~artbytravis Jun 13, 2008, 7:02:22 PM
Maybe she played too many video games as a child...haha.

Thanks for the compliments on the colors. This one was a bit experimental for me at the time.
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~artbytravis Jun 13, 2008, 7:03:42 PM
I should draw some more Chiss. They're pretty fun. There's so much mood to be had with those glowing eyes.
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~Nemonus Jun 14, 2008, 7:17:57 AM
"Maybe she played too many video games as a child..." lol

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"My dad speaks Mandalorian--I mean Mandarin." ~Sar Sha

“Children are innocent and love justice, while most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy.”~Chesterton
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~Xavierarc Aug 19, 2008, 1:14:58 AM
One word: Awesome.

The Chiss rule, and I agree with you comment about working against stereotypes rather than with them. Star Wars has far too many stereotypes, so it is up to the fans to fight against them!
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=warui-shoujo Sep 3, 2008, 9:54:59 AM
I always wondered what they looked like... i figured the females would pretty much look like the males, but you never know xD

nice job!

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~artbytravis Nov 23, 2008, 2:01:11 PM
Yeah, in some of the SW races, the females look completely different from the males. But I made the same assumption here as you did, that with the Chiss they'd have basically the same features.
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~artbytravis Nov 23, 2008, 2:04:52 PM
I kind of like the paradox of a sexy Chiss...hot, yet icy!

There's so much information out there about SW, that I think you just have to pick and choose what you like, and then tweak the stuff you don't...haha. It's all just for fun anyway.

Thanks for the praise and support!
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