My first artwork of this futuristic year is the fantastical fortune teller Menat from Street Fighter V. The first time I saw the Menat trailer , I fell in love with her design. I super dig the Egypt aesthetic, the glowy orbs, her movements, and her gameplay, which seem like a Street Fighter version of v-13 from BlazBlue. She looked so cool and I was so excited to try her out. Too bad I am utter trash at using Menat in SFV. I still absolutely love her as a character and she's my favorite new character in SFV, followed by Rashid who I also want to draw at some point.

I made this illustration in Clip Studio Paint this time and really wanted to experiment with my own drawing style, especially in the colors. I wanted to approach this less like a comic and more like a painting. While it has been a while since I've done major illustration work for myself, I really tried to apply a few tricks, concepts, and ideas in coloring and compositioning this piece, as well as being a bit more loose in my personal style. I designed her dynamic pose similar to a Win Screen in a classic fighting game, specifically the

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