Antiw (Patreon)

The ancient Egyptian fennec character I sketched the other day. I'm hoping to tease out more individuality the next few times I draw her. Also not sure about her proportions: fairly fennec-y, but they feel slight compared to those of my other characters.

For her name, I consulted the database at https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/6/names . I went with "Antiw" because it seemed modest compared to the mostly-noble names in the dataset, and because the banquets at which she'd perform (she's a musician) would often be perfumed with myrrh.

Her jewelry is lifted from paintings of musicians from the Tomb of Nebamun, in the 18th dynasty (I'm pretty sure I'm placing Antiw in that era.) That she's otherwise nude? Just an artist's choice.

Just sketches the past couple of days, as my top priority is commission work at the moment.