And a rough illustration comp:

I decided to give her some slight ember/fire powers as well, as a nod towards samodivas causing droughts and the nestinarstvo tradition - a ritual where women dance on hot embers without getting burnt. The droughts and nestinarstvo aren't connected, but it's a nice double reference.
I'm a little tempted to make the enemies modern-day soldiers, but we'll see.

As for the character color-scheme - I'm still unsure about the side skirts and neck flowy parts (are they even cloth or metal??), but the base clothes have a somewhat acceptable color scheme (for now).

That's gonna be it for today - Thanks to everyone for checking it out!

Hey! I tidied up the lineart!
Also cleaned up the design. I should add some white with patterns on her shirt, but I'm overall happy with it!
I can already feel the pain of rendering so many patterns And they're gonna have a lively red glow!

@Brush_Tony Thank you! It's a struggle, especially with the colors' restriction

Thank you! Yeah, I like the moon for implying her nocturnal nature and giving her a bit of creepiness as well!
As for the glow, I intend it to be more like an action magic glow - on her hands, close to her body in the flowy cloth pieces (like an inner glow to frame her silhouette a bit). Think of something like Scarlet Witch, but way more subtle. But thank you for the heads-up and the kind words! ^^

Progress on the illustration. I felt it was fitting to reinforce the flight with some feather elements as well. The cloth pieces need to be fixed, as they're not following the angle/perspective of the character, but I wanted to share the WIP anyway.

Another illustration update.
I've been avoiding this illustration, because I'm not quite sure how to tackle some parts of it, but I realized I just have to suck it up and do it

Let's hope the trend continues
Jokes aside, thank you! The support means a lot!

Thank you so much! All the positivity is absolutely awesome and inspiring!

@br00dley Thanks! Glad you like it!

And some more progress - rendering, rendering, rendering... (with some design tweaks)

Thank you! ^^
She's somewhat similar to a succubus, but forest spirit, rather than demon. So I'm super happy the sense of control and confidence shows

Thanks a lot!

Hello, hello!
An almost final update on the illustration. Should be done tomorrow, but let's upload the WIP anyway!

I've got to work on the background a bit more and some small tweaks here and there, but it's pretty close to its final form (and a certain 'concept sheet' is also waiting for its turn)

Ok, here's the final illustration, now I'm off to do the concept sheet!

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Name: Georgi Madzharov
Email: gmadjarov7@gmail.com
Website: https://www.artstation.com/georgimadzharov
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FINAL:

The Samodivas are jovial, dance-loving nocturnal forest spirits in bulgarian mythology. They lure mortals with their supernatural beauty and consume their souls, often while dancing with them. The samodivas can cause droughts and burn crops, but if a mortal earns their favor, the samodivas can become protectors of their family.
My goal with the design was to capture the duality of a creature, who is both attractive and predatory, while giving her a fun, careless attitude. She flows through the air with joy, without even sparing a look at her victims.

@prinzmoana Thanks! It was quite the journey (and sorry for the slow reply)
@dybanez Glad you like it!
@lidijam90 Thanks, it's really awesome to see all the cool entries!
@dannypavlovvr Thanks a lot! Успех и на теб!

@cedricgo Sorry for tagging you, but could you change my topic title from 'Samodiva' to 'Bulgarian Samodiva'? It doesn't let me finalize the edit.

Thank you for both! Means a lot!

Thank you! I'm super glad the dance/flow reads well enough (it was a big part of the character for me)!

Thank you! Means a lot!