(DGM) Emma Ross - Medentis' Gratitude

Contest entry for this --> EMMA ROSS CONTEST 2016!! (MORE PRIZES)

Goddamn this took ages 
_{Yes, I drew the background. Yes, it was painful.}

Anyway, I should probably explain my thought process while coming up with the composition...

From reading her bio, I could see that she loves beautiful views/landscapes (she apparenlty also draws landscapes as well as people) and the ocean. So that's where it started. But soon I realized I wanted to incorporate her innocence. Emma, unlike many exorcists, loves her innocence. She loves having the ability to heal and provide aid to others. If Emma is religious (since innocence is kind of a religious concept), I can imagine she'd be very thankful to her god for granting her such an ability. So I figured I would draw her reaching for the sky, thanking some otherworldly diety for her innocence. I thought about having her kneeling down, but I chose to have her stand tall instead, showing that despite the fact that she can't fight akuma by force, she is still a strong exorcist who will stand her ground in the face of adversity.

TL;DR
Pieces of her bio I tried to incorporate:
-She loves beautiful views and the ocean
-Landscapes in general (she draws them too)
-She loves her innocence rather than resenting it
-Strong will, despite inability to kill akuma

Emma's bio --> {dgm} Emma Ross Oc Ref + Bio (updated)

Woo.
Hope you like it, Sexy-Apple-Miki!


D.Gray-Man (C) Hoshino Katsura
Emma Ross (C) Sexy-Apple-Miki 
Art (C) AlyssaFoxAH aka myself~