APR. 2022 REWARD (Lineart) (Patreon)

As promised, here you go - Venti from Genshin Impact getting tickled! I was debating at one point as to if I should have him trying to raise money for buying dandelion wine via a public tickling booth, but I'd already done that in a previous reward, so I decided instead to try the classic "ticklee hanging from something by their feet as their soles are tickled" scenario, which I also did previously but in a different way. I think taking the phrase "hanging around" quite literally does fit Venti fairly well, though! I tried to set up the background and composition here to show that this is the same tree he usually visits when in need of fresh air (ba-dum-tsh!), but I don't think I succeeded - maybe the coloring job will make this clearer. Naturally, I decided to have Paimon as the tickler, since her floatiness makes her well-equipped to reach Venti's feet while he's dangling, and anyway she's got a bit of beef with the "Tone-Deaf Bard" so it's rather fitting thematically. I wanted to have her sport a variant of this particular expression of hers', but of course, I couldn't capture her expression in the main pic, so I instead added a speech bubble with her face in it. Say what you will about the little emergency-food gremlin, but I'm actually not annoyed by her, and honestly I think she's pretty cute. Though not as cute as Venti, obviously... XD

The final version of this piece will be available on Monday, May 2!