Exie

A much better take on Bad Example Smurf.  I ha loads of fun designing the tattoos.  I wanted to go with a forest theme, hence the oak leaves on the side of her neck.  Since my dumb dog ate my digital sketch pad, I broke out the prismacolors for this one.  Good to see I haven't forgotten too much!

Here is Exie's story:

Century Boy“Are those some of the century boys?”
“Exie, no,” Salon said sternly.
“I just asked a smurfing question!” I protested.  
“They don’t call you Bad Example for no reason,” Salon said, making sure the pink dye was coloring all my natural blue.  
“I have shoes older than those boys,” I offered.   “I bet they don’t even have their personal names yet.”
      The Smurfs in front of the salon window seemed lost.  It was to be expected, if the rumors were true.  Scouts had recently discovered not one but two nursery villages where the caretakers had gone funny in the head and told the younglings they were the only Smurfs in existence.  Nursery work tends to do that to caretakers.  Since most of our kind have the parental instinct of a brick, caretakers are highly prized for their ability to successfully raise children.  One hundred at a time seems a bit exce