This is an early concept sketch for #Xena’s South American costume for the Xena Virtual Season 7 ep, Go West Young Warrior Part 2. This costume went through many changes. She would retain the asymmetrical macaw flowers in her hair, but gain painted  animal designs, bright jade & turquoise ornaments,& the strips of her leathers would be replaced by a few skimpy colorful straps. Her hair had red clay highlights, partly to minimize the effects of the hot sun. I’m tempted to create a new drawing of the final version at some point, since I don’t want to repost  others’ work without permission, since it’s quite striking. Unfortunately, I did not have time to submit drawings for this ep at the time, though I did provide research.