AA OC Jillian Lovelace

Jillian Lovelace is normally a stock original character I use for varied purposes, much like Marina Meretrix. In this particular incarnation, she's an original character for the Ace Attorney video games.

She was developed for the annual OC contest at Court-Records.net — voting opens this weekend, I believe.

I first did the lineart in openCanvas, then moved it to Photoshop for coloring and effects, including shading and texture.

Here is her profile. Every OC submission must be accompanied by this.

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Character's Name: Jillian Lovelace
Age: 28 (deceased)
Occupation: Assassin, Defendant

Brief Physical Description:
Deathly thin, Jillian often accentuated what few curves she had with provocative and dark clothing, such as long skirts, corsets, gloves, and boots with too many buckles on them. Occasionally she could be seen dressing for comfort, but never deviated from her preferred palette of varying shades of black and red. Aside from her striking outfits, she could be identified by her extensive mane of blood-orange hair, every inch as kinky as her favorite footwear. She was incredibly pale, had an assortment of freckles crowning her cheeks, and framed her frosty emerald eyes behind thick-rimmed glasses.

Brief Personality Description:
Jillian had an exceedingly temperate demeanor and a concise, business-like attitude, never saying more than she had to but always maintaining a friendly air. Although accomodating, she was also somewhat aloof, always keeping people at a friendly distance. Her profession required her to be quick-witted and perceptive when it came to reading people and their intentions.
She also had a deeply affectionate side that went hand-in-hand with her congenial mannerism, but she was very sensitive towards suspicion and doubt concerning this intimate part of her personality. Her devotion to her boyfriend was unwavering, and she went to extremes to provide for him.

Connection to canon characters:
Her beleaguered boyfriend was the ever-unfortunate Larry Butz. Although he had garnered some renown as an artist and children's book author, Jillian resolved to generously pad his income with her own.
Kristoph Gavin was her defense attorney. Although they shared similarities in personality and tastes, Kristoph was always confused at Jillian's choice for a lover.
Jillian had one of Shelly De Killer's cards, which she claimed was a token of honor between colleagues. Gavin himself used this to contact De Killer for the information that ultimately proved Jillian's innocence.

Brief Background:
Jillian was diagnosed with a dangerous strain of Incuritis that, while not as debilitating as other forms, was just as deadly: one day, she would drop dead. With no other options, she volunteered to become part of experimental treatment research being headed up by a private pharmaceutical company. Although she would be dead soon, she demanded monetary compensation so she could leave something to her boyfriend, Larry Butz. The compensation was easy to negotiate, as one of the research directors had become enamored with Jillian. Deciding to use this to her advantage, she secretly became his mistress.
When the director's wife was found dead, Jillian was arrested for her murder - as a fully capable professional killer positioned close to the director, she was a prime suspect and guaranteed a guilty verdict. Jillian denied the charges, and fought to keep the details of the case secret so as not to reveal the truth about her dealings with the director. The question remained: who would want to ruin Jillian, when she was already practically guaranteed to die? And who would defend her? Her boyfriend, Larry, decided to turn to the one man who could turn around any case brought to trial: ace attorney Phoenix Wright!
Former ace attorney Phoenix Wright, that is, who kindly referred him to the next best man for the job: Kristoph Gavin...