Artist's commentary
Windows CE and the Damn Smalls
Due to personal bias, I actually consider this portraiture to be my favorite of C-chan's works. One of his last Intermediate era works, experimenting heavily with multi-source lighting techniques and vector-based soft shading, the image features Windows CE-tan entranced by the humorous antics of Damn Small Linux-tan and her little brother Damn Small Linux-kun.
Windows CE-tan is a miniature fairy, ranging in the vicinity of 15 to 30 centimeters depending on artistic preference. This should give you an idea of just how DAMN SMALL the siblings are in comparison to her. No alteration has been made to the original image, but an extra-large export model is available to download to get a better appreciation for the sibling's vantage point. Notice in particular how they're small enough to view the individual cells in CE-tan's wings. ^^
DSL-tan is holding her trademark penguin backpack in which she carries everything she needs (including even her own brother sometimes). DSL-kun is shown having fun with a holographic projection of TuxPaint, not particular mindful that the paint is dripping all over his "seat". Windows CE-tan's blushed smile is meant to be Mona Lisa-like in nature, free to interpretation by the whim of the viewer. Either she's charmed by their incredible cuteness, a bit embarrassed by the role of being the "giantess" for a change, or maybe even seriously wondering if these children are tasty. ^^'
