I'm not a fan of the Tomb Raider gamer, I never really played them. But I've always loved Lara Croft's look and the fact that she's a badass woman.
I painted this for two reasons, one, as a present for a fellow Deviant who won a kiriban ages ago, we became pals after that and now I can finally give her this as a present! She is a HUGE Tomb Raider fan, check out her gallery. One of her photos served me as reference for the pose!
Two, as a display image for a Video Game Expo they're doing here in my city in November. It'll be awesome!
I should play them, people have asked me to cosplay Lara before and I've never done it because I feel it's better to cosplay characters you love, right? XD
I completely agree. However, even if you don't care about Lara at all, it's the games that are the main focus. Lots of puzzles to challenge your mind and exploring various landscapes. It's much fun.