Ok... I have been gone for a while. I just needed a break.
I've always wanted to render one of those cat girls dressed in traditional Japanese clothing... so I did! Somehow she ended up with a slightly evil feel to her. Yes, that is a barbed wire collar she is wearing.
Awesome kitty! Love her skin-texture and costume and all. I found an Aiko3 Kimono but it just doesn't work as well as I'd hoped, this one looks awesome.
Did you paint the clothing yourself, cause they look awesome. It's a very cool piece all in all.
The clothing is not painted. It is the result of a cloth simulation. It is an actual 3D model.
The "silk" like effect comes from using angle of incidence (aoi) shader nodes. It is kind of like an edge blend on steroids.
I think I said it right.