.:Effie

Wow, that was an interesting rendition! Not exactly how I pictured her, but not far off either. I imagined her around late 20s to 30-ish, very thin & pale, with blue eyes and naturally light blonde hair (almost whitish...wavy, around medium-length...but usually covered by wigs or at least dyed, so we still may not know for sure! Haven't yet confirmed whether the blonde hair in Mockingjay: Part 2 is indeed supposed to be hers, as I pretty much assume. It's still obviously not in its natural state, unfortunately. Poor Effs.)  And I feel as if the lips are kinda thick. But really pretty and realistic drawing!

And as far as Effie...she's my favorite. Wound up being the most important character to me (followed very closely by Haymitch.) I never looked at her as the clueless, dopey, likably-unlikable ditz who is what she appears. Right from her introduction, I got the impression of someone who was putting on an act, playing a part--grinning and prancing and hopping about just like the submissive, fearful dog she is (or was, before being sparked up a bit by Katniss' and Peeta's actions.) She can't change the way things are; all she can do is her stressful, hard-as-hell job to the very best of her ability, and focus on trying her damndest to help give the tributes the nearest possible thing to a 'fair' shot at survival. For all the frivolity and apparent ridiculousness, she is still real with them. I saw someone whose frustrating sense of powerless helplessness led to a seemingly control-freaky, compulsive/neurotic, type-A personality. Someone who doesn't *want* violence of any kind and is often struggling to prevent 'forbidden' personal truths from bleeding through the mask. Who's high-strung, tense, uptight, uncomfortable, anxious, uneasy, repressed, restrained, restricted, conflicted, trapped, paranoid, watchful on everyone's behalf. Who speaks more honestly when the potential risk is only to herself. Who's almost overcompensated in the effort to fit into her culture, but ultimately doesn't. Who had to get used to pretending, yet often plays her part as if trying to convince herself as much as anyone else. Who's struggled to become “perfect,” and to fit the mold of something she's expected but not really meant to be. Who's grown up thinking that the compassion she feels must be weakness and foolishness, but who ultimately decides that she doesn't owe the Capitol anything at its expense. Who loves and supports Katniss & Peeta so intensely not simply because they're “winners,” or because of some underlying agenda, but because of who they are, how they've handled their situation, and what they represent. That's just the essence of what I got from her. *ahem* Anyways. Yeah...love the pic! ^^