it always pains me to see the ropes simply grab at the flesh like that

oh well. hyperrealism is nice too i guess

erm? hyperrealism?
oh well, it's based on real life model, and you may thing that she also got fur pelt that got digged in and puffed around rope

On my own experience, this one isn't that much painful case compared with some. Weight actually accurately distributed and if fact, she partially stands on rope under her left leg - it's illusion of suspension with actually being semi-suspension, trick often used in kinbaku