[ 1.3k special - 15-month redraw! ]

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i. about this project ii. about last project ii. about atsd iv. about dta results ... i okay, first, THIRTEEN HUNDRED CHILDREN??? MISCLICKED A BLUE BUTTON???? including ranboo, who just so happens to be my idol :"0 *confusion* so uh here's a redraw :>> I've always been proud of the og piece, and tbh have wanted to redraw it for a while but always thought, "well how could I improve it??" well yesterday out of impulse I redraw it >:D ALSO A PROCESS HEHE !! I will be posting comparing the speedpaints of the og and redraw on yt so watch out for that ;)) VIDEO IS OUT - https://youtu.be/zUjqLcA79yw notes on the og : 30 mins like I said, I did really like this for a while. BUT the ears are too big, the lighting is all off, the sweat is unnatural-looking, the nose is too high, and everything else is just the style. notes on the redraw : 1 hour I fixed the lighting, making the shading dominant with some highlights, since the sun is more behind the character than not. I have a lot of trouble with bold shading so I hope I did okay :"0 I like the bg so much more-- TIP FOR SUNSETS DRAW SOME STARS! I didn't pick that up anywhere but it just makes the piece look so much better in my opinion. grass ain't lazy anymore lmao. expression is more subtle which fits the atmosphere better. so um hope that was cool ;w; ... ii thank you, everyone, for all the messages and comfort I received. I'm forever grateful <3 I just want to say, I'm replacing that project with this one in the featured spot, and putting my bio back to normal soon. this is because at first, I was kinda sad and numb and that's what I felt like I needed to do. since it's been a bit I don't feel the same way anymore, and so I've decided to change it back. it doesn't mean I'm not still grieving or feel bad, it's just... agh idk how to explain. tbh I don't even know /why/ I'm explaining something like this... ... iii chapter 12 was supposed to come out last month oh no 0.0 sorry I've been super demotivated to post it because I know I'll have to notify everyone. it takes forever, like half an hour of just copy and pasting. I really want to change that (so it’s monthly instead of chapter-ly. I’ll try to post a project about that tomorrow) so yeah, that’s why ch 12 doesn’t exist :”0 but also I’m thinking of the sequel and it’s more characters, more insecurities, more plot hehehehe I’m having too much fun … iv I’ll be judging with help of my irl friend and sibling over the weekend. with nearly 200 entries, it’s not gonna be easy :”) I also want to put in some effort for the project so it’ll take a while ^^