Redid a drawing from a year ago

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Jonathon B

The new one is looking really good. I love the lighting.

Ace Connell

Great improvement, but what a good idea. We should all find drawings from a year ago and redo them. What a great measure of progress. I love that idea

Ace

Lynn Larson

So beautiful!! There is so much more emotion in your second piece, and the lighting is magic!

Charlie Eve Ryan

Absoulutely gorgeous! You can feel the rain. Love it~

Lee Holland

Really nice. Love how the rain is running down the dog.

shinjifujioka

@Ace-Connell Yeah, it's sometimes hard to see the progress you make yourself since you're so close to your work. The first piece was one I was proud of, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw how the second one turned out.

Also, this picture is embarrassing, but I keep it around to remind myself that progress is possible. Behold...the first piece I ever did in Photoshop (March, 2012. I was proud of this one at the time...)

audrey dowling

this a great improvement! well done!

Leontine

VERY NICE! wel done!

smoke

Great piece, i love it!! lots of feeling in it!!

Naroth Kean

I love the change of the dog pose and the rain effect. I want to know more about the story!

MOO

Really beautiful! Love the reflections and the light, etc. Really nice.

kai satoshi

let me know if you ever video your process. I'd love to watch :). thanks.

Rob Smith

All I can say is...excellent work!

shinjifujioka

@Naroth-Kean No linear story to this piece. Just an overall feeling I wanted to convey. I do a short write-up about each of my Helmet & Hound pieces on my website. Here is the link to this piece: http://shinjifujioka.com/blog/2015/11/21/everything-has-a-season

shinjifujioka

@Kris-Knight I've actually tried video-recording software. But since I tend to draw in short bursts, it became a little bothersome to always make sure I was recording. It's still something I'd like to do eventually. Right now I'm just not that disciplined, lol.

Dulcie

The refinement in your painting has definitely increased - I love the reflections, the droplets in the water, and the soft lighting.. Though I also love the sheet rain and the contrast in values in the first one...both very nice pieces