Redux

After yet another extended absence from this blog, I've returned this time with a redux image. This image below, titled "Lauren Looks Back," was originally done in 2007. I rarely see much good reason for going back and editing an image I'd already decided to quit working on (because no artist ever truly finishes an image, they only decide to stop working on it), but I felt I had improved much over the 4 years since that it would be worthwhile. And thus far it is.

 Below is a side by side comparison of the original line art from 2007 and the tweaked version from 2011. Though it is structurally the same, significant improvements have been made to the face, hair, and hands. In addition to the line art, I'm also going to recolor everything. 

All artists grow over time as they learn new techniques and different methods for doing things. The way I approached my drawings years ago is understandably not the same way I approach them 4 years later. I'm currently mulling over what, if any, of my past drawings could also benefit from a 2012 face lift.