Once upon a time there was a girl who stumbled into the world of digital art with only a mouse and a crappy Photo program and a lot a of enthusiasm in hand. She worked hard to teach herself the ropes, and was proud of her first pieces. Three years later, she looked back and went "Holy crap, that sucks!" Now mind, I did only have a mouse and Photoshop Elements at the time, but even so... Well, now I have Photoshop CS, a tablet, a hell of a lot more knowledge of anatomy, and a lot of practice and experience. So I looked back at those horrendous pieces and said, "Let's go about fixing this up."

This piece is a remake of my very first digital piece--currently my most viewed piece, which is regrettable in my opinion--fanart for a fanfic by Indygodusk. I changed the angle, washed the piece into blues and blacks, kept the background as the focus but changed the detail level, took Kaoru's braid out, and took out the fence. I also wanted to give the viewer more of a sense of being behind Kaoru rather than getting a side view. Like the trees and bushes a lot. I think they're my favorite part. There's a voice in my mind saying I should add more detail to Kaoru, but I think in this case simplicity might be the better policy.

Scratch from Photoshop CS
Wacom Tablet