Although I was originally going to draw a new DA ID, it somehow turned into a picture of Iria... an improved picture of Iria!

Amazingly, the "before" picture was submitted on August 13, 2011 and the "after" picture was drawn on August 12!!! So this is almost exactly a display of how I've improved over the course of one year.

I guess the first improvement one may notice is that the hair is very different. Even though it takes FOREVER, I like drawing the strands of hair now since it looks more realistic. The anatomy is a little more realistic now too, though I know it's still not perfect. I still want to improve my coloring; it's not easy to shade with colored pencils, but since it's my main medium I think I'll keep improving. :'D

It was fun to do this meme! A ton of people do it, so I'm glad I finally got to contribute to the lot~ Haha.

Iria 2011: CLICK
Iria 2012: CLICK
Original meme: CLICK

Dedicated to my sister for inspiring me to draw and get better. :'D