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I'm surprised I only realized now how flexible Celestia's mane can be. It's pretty much an open canvas to go bonkers on!
Not to mention how fun the regalia was to draw. Some of you long time watchers may notice "hey, doesn't that look like
one of your older pieces?" Yes indeed! It's what you could say, a redraw of one of my favourite pieces.

Now I wouldn't go so far as to say that I completely outdid myself compared to my last rendition, its a step up from black and white.

Some self analysis/critiqing comparing my current to my 1st piece.
  Shading: I slacked off on the crown, but otherwise maintained the lighting and values. The skin tone is a bit patchy, but I blame
the lack of a copic colourless blender otherwise, no real improvement with my shading skills.

  Mane: I felt like it was a whole step up from the last. By creating free flowing hair, it gives a much more
dynamic and open feel than the static design in my first piece.

  Anatomy: Gosh, I have mixed feelings about this. Both muzzles in my 1st and 2nd rendition are off, with the 1st being too long
and the 2nd being a bit stubby with it also lacking the jaw line I wanted. It also looks to me the neck may be a bit too thin, but
hey, Celestia's a really tall alicorn xD

Now this comes down to how much have I improved. I can't quite compare colour with pencil, but in terms of technical skill,
the hair was probably the biggest improvement since then. But what I really want to know is how much do you think I've changed
since then.
-How much do you think I've improved or declined?
-Do you like my current art style as compared to then? (if it has changed)

Lastly, I want to thank those who attended the stream and made it 20% cooler! More art coming

Description
I'm surprised I only realized now how flexible Celestia's mane can be. It's pretty much an open canvas to go bonkers on!
Not to mention how fun the regalia was to draw. Some of you long time watchers may notice "hey, doesn't that look like
one of your older pieces?" Yes indeed! It's what you could say, a redraw of one of my favourite pieces.

Now I wouldn't go so far as to say that I completely outdid myself compared to my last rendition, its a step up from black and white.

Some self analysis/critiqing comparing my current to my 1st piece.
  Shading: I slacked off on the crown, but otherwise maintained the lighting and values. The skin tone is a bit patchy, but I blame
the lack of a copic colourless blender otherwise, no real improvement with my shading skills.

  Mane: I felt like it was a whole step up from the last. By creating free flowing hair, it gives a much more
dynamic and open feel than the static design in my first piece.

  Anatomy: Gosh, I have mixed feelings about this. Both muzzles in my 1st and 2nd rendition are off, with the 1st being too long
and the 2nd being a bit stubby with it also lacking the jaw line I wanted. It also looks to me the neck may be a bit too thin, but
hey, Celestia's a really tall alicorn xD

Now this comes down to how much have I improved. I can't quite compare colour with pencil, but in terms of technical skill,
the hair was probably the biggest improvement since then. But what I really want to know is how much do you think I've changed
since then.
-How much do you think I've improved or declined?
-Do you like my current art style as compared to then? (if it has changed)

Lastly, I want to thank those who attended the stream and made it 20% cooler! More art coming