#there awas a twitter art meme going around a bit ago with the despite everything its still you

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Ah, a return to my roots... For fun how about another comparison? (God I seem to love those, don't I?)

First up, the original(s):

And now, the new, improved and officially colored one (Yes, I did take some slight inspiration from the "In Love And War" image for putting their talons and tail slightly in the box, it just makes so much sense for it, y'know?):

Hey, wanna know something funny? I've been joking around a lot about how I seem to love using the "Despite everything... It's still you." line a lot, and it applies here but not in a way you'd expect.

It applies to me, here. I feel like you can definitely see some improvement in how I've drawn them, and yet I'm still the same. I've changed and improved, I've overcome hardships (learning how to draw actual animals) and yet I'm still me. Heck, I've even learned a whole new ART FORM just for this silly little AU of yours. So, I guess what I wanna say is thank you for being very encouraging and motivating me to improve myself in these fields I genuinely didn't think I'd be any "good" at, and here's hoping that I can only go up from here and improve these skills even more.

YEAAGHH THIS IMPROVEMENT IS SO CRAZY!!!!! i love how clearly you can see how much you’ve improved in just a couple of weeks, especially in the face and overall anatomy!!!! literally so fucking good dude

AND MANNN IM SO GLAD TO HAVE HELPED YOU ON YOUR ART JOURNEY!!! anyone and everyone can draw, can improve, and im really happy to have motivated you to keep going with my silly little au. so proud of you for persevering and learning new things and going out of your comfort zone with art; thats the best part about learning!!! KEEP GOING AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR ARTISTIC JOURNEY!!!!! ✨💥