Blargh. For some reason dA logged me out when I clicked submit deviation and now I have to type this all out again. DX

But anyway. Yarh. I'm still alive. I haven't been updating and I felt like I should. So here I am.

As many of ya know, I've been on a major artist's block lately so I haven't been able to draw anything and finish it. I really had to force myself to finish this drawing, because I really liked the direction in which it was heading. o-o;; Luckily all I had to finish was the hair.

But yarh... I really wanted to redraw/remake? this picture because I felt like the old drawing I had didn't do enough justice. D= It's so off now that I compare it, god only knows how it got accepted into the Laguna Museum of Art. o-o;; But. Yarh. I love the expression she has in this picture, she has an absolutely gorgeous smile, but I wasn't really interested in drawing that, I wanted to capture her beauty in a moment that isn't common. Not sure why. XP But. I felt like it was unique in it's own way so I had to draw it. o-o;;; Well. Back then anyway. XP I hope you all like. Comments and critique would be helpful. ^^

-m[Keynan]w

Old - [link]

WIP 1 - [link]

WIP 2 - [link]

WIP 3 - [link]

RE: Before A Smile -KTH Blank- [link]

Graphite - 4H 2H HB B 2B 3B 6B 8B

Time - 8+ hours? o-o

Bristol Smooth 14" x 17" [Doesn't fill up the whole thing though.]

Edit: I decided to take 's thought of just removing the empty space to the left of the picture. I guess you can call this the more detailed shot. *shrug* o-o; But yarh. Just thought I'd try it. I like it. I'll probably scrap this or the other. Not sure. o-o