#lexspeaks

to celebrate hitting 150 studies in 1 year, i decided to redraw the first still on the anniversary of posting it 🎉 above is the original from 2023, and below is my redraw today. i used the same exact still as reference and tried to emulate the original palette, but i was really surprised with how much my values have improved! i also spent the same amount of time (an hour and a half) so it’s not simply that i put more time into it.

with that, i’d like to get sappy and thank you all for coming along on this journey with me. when i first set out i had no clue if i was capable of taking on a project of this magnitude, and i’m amazed that i have made it nearly halfway through! your support & encouragement has been a huge factor in my motivation and dedication to seeing this crazy thing through.