Art!
Okay, so randomly, a few weeks ago, I got the urge to draw Maxime's mother, of all people. Don't ask me why, because I really have no clue myself. I haven't been able to post the drawing until now, for lack of a working scanner, but now I'd like the post it in four versions and see which of them you prefer. (I am myself rather indecisive, so whichever one you like best is the one I'm going to post to deviantart--I tried posting multiple versions there before, but I found that wasn't the best idea.)
Version One.
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The original drawing with nothing added.
Version Two.
This is the same drawing, emboss-burnt on PaintShopPro.
Version Three.
This is Version One colored on PSP.
Version Four.
This is Version Three, emboss-burnt on PSP.
So, a bit about the drawing. Obviously, this is Maxime's mother, Jacqueline Carraut Robespierre. Also obviously, she's pregnant. I'm not sure with which of her children, but let's assume, for the sake of clarity that it's Maxime and that this is shortly after her marriage. (The caption kind of forces us to assume the latter.) I don't particularly know why I made her blonde; I blame the influence of Marianne Becker's series of novels, in which she is blonde.
Again, let me know which you prefer, but also whether or not you think she resembles Maxime enough to plausibly be his mother. I really was trying for that, you know.
In other news, school goes well. I haven't gotten anything but As so far, though, which is really starting to psych me out. :O (Not that I'm complaining.)
I'm also rather nervous about the elections here. I feel like I should have done more, especially since I can't vote. Ah, well, it's a bit late for that now. :/ If McCain wins the election, I'm going to seriously consider transferring to a university outside the US. Unfortunately, it's not too obvious where I would go... (France, even under Sarkoléon, would be better than here, but I don't know if I would be acceptable French university-student material. D:)
...In any case, let's hope it's not a problem I'll have to think about for a while yet.
Also, I'm very sorry not to have replied to a lot of posts lately. I've been horribly busy, but I will get to them when I can. D: