And here ends the month of zodiac girls! I actually really liked the original tiger, but I wanted to do one that was a little more generic and less Chinese New Year-oriented. (I’d been planning to redo Cancer, but couldn’t think of any way to make it less stupid. Dumb crab.)

New theme tomorrow! What is it? Frankly, I still haven’t completely decided, but I’d better work that out soon, huh?

Went for the full-out mermaid look for this shot – was farther than I wanted to go with animal traits, but the weird little limb-fins on the original were just strange.

The second redo! I liked the drawing for the horse, but not the idea. I mean, why baseball? Running makes far more sense.

To close out the month, now I’ve exhausted both zodiacs that I’m aware of, I’m redoing a few images that I think I can do better another go ’round. First up is the rat – I liked the concept and the outfit, but was less than fond of the execution. This one’s much better!

Pig: sturdy, patient, hardworking.

And thus ends the Chinese zodiac! I think I’m gonna spend the last four days of the month taking a second shot at a few that I’m not as happy with as I’d like. Gotta kill the rest of the time somehow. Also need to decide on next month’s theme. Maybe something the polar opposite of this senseless cuteness. Monsters?