Life is the bubbles

Original base sketch here -> [link]

So here's my first proper piece of fanart for Ariel! xD I wanted to try the painterly style again with different lighting effects/ softer strokes! hmm.. I got lazy with the hair as you could probably tell (and it turned out less.. red then I hoped) OTL... But I'm still quite happy with the entire thing as a whole
^{oh oh random optical illusion time! all my sigs/ names in this picture are in the same exact color! The one on top just LOOKS darker (and vise versa) because your eyes are being deceiving!}

And also, to continue my rambling, thanks so much to those of you who wished me a happy birthday! You're all too nice!

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art © me! Vivian R Lin
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