2016 Improvement Challenge

My entry for this challenge:  2016 Improvement challengeUpdate 01/01/2017
Hey guys. Just a small update when it comes to the contest
The submission date is over. I will be adding every single work to the contest folder within the next few days. But DeviantArt is buggy, and I might have missed a few notifications.  
If you entered, please check if your work is in the contest folder. If it somehow isn't, shoot me a message so I can add it.
To be honest... I have over 200 entries and I had never expected so many.
Judging will therefore be a lot harder than I originally imagined, moreover because a lot of people added great descriptions to their submissions and it's going to take me some time to read them all.
Therefore the judging will take a bit longer than I originally envisioned.
Expect the contest results to be up by the end of January. 
Thank you all kindly for your interest and understanding
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While redoing I focused more on her emotions, trying to express her happines as best as I could.

Since I didn't draw so much in this year, what really changed was my approach to drawing and art in general: trying to not expect a perfect drawing, and also to have some fun in the process. Also, I'm trying to develop the good habit of doing thumbnails sketches before doing the final piece, this is what helped me the most.

Original: 
Redrawing:

I hope you like it!

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