The originals are in my scraps section. I struggled a bit with the coloring of this piece. My coloring style didn't mesh well with the lineart. In the end, I just put on some flat colors and played around with some filters. This one ended up being the best of the bunch. It works, I think.
Zairyo initially provided a sketch which I felt needed some tweaking. The second try was much better after sending him some reference pics. Flex that muscle, Akiko!
Yeah I know what u mean; sometimes it looks like a compression thing (which is probably the case). Or it could just be how GIMP handles that sort of filter. Either way it always looks kinda off unless you size the image up proper.
Wonderful Art.