Oh, I bought another one. This one was paperless, with the artist Telly drawing the picture digitally and sending it to me within 24 hours (and then I paid extra for coloring).


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I'm pleased with it, but I'm especially glad I got the coloring, because it helps cover some weakness in the original drawing.

I used to buy cheap commissions (of Ariel, mostly) on eBay a lot, but I haven't done it in several years. Until a couple of weeks ago, when I got this on a whim:

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Nice, eh?  It's by Veronica Hebard.  It looks even nicer in person  -- even after adjusting, the scan doesn't pick up the gray tones properly.