This is the second and possibly last redo of the year. The original Crimson Water (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13483716) was posted as my 21st quickpaint and since then it has remained one of my favourite pictures because of the feeling I had when I finished it. In a quick 8 hours I had made a picture that I didn't think I'd be able to surpass. The comments from people both at the time and in the past year have been simply wonderful and I want to say thank you for every kind word.

The original created an addiction to the feeling I had when I sat back and looked at it. Since then I've been chasing that high. I'm still not sure whether it was the quality of the picture or the fact that I was dead tired, but either way I fell in love instantly. As with my last redo I wanted to capture what I see in my mind and put it into a finished image but wasn't able to. This version is much closer to that beautiful ideal in terms of both skill and emotion. As with last year I can hardly imagine being able to do better and this has replaced its predecessor as my favourite piece and a new addiction to satisfy.