So I get dirty sometimes. I can't help it if there are so many fascinating smells out there and I just want to roll in them, to save them for later! But my human has other ideas...

She doesn't give me a bath like a normal human would, of course not! She stands back with a bucket of ICE COLD WATER and tosses it at me when I'm not looking. She then runs away, giggling gleefully as I let out a yelp that echoes throughout the neighborhood! She doesn't do this to be cruel, really, it's just that she really doesn't like some of the smells I come home with and want to stay as far away from them as possible. As for the cold, she CLAIMS it gets the smells out better, but I'm not sure I believe her.

New shading style this time! Went for harder edges, more defined shading with more contrast. I kinda messed up the light source, so some shadows and highlights are at odd angles, but I think it looks fantastic, and it's not that much work! I just need to get used to putting like fifty layers in a project.

I'm particularly proud of the water, I just set the layer to 75% opacity and applied a blur filter to the layers underneath it, using the opacity channel of the water splash as a mask. Worked like a charm!

Also I'm REALLY digging how my hair turned out in this one! Not literally digging though, that would get me all dirty and then I'd need another bath!

I hate that bucket.

Edit: Because I'm never happy with how my work turns out, I went back, tweaked my muzzle a bit (it was too narrow) and resubmitted. Not that noticeable, but it was really bothering me.