"My dearest subject, don't worry if you're enduring the darkest moment of your life because just like the stars, the darker it gets, the brighter you'll shine. So, my little star, are you ready to shine now?"
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Here's the finished drawing for my first place contest winner on my Luna blog. Yaaay! I really like how this came out. I usually never do shade/shine/BG since I'm never good at it, but this time I think I did really good!