I have supported you from the start and have watched your art skills grow phenomenally during the course of your time here. I missed the opportunity to nominate you for big whale votes for your post and I apologize. 100 committed attempts at anything deserves credit... especially artistic endeavors that have a theme. I haven't even had time to comment on your post until now. But, when selecting winners for the contest, I obviously skimmed your post.
I just now got to read it and study more in depth. I personally think your original concept was better than your 2.0 version. Both are great, so Don't get me wrong. I haven't had time or interest in playing the game for a long time... but Astral Entity was one of my fav art on the cards and a big switch-up card that I owned and used to pull off some epic wins.
I hope you choose to pick up where you left off or start again with fresh eyes and some contemplation on your approach. I would love to see your version of this card that is in your style but more true to form.... with lots of creativity. I don't think you fucked up and I thought it was going good. It just didn't go the way you hoped, expected, envisioned, or another myriad of real reasons in your mind's eye.
Go back and overcome that obstacle or start with fresh eyes. This is all just genuine motivational encouragement. You obviously don't have to do any of that. But trust how strongly I don't think you f'd up or that the art at the stage you stopped on was f'd up in any kind of way. Keep up the great work and I am sure the next week of catching up will also be interesting. Cheers my friend!
RE: #100 Splinterlands Art Contest - female Astral Entity humanoid variation (ENG/ DE)