this one is 100% inspired by old MS Paint, which was the first digital drawing software i ever used. translating the colors from the typical Smith color palette to MS Paint colors was tricky at first. especially the orange of her hair. i originally was going to use that burnt orange (bottom right corner of palette) but decided against it. the bright yellow matches the rest of the bright colors better.
when i "finished it" originally there wasn't as much detail, and the shirt color was different. but i really wanted to capture the chaotic feel of the old internet, so i added clippy and all the little MS paint motifs (along with my signature in the box tool). the background was feeling a bit plain so i also added that little rainbow in the back. also changed the shirt from cream colored to grey to make the colors more cohesive.
this is a redraw of a self-portrait doodle in one of my old journals. since it was such an old drawing i decided to keep my likeness how it wouldve looked around that time, when my hair was a lot longer/darker and before i shaved my sides. im 99% sure i drew the headstock backwards. oh well.