Rougher Than the Rest of Them (Revisited)

Earlier today I pretty much had a meltdown, and I apologize about that. I was really out of it, and really overreacting to things. No need to worry about me. I just heard from my friend, and he's ok. My sister... I can put her problems behind me. People (especially my mom) are going to badger her about those, and I'm not going to be one of those people. I'm going to treat her the same way I normally do, because I remember how much I hated it when I had problems of my own (I was also her age, funnily enough) and people treated me like a sicko. She doesn't need to be treated the way I was treated back then. Anyway, I don't want to leave for my vacation on a depressed note, because things have already improved a lot. So.... about the drawing...


I was looking through my "old" sketchbook, and saw a drawing I did of Knuckles back in June (this year obviously)....  silvershadowultimate.deviantar…

What you see right here is actually the exact same drawing, but I erased the lines, made it more 3D, and put in the Master Emerald. Oh, and the right pole was REALLY bugging me because it seemed too close to the edge, so I extended it. When I originally drew this in June, I actually planned to put the Master Emerald there, but I lacked the skill to draw it (honestly, to me it still looks kind of meh....) and that's why it looked a little bit empty originally.

Anyway, what do you think? Is it an improvement from the original?