"We nicknamed her Bean"
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 991
When you flipped the tail, you didn't re-do the shading so that the light is coming from the right place. I couldn't see the band until I zoomed in (colour blind), but it dosen't really add much to the sprite with or without it. The way the tail is placed, it looks like part of the belt and really fake. In the original, it looked like a good cosplayer, now it looks less so.
Her tail might be held up by wire, not necessarily magic. I still think the original is better that your edit.