Citoyenne la traductrice jacobine

Okay, so randomly, a few weeks ago, I got the urge to draw Maxime's mother, of all people. Don't ask me why, because I really have no clue myself. I haven't been able to post the drawing until now, for lack of a working scanner, but now I'd like the post it in four versions and see which of them you prefer. (I am myself rather indecisive, so whichever one you like best is the one I'm going to post to deviantart--I tried posting multiple versions there before, but I found that wasn't the best idea.)

 

( Jacqueline Carraut Robespierre, take one. (This is the original, un-PaintShopped drawing.) )Version Two. 
         
This is the same drawing, emboss-burnt on PaintShopPro.    

 ( Version Three. )Version Three.
   
 This is Version One colored on PSP.

( Version Four. )

In other news, school goes well. I haven't gotten anything but As so far, though, which is really starting to psych me out. :O (Not that I'm complaining.)

I'm also rather nervous about the elections here. I feel like I should have done more, especially since I can't vote. Ah, well, it's a bit late for that now. :/ If McCain wins the election, I'm going to seriously consider transferring to a university outside the US. Unfortunately, it's not too obvious where I would go... (France, even under Sarkoléon, would be better than here, but I don't know if I would be acceptable French university-student material. D:)
...In any case, let's hope it's not a problem I'll have to think about for a while yet.

Also, I'm very sorry not to have replied to a lot of posts lately. I've been horribly busy, but I will get to them when I can. D: