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I draw various critters
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some NSFW so beware
send me a note or shoot me a message on discord for trades/requests/commissions, or just to chat. I don't bite <3
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Recent Journal
rambling about art
5 days ago
So, I've been kind of losing steam these last few days/weeks. I try to draw a little bit everyday, even just a few doodles. And I have for the last few months, I've been able to hit that goal. Being basically unemployed gives me a lot of free time. I've really been trying not to fall into the trap of "just drawing" though. That's common advice for beginners, but it's a little flawed imo. Basically, I've found, if you "just draw!" you'll become complacent. You really have to be drawing something, you really should be focusing on trying new things, new techniques, new subject matters, anything. To improve you have to be able to recognize your flaws and implement fixes. I personally have been very susceptible to drawing the same thing over and over again, not really improving or even trying to improve because, "it's already good! why change it?" My old deathclaw drawings are good examples of this. I wasn't trying anything new, just drawing the same head and the same body over and over again. It wasn't until I stepped out of my comfort zone that I actually started making any meaningful progress.
I feel like I've made progress since I (re)started about six months ago. The interesting thing is that, like life, you don't really notice the change until you look back. Day to day, nothing much changes. You can be really proud of a drawing, think it's your best, and look back a month later and see everything you did wrong. I like to look back at my old sketchbooks from waayyyy back in the day (2020-21), when I really first took my art seriously. Every kid goes through a drawing phase, some stick with it, some don't. I fell into the latter category. I tried to draw something, and when it didn't turn out the way I wanted, I would get really frustrated and "quit" art for good. It wasn't until later when I thought: "Ok, I'm gonna do this, I want to get good!" I made some decent-ish progress. My drawings went from looking like a 4th grader drew them, to a moderately talented 5th grader (keep in mind that I was in high school at that point). I even upgraded to an iPad which I used for quite a while. If you really want to see those, you can try to find my DeviantArt, similar name as on here. Anyway, I eventually just... lost interest. In around October of last year, I decided I wanted to take another crack at it. I bought the cheapest wacom tablet on amazon, and got to work. I think you all know the rest.
Ultimately, you're your own biggest critic. That's definitely true for me. Though I've realized that not everything you draw has to be a masterpiece. Somebody said: "You gotta make bad art to make good art." You take what you think made it bad and work on those things. If a sketch isn't goin your way, just finish it up. Study it, figure out what to improve, and work on those things, draw with a purpose.
I feel like I've made progress since I (re)started about six months ago. The interesting thing is that, like life, you don't really notice the change until you look back. Day to day, nothing much changes. You can be really proud of a drawing, think it's your best, and look back a month later and see everything you did wrong. I like to look back at my old sketchbooks from waayyyy back in the day (2020-21), when I really first took my art seriously. Every kid goes through a drawing phase, some stick with it, some don't. I fell into the latter category. I tried to draw something, and when it didn't turn out the way I wanted, I would get really frustrated and "quit" art for good. It wasn't until later when I thought: "Ok, I'm gonna do this, I want to get good!" I made some decent-ish progress. My drawings went from looking like a 4th grader drew them, to a moderately talented 5th grader (keep in mind that I was in high school at that point). I even upgraded to an iPad which I used for quite a while. If you really want to see those, you can try to find my DeviantArt, similar name as on here. Anyway, I eventually just... lost interest. In around October of last year, I decided I wanted to take another crack at it. I bought the cheapest wacom tablet on amazon, and got to work. I think you all know the rest.
Ultimately, you're your own biggest critic. That's definitely true for me. Though I've realized that not everything you draw has to be a masterpiece. Somebody said: "You gotta make bad art to make good art." You take what you think made it bad and work on those things. If a sketch isn't goin your way, just finish it up. Study it, figure out what to improve, and work on those things, draw with a purpose.
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