Vallium Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I filed through a huge pile of my old things. Sketchbooks and drawings and the like. I have a looooot of things that I've hoarded drawingwise because of the fact I once threw away notebooks filled with comics I drew as a young child because the art sucked. I wish I had it now because it was the idea I loved, and I'd look back at the awful 8 year old scribbles fondly. So yeah, surprisingly this stuff is only...what...three/four years old? Back when I was in high school. I thought I was a good artist back then. Dang...what the heck was I thinking? I got quite a couple good laughs from perusing my old archives. Some of whichI'd really want to redo sometime because I'm such a clever bastard Even my younger sister, who's twelve years younger than me and a total brat, apparently copies my love of drawing. I found a couple of old scribbles from when she takes my sketchbooks and draws little scribble dogs in them (which did and still does irritate me to no end), and surprisingly, she's eight now and I can say those fuzzy dog-shaped scribbles have actually improved. So yeah, tl;dr improvement is possible no matter the age. It helps if you delude yourself into being proud of shit art that you will later be ashamed of and snicker at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recel Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Seeing your self improve is always good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexxx-Returns Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 This is a feeling I absolutely love. I can't wait until I get around to doing the "draw it again" challenge. I feel that that sort of thing gives the best opportunity to see HOW one has improved over time. This is a feeling I absolutely love. I can't wait until I get around to doing the "draw it again" challenge. I feel that that sort of thing gives the best opportunity to see HOW one has improved over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I never get that feeling since I always end up deleting all my old stuff periodically out of embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naesaki Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 15 minutes ago, PastryOfApathy said: I never get that feeling since I always end up deleting all my old stuff periodically out of embarrassment. You are way too harsh on yourself at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recel Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 18 minutes ago, PastryOfApathy said: I never get that feeling since I always end up deleting all my old stuff periodically out of embarrassment. Don't be embarrassed, it's all the signs of improvement. At least your old stuff doesn't look better than your new. Now that's an embarrassing feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 21 minutes ago, PastryOfApathy said: I never get that feeling since I always end up deleting all my old stuff periodically out of embarrassment. EVERYONE SAVE PASTRY'S ART NOW BEFORE ITS GONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pignog Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 28 minutes ago, PastryOfApathy said: I never get that feeling since I always end up deleting all my old stuff periodically out of embarrassment. same but i recently found old stuff from 2005 i had left up on an ancient devart account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysocyon Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Yeah, I threw out all my old drawing and stuff I did up through high school out of embarrassment. I just have some scans on FA and dA to remember them. While I recognise I have improved, sometime I feel like I haven't improved as much as I should have in all this time. ;_; First furry drawing ever about seven years ago: My current shit: Edited December 21, 2015 by Chrysocyon lol spoilers seem kinda broken. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Looking at my old art is always the worst thing you can possibly imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 3 minutes ago, Sidewalk Surfboard said: Looking at my old art is always the worst thing you can possibly imagine But you can laugh at how much of a retard you are/were/are c: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recel Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Just now, WolfNightV4X1 said: But you can laugh at how much of a retard you are/were/are c: What a compliment! :V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Just now, Recel said: What a compliment! :V Yes I compliment myself often, I am simply the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlynnCoyote Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 This is the best reason to draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunchy Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) I'm coming up on a year of drawing in the furry fandom, I can't wait to do a before and after, I feel as if I have come a long way! Here is the first piece I made of Crunchy And this is the first fury drawing I ever made! \\ I feel as I have grown greatly, it is really an amazing feeling to do what you love and see improvement, draw every day and you will succeed!!! me now: a lil nsfw.. but it's just balls :V http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18398180/ Edited December 21, 2015 by Crunchy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiy0 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 improvement is inevitable. even if you tell yourself it doesn't matter in the end your perfectionism slaps you on the head and makes you do improve automatically. and in my case it seems that i slowly get back into it. need to focus on background in the next drawing though those are always a little ridiculous looking cuz i wanted to focus on the bodys first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal7 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yeah, I got better... Still garbage haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recel Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Well.... this thread got me depressed fast that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshabi Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 It feels good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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