Digital Art isn't as easy as it looks. It takes time,
patience, and effort; more so than regular traditional art that one does on
paper. I have many friends that are artists that I've met on the art site deviantART
and they have improved tenfold in the year and a half I've known them. Browsing through my messages, I always come
across simply perfect art. Clean and smooth line-arting style, beautiful
coloring, anatomy correct poses, and i just stare at the screen, wishing my art
was as good as theirs.
Guess what? I've been drawing all my life on paper. However, 2 years
ago, I bugged my father to buy me a tablet
for Christmas and finally he bought me it. I remember being so excited to finally be able
to tackle drawing online and making decent art for the public. I always heard
from fellow artists that digital art really helps you improve on your art style
and your patience. I was on a mission from that day forward to get better at art.
I
finally drew my first picture with my tablet... and It wasn't even close to how
I wanted it to be. I had to get used to holding the pen, moving it, and getting
the feel of the program in general. I
didn't even keep any of my old art when I cleaned out my art folder a couple
months ago because it was so horrible and my eyes bled whenever I saw it.
After a
few months, I started to get the hang of it, and I actually kept those art pieces. Here are some of the art pieces I completed the Christmas of 2010.
I felt like I needed to get even better than I was at the
time, because in reality, my art was crap. Total utter crap. People were lying
to me saying how it was 'good' and I knew they were. I could feel it. Pushing
that aside, I kept drawing even more and looking at references.
Finally after a year, I started to draw even better and I
finally found the style I was okay with. (I'm still messing with my style now,
but at least it's getting better slowly ). It took a long time, but in those 2
years, I was able to improve a lot and become egotistical in my art even if
that's a horrible habit to have. I just can't help it, it's part of me now.
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