'i havent drawn this character too recently but whatever';

'>>7123541
Let me guess, you crawled out of one of the OC generals? Read the sticky.';

'>>7123539
nice progress but the proportions on right are really fucked.';

'>>7123578
where? My eyes aren't good enough to discern. Is it the hands?';

'>>7123542
fuck you, i just want to draw';

'>>7123945
>>>/i/';

'>>7123578
redline or stfu';

'>>7123948
fuck you again, whats the difference between here and there?';

'>>7123952
The difference is whether you are going to apply yourself or not. If the latter, >>>/i/.';

'>>7123539
this is not a years worth of progress you either purposefully didn't try/use a mous for the 1st one or you're lying abour the time frame. take it as a compliment if you want';

'>>7123963
is this some form of applying myself? i just drew this immediately after i read your post';

'First digital drawing ever
May 2015 I had a shitty bamboo tablet. Couldn't even see what I was drawing most of the time.';

'>>7124014
Currently working on this in April 2024
It's not done yet but my colors on recent stuff is where you see the real improvement. I'll probably post the final here if I don't forget.';

'>>7123539
don't really have an excuse for the burnout outside of just college getting in the way + being too lazy to apply myself';

'same character, ten months. what do you guys think?';

'>>7123970
Used a mouth on both, both roughly took the same amount of time to make (I added the background to left at a later time)
I used to be one of those people who said that they couldn't even draw a stick figure.';

'lol';

'>>7123951
contrary to you i have shit to do and a life. i'm not gonna redline beg drawings all fucking day.';

'I lost the soul along the way...';

'>>7123539
10+ years and I'm not even at the level of right
I don't give a fuck that this is a bitchass move but god this makes me depressed';

'>>7123539
the earliest piece i got is from when i was in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade, some 1000s years ago, it's somewhere in a box, i'll have to look for it, it's a crudely drawn figure dying from a shot in the head, i was planning on redrawing it when i finally figure out all the whole "color" thing, which is something that i just put in the back burner for the longest, might as well draw it now since the thread ordered it.';

'Uhhhh...';

'>>7124257
Good improvement in just 9 months, I think I like your January one the best though. Newer 2 feel stiffer and like they have inflatable limbs with no rhythm or flow, and lazy 2D feet. Also begshit like hiding a hand, or the peace sign in the latest being completely straight with no arm.';

'Just got back into drawing at the start of the year after not drawing at all in 2023, i feel kind of aimless with what to draw so i just draw my ocs again and again, maybe i should draw bandori again lmao';

'>>7124824
X<';

'Not my MOST recent, but I rather recently started redrawing a "manga" I did when I was 13. Decided to keep the shitty English though (yes I decided to write it in English back then even if it wasn't my first language)';

'>>7123539
I really wish I kept up with art over the years instead of being a faggot with a shit mentality
I gave it up for a long time but I picked it back up around November of last year and happy to be back at it';

'>>7124895
Ever since she killed her friend with her own hands, she has never been the same.
She is now better, more powerful, lighter, even, after dealing with the blood-sucking parasite always weighing on her back and holding her back.

Yet she can't shake off the feeling that something has been missing ever since.';

'First finished digital work. I have some trad work but is some OC cringe stuff from highschool.

>>7123539
thats impressive OP, keep it up.';

'>>7123539
1. first attempt
2. first digital drawing
3. drawing from today
I guess I improved, but that's really thanks to me learning how to use references effectively and as you can see, I'm still scared of color
also in the span of those 2.5 years I drew <100 drawings since I'm lazy and barely draw once a week, so I guess I'll die a /beg/';

'I like these threads';

'>>7124257
Why did you decide to get worse after january';

'>>7123539
fuck she really spiraled';

'>>7123539
I found some old figures from 2019 and the comparison with those from 2024';

'>>7125416
the main difference I see is that you draw the titties bigger';

'>>7123945
But this is the critique board. If you don't want to be critiqued then head the other one as >>7123948 said.';

'>>7123539
went with my fifth "piece" from five years prior';

'bumo so more people share their progress';

'ok';

'undefined';

'>>7123539
>>7124597
>>7124684
>>7124824
>>7124895
>>7124901
>>7124912
>>7125186
>>7125277
>>7125617
>>7125808
soul vs soulless';

'I've been slowly getting there';

'>>7125831
i like both of these. you have a great sense for color!';

'>>7125843
Reminder that "soul" is just a meme word used by morons that can't explain eloquently enough why they like a certain thing.';

'>>7125886
soulless post';

'i have trouble staying with it, i barely did anything until like the middle of last year and still get distracted and take a month long breaks because of bad brain';

'2014
>goals were ambiguous, but still enjoyed drawing
>didn't take studying seriously
>paintings were unfocused, as there was no planning when it came to composition, mood, color, narrative, etc.
>mostly inspired by whatever was on my tumblr timeline or whatever my favorite artists liked
>on every social media platform
2024
>goal-oriented, draw cute boys doing cute things
>inking allows me to focus on the drawing aspect of art and keep it fun and loose
>sketchbook now consists of cars, kaiju, environment drawings instead of figures floating in space
>inspired by only a handful of artists while still trying to develop my own style (a mix of anime, french comics, and baroque art).
>barely use X which I plan on deleting anyways';

'>>7124684
That is one manly fairy.';

'>>7125905
damn u got worse';

'>>7126059
what's a crab';

'>>7126049
ty';

'>went from prebeg to beg in 10 years
>everyone that points that out must be a crab
don't mind if i'll be';

'>>7125843
Cope harder';

'>>7126079
seething';

'>>7125416
Nice improvement, but can you now achieve the same results with smaller bodies, like the ones you were drawing before?
Because this is bordering on obesity, and if you can give off the same softness on a healthy body, it would be da bomb.';

'>>7125843
Do you prefer this';

'>>7125416
Finally some good fucking food.';

'>>7124257
Discount Phos';

'I left tradfag and embraced digital, reluctantly, and then I realized how much less stressful digital is.';

'>>7125853
Someone actually practiced their fundies';

'Oldest drawing I could find vs WIP sketch
>>7126355
can't say the same, I use a display tablet for digital, but I can't stop drawing trad, maybe I should buy an ipad';

'>>7126449
Not a bad idea, the thing I miss most about trad is the freedom to draw anywhere. I don't use apples products but a portable tablet might be a great idea';

'>>7123970
naw im about at the same beg level after 15 months, feel like my progress is mediocre too desu.';

'>>7123970
I think it's drawing from imagination vs using reference (aka tracing)';

'>>7125186
Not a fatefag (I think right is fate?) but very good improvement, nonny. Your painting in particular has come a very far ways. If I were you, I'd make my next big goal to work on posing and composition. You've gotten to a point where the things you're good you're very good at, so you should move to learning to do more things.';

'I've slowed down recently, because I've reignited my interest in writing. But one day I'll actually grind colors.';

'I have stuff from my childhood, but it's all in storage. So here's the first digital piece I have.';

'jan 2022 - apr 2024';

'examples from 2014 when i started getting into drawing and a few things i drew recently that i think are nice. i'm not sure which one of the minecraft ones came first but i also found a very early anime drawing for comparison. sorry for file size. never studied fundamentals at all until very recently, even then i'm not that serious about it';

'>>7124018
>Bonneyfag posts on /ic/
Huh';

'>>7126708
i like your style anon, its cool';

'>>7127071
Thanks anon, I’ve been inspired by Nishimura and friends from Capcom as long as I can remember. I still have a long way to go and plenty more master copies to do before I get like them';

'>>7123539
>nuked all of my old artworks because they were bad';

'>>7126911
I remember you posting that cellar dude before. It looked better in lineart, but more importantly, you didnt fix that mouse. Unforgivable';

'undefined';

'I've been drawing since I was just a bab but 2021 was my first time using an actual tablet.
My pen and paper art was worse.';

'>>7127408
>3116x4037
I'm not clicking that';

'Bumping with old as fuck trad drawing.

>>7125186
>>7126563
Thank you. Its Karin from Blue Archive. For now and focusing on coom art, but I want to tackle mecha as well and more detailed backgrounds eventually.';

'>>7127344
there was a problem with the mouse?';

'I started trying to learn how to draw when the whole covid thing happened, still have a long way to go.';

'>>7127842
wow your skill really plummeted';

'>>7127752
Yes. What mouses do you know where the cord is attached to the bottom of the mouse?';

'>>7124684
Why did you turn her into a tranny?';

'>>7124785
Pyw, I'll say nice things about it';

'>>7128002
god damn it you're right i missed that';

'>>7126042
>>7128018
You guys are so mean';

'>>7127885
You cant lose skill if you dont have any to begin with.';

'The first digital art never fails to make me smile. I drew with a mouse for a year after that';

'>>7126454
that's one of the things i like about trad, drawing anywhere, feeling the paper texture, not having to zoom in, etc. ty anon, I'll consider a portable tablet.';

'>>7123539
second one is wip because i never finish my shit';

'>>7123539
Left was one of my first tablet drawings. Finished the one on the right yesterday.';

'Got inspired to draw after watching pewdipie 30 days drawing video.';

'>>7123539
some drawings from 2022 to some /co/ drawings 2 weeks ago?

I remember the drawings on the left taking me ages to do too - the ones on the right take me like 30 minutes to do now? + 10-20 minutes if I colour them?

good thread OP it's nice to see progress laid out';

'>>7132595
turns out these are from 2021. This witch is from 2022 - this originally took me about a day to draw - this redraw was around 45 minutes for both drawings and coloring. While the character appears more expressive now, I think original has superior coloring but I'm gonna chalk that up to the program I used, CSP compared to drawpile here';

'>>7132702
Drawpile has a lot of good brushes now, it's basically a full-fledged conventional drawing program. Check out the new version and join the /ic/ Drawpile sometime!

>>7064255';

'>>7124895
What's with that indentation between her nose and eye?';

'>>7132186
First one with SOVL in the right';

'undefined';

'My whole art journey is just me killing my gains for no reason. I'm having fun though.';

'>2017, one where i tried to put a bit effort on
>2021
>Redraw of 2021 drawing';

'>>7123539';

'>>7136453';

'>>7136453
Bonus: Since this was my first drawing and I did before geting a table, I did another remilia last year on trad too(except for the painting)';

'>>7135556
I appreciate your gothic, sharp style, but you really need to spend more time balancing your lights and darks. You have harsh blue highlights bleeding into red shadows and vice versa, and your choice of value gives the whole image a burned feel.

Digging the scratchy lineart. Keep pursuing this. It's worthwhile.';

'>>7123539
roughly three years apart
>>7125808
>>7132702
sick gains';

'left is the first page of a sketchbook when I started drawing again two years ago, some doodles and a fwap page, right was a study from the other night
I've lost most of my older stuff during moves or it's at my parents';

'>>7137045
breathtaking';

'>7137045
>7137076
samefagging';

'Left is my earliest digital work (2018), right is a master copy I did earlier today
I'm being as disingenuous as I possibly can. I'm nowhere near as good as the right pic would lead you to believe';

'>>7123539
2019 - Now

feels kinda bad getting mogged by this thread lol';

'It was fun drawing on ibispaint';

'>>7137072
That doesn't look anything like Marceline, but I appreciate the 2000s esque style.';

'>>7136788
Ayo thanks man, spearking facts no print! I really dont like the way I color because I'm simply too lazy to learn color theory from the beginning.... appreciating that! I know I should just git gud with some videos, color theory is pretty straightowards anyway.';

'I draw dumbshit now';

'>>7123539
2020 vs last week.
Total Soul Downgrade.';

'>>7138137
Actually noone can stop the dogye...';

'>>7137076
thanks
>>7137078
I can't prove there only one (you) among those two posts if you don't quote them
besides many other people got replies to their work. why am I the only one getting accused
>>7137102
that's from gloss, right? love his stuff. I should do some copies too';

'>>7138137
kys';

'>>7125416
boring stagnation';

'>>7138282
Naw, it's from Eigaka
Although I could see why you'd mix both of them up, gloss taught Eig for a while iirc';

'>>7125843
Based soulchad';

'>>7138287
errmmm...?? but people said I'm finally out of beg territory...';

'>>7125617
Nice. Love the colours and texture. Very cozy. Bloggu?

>>7126911
Definite improvement. I really like the tone your recent stuff conveys. Very moody. I think a horror webcomic with the same vibe would really draw a lot of people in. Bloggu?

>>7132186
Keep at it brosif

>>7132595
>10-30 minutes
God I'm jealous. Max soul. Very appealing colours, lines and shapes. Bloggu?

>>7137072
Good stuff man. You're definitely getting there! Very appealing despite a few shortcomings. Most notably is the proportions of her left (the one on the right of the image) forearm. Looks very thin and short. But like I said man you're well on your way!';

'>>7138359
bro shits rly good. You improved alot, anatomy, posing, line weight and your drawings have alot more energy to them. I dunno about what other anons think but to me you've left beg territory a while back.

The only thing i'd say is diversify what u draw. I get u like anime girl with big booba, but maybe draw one with smaller bewbs, slimmer frame, men, clothed etc.

But yh godspeed to u anon';

'>>7125416
>>7138359
You're not /beg/ like the other nigger said, but before the thread dies, tell me what resources, who did you learn from, who did you try to emulate, what was your angle in this? I started in 2019 but am far from the right';

'>>7138359
>>7138483
>>7138485
its called envy, been stuck doing boxes while you get to enjoy fine art

might as well embrace AI if its going nowhere';

'>>7138483
thanks mate
>>7138485
for anatomy I went through Scott Easton, Proko and Stonehouse
for figure drawing I watched Vilppu's video course
for inspiration I try to emulate the way Trylsc draws girls
he has several character sheets(picrel) on his pixiv and I seriously studied the proportions and stylization of these figures of his
https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/69214448#1';

'>>7123541
Nice progress';

'>>7124257
August is the best one';

'>>7137473
bitch marceline is a lolipop with eyes';

'>>7138375
>Nice. Love the colours and texture. Very cozy. Bloggu?
/ic/ is my blog';

'>>7139154
>/ic/ is my blog
damn

but based';

'>>7139261';

'>>7123539';

'>>7124018
Who commissioned you? Sanji?';

'>>7124257
I think you're a permabeg and the proof that "just practice" is a bullshit advice.
Your art is cute but please study fundies.';

'>>7124785
>10+ years and I'm not even at the level of right
Nigga I know how you feel I've been drawing since 2019 and I'm still shit.';

'>>7125186
Anon you should learn composition because the way you frame your characters remind me of AI.
>Legs are cut off
>Hands are either incomplete or hiding';

'>>7125416
What's your Patreon handle?';

'>>7125831
Your art skills didn't improve much but your soul gains are huge. Good job!';

'>>7125853
Is she Teto? Bread girl? Drill hair? Soul!';

'>>7125886
You're a soulless insect.';

'>>7126355
>how much less stressful digital is.
I disagree but only cuz I'm a fucking idiot that bought a tiny drawing tablet. My tablet is picrel but my hand is big so fml.';

'>>7123539';

'>>7139651
Its not like I dissagree with you in principle but ...
>composition is when hands and legs are showing in frame.';

'>>7138287
Your envy is showing.';

'>>7139664
You don't think being able to ctrl+z any mistake is less stressful?';

'>see thread
>go inside
>99% yapping
>1% actual progress pics';

'On and off since 2014 really(mostly off), oldest thing i can find without turning whole house upside down, from 2019 when I started dabbling in digital. vs newest scribble. Garbage then, garbage now, garbage tomorrow.';

'>>7138375
>I really like the tone your recent stuff conveys. Very moody. I think a horror webcomic with the same vibe would really draw a lot of people in
i'm glad you like it. i was originally going to attempt to make a comic of some sort but ended up moving the project onto rpg maker. i do want to make a comic someday though
>Bloggu?
mechanicalparts5 on newgrounds';

'>>7139798
sovl vs soulless';

'>>7138872
6/10 would';

'>>7140296
Nice, followed. Don't use the platform much tho.';

'>>7123539
Huh, sure, why not.';

'I just started. (it's reimu and skibidi toilet making out)';

'>>7125416
Kinda sad seeing people spend years of their lives just trying to draw trashy smut';

'>>7142360
The site is 18+';

'>>7139690
Good progress.
Do you have a blog?';

'>>7142054
Based hands drawer, some good rendering aswell!
Good improvement, but don't shy away from drawing backgrounds aswell.';

'december 2021 to march 2024. 2021 was when I started digital';

'>>7143933
most of my recent art currently on dad
https://dad.gallery/users/4631';

'>>7124684
the masculine features make her really hot desu i'll jerk off to this later';

'>>7128018
>>7146125
the duality of man';

'>>7138284
It's been a week and I still don't know why I should kill myself.';

'>>7143955
Backgrounds are hard but yea I need to draw more of them.';

'>>7143955
Also thanks';

'The recent one is still WIP, so I guess my younger self out does me currently with color.';

'It is the change since the year I began to draw diary on 2019 until the most recent illustration I have scanned in 2024';