ALTa full year of a lot of drawing! (and many wizards! thank you shadowgast for sponsoring my creativity this year 🧡💜)
(september features the only fully-rendered picture i drew that month, but it’s from a very sexy semi-secret project that i might post in 2024 ✨ hence the blurring)
i had set a few very loose art-related new year resolutions for 2023, and…
- draw my own d&d OCs more: check! i only finished two pictures and have two in my wips, but i still did it ✨
- try my hand at serious comics: CHECK cause while i’m still working on it, i have indeed started one and have done a significant amount of work on it! stay tuned for that one in 2024 maybe 🤭
- try incorporating more environments and backgrounds into my art: big check! i did great on that one!
- work on improving my color work and especially my values: check! one of the things that has helped me immensely is creating one solid black layer on top of everything in saturation mode and then turning it on and off every so often to check how my values are coming along when the image is black and white! if you do traditional art, you can step away from your picture and squint (this is a tip i learned in my art class when i was like eight and it was one of those that kind of faded to never being used… it’s a good one though! check your values!)
i think i’ve improved a lot in 2023 and i’m very happy with all the work i’ve done 😎
i encourage all the artists to look at your art and notice all the things you’ve improved at! even if you haven’t drawn a single thing this year, congratulations on honing your skills by observing the world, experiencing life, and learning and doing other things. it all goes towards making your art more awesome 🫂
happy new year guys 🥂