As the day goes on, sometimes it’s very hard to draw so I’ll just show y’all some old pictures.
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These characters were likely made in 2012. That’s why the art looks like ugly anime artI physically cannot explain this character without feeling pain so ☺️ no explanation When I was younger, I wanted to be a songwriter and animator and animate songs I wrote. I still want to but this was one.Somewhere in 2015(I believe) when I was into witchy clothing and strange anatomy that I thought looked realisticTo be honest, I don’t know who this is but his torso is too smallA character named Mary. I changed her role and design for other characters but she might come back, I just don’t know how to make her come back Flurisha. As you can see.Adelewe back when I used to draw them with a really thin nose. Flurisha again looking dirty for some reason I couldn’t draw babies. This is my art in 2018 or 2019. It’s a joke picture for the character Zan. He’s with his children that have the filler names Ines and Manuel. I’ve recently switched the ages.I have her name somewhere. She’s supposed to be a goddess but she’s worthless as of now. Maybe I’ll use her for something else.She’s supposed to be a goddess of season.Goddess of lightCreator entity or like a demiurge.I don’t know why I gave these characters such dainty bodies. This is Flurisha again. Noticing a pattern?Adelewe and Flurisha (before I changed Flurisha to look different). It’s a joke picture.Flurisha and Adelewe 😑 I plead the fifth.A character Almyleladona. Made in 2018. I messed up her face and erased it.Sketches in 2018I never noticed how bad this was but it’s a character named Ambrosia and she’s designed to look old fashioned (like the 20s) but it didn’t work and it just looks really childish and bad. She’s also supposed to be from a different planet but was sent somewhere else where people are multicolored. She’s a singer. She’s singing a song here that I wrote for her. I have audio somewhere.As you can tell, by the design of the character and features, that they don’t really … they’re missing a lot of stuff and they look strange.
I know that people can look anyway they want and can do anything they want, but this art looks very white even though some of the characters aren’t white. If not, majority of them are Black or some type of Black mixture, however, I’m not sure how much of that is transferable. As well, the anatomy is … very dreadful. I love the character qualities, but if I’m not sure why I drew the characters looking so tiny.
I took a class in college called figure drawing. I’m not sure if it actually helped my art or I learned on my own while using the stuff brought up in class. Couldn’t tell you. The class happened during the pandemic, but my art looks different now.
2018 Almyleladona. She’s based off of the Pict people.An eastern African hair style, I cannot remember the culture or the area who did it. A rushed picture of Noje to draw her body shape and design her painting (came out horrible!)As you can see, it’s Noje. I was trying to see how I wanted her face to look. She’s much darker than this.This is Natale/None. Originally Noje and None were supposed to male and female twins, but I changed it because I felt like it. I don’t know how to draw this face again but I love it.I think this is a character with the filler name Dahlia. She is a Solie. I never drew her again.Naahale with hair down and no jewelry This Zan’s mom. She has the filler name Marcia. I have to upgrade her look but she looks like this.A study for features m. Didn’t like it at the time but it clearly looks unfinished but I didn’t know that at the time.Endive as a human from the 2008 show Chowder. I love the features I drew.Practicing a style and rendering. I really like spiky hair and makeup like this but I can’t do it in real life.A cute picture that looks blurry because I didn’t know and still don’t understand art principles and using references.I don’t know who this is but I was practicing rendering with my new pencils but I didn’t know what I was doing.Don’t know who this is but I was practicing.Taldejan as an egg.Nalati but poorly drawn.The first attempt making Adelewe actually look not Caucasian. I don’t know why they look so childlike.I don’t know who this is. Could be Mary.Noje and earlier attempts with Adelewe. It’s very hard to draw characters with huge eyes.I don’t have this character a name but she sings and like completely different now.… Early picture of Noshili…Don’t know but they’re very pretty …I’ll fill you in. This is the ONLY picture where I drew Noje’s parents Nadine and Nedale. I have not attempted to draw these characters again. They don’t look like that at all when I drew them. At the time, Noje was supposed to be half human but I didn’t keep that. I struggle to draw men and masculine figures so I haven’t attempted it again.😀 As well, I struggled to draw characters from that and at the time really just like drawing Noje.
I really like drawing faces only, but some people don’t find that interesting so I have to keep on drawing over and over until I can get decent anatomy. It really sucks knowing that I draw a lot, but not often and not anything finished. I can cope.
There are a lot of amazing images here and it’s so fun to see your progression. You are so skilled and have come a long way. Do you think you’ll share some of your music? I love the idea of seeing your artwork paired with your music (forgive me if you’ve already posted some and I’ve missed it.)
I hope you’ll share the link here so I can check it out! No rush. I’m super busy too and I’m fighting to keep up with the talented bloggers like you who I want to support.
Thank you for showing us all of these pictures! If I’m correct in attributing which images came after which other images, I can really see your development.
Also, try not to be too hard on yourself — I have a lot of unfinished images, as well. I think that in my own case, I become concerned about “messing up” a line drawing with value renditions or color. It’s something I’m still working through. An Art teacher told me once, when I was afraid of developing my work: “If you could do it once, you can do it again.”
It’s kind of hard to trust that (external) reassurance, but I’m learning that a lot of the creative process is about trusting yourself and your process. It’s like being a little bird jumping out of a plane and hoping your wings will get you down. 🙂 Or something. 🙂 You were designed to fly, but that doesn’t mean that launching is easy!
Your advice was needed during this time and made my night.
All the pictures are quite old, but you’re right. There’s tons of development. It was nice putting them on there and seeing how much I matured.
I also am scared of messing up and while nobody is watching me mess up the picture, it’s the fact that I can see all my mistakes when I’m done with the product that’s scary. I used to not care about rendering and doing depth but when I got into college, I was kind of forced to care and it’s been giving me anxiety. 😕 I need to figure out how to render with the ball/sphere but I’m scared.
And you’re right about the little bird. I have to do it sometime, might as well start.
What did you bring to the potluck? 
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There are a lot of amazing images here and it’s so fun to see your progression. You are so skilled and have come a long way. Do you think you’ll share some of your music? I love the idea of seeing your artwork paired with your music (forgive me if you’ve already posted some and I’ve missed it.)
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I believe I will. I have a ton of songs I still have to post on YouTube. 😫😩 It’s just a hectic schedule but it will be done.
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I hope you’ll share the link here so I can check it out! No rush. I’m super busy too and I’m fighting to keep up with the talented bloggers like you who I want to support.
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Thank you. I am trying to as well. WordPress makes it so difficult when it glitches.😑
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Ugh. That sounds frustrating!
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It is.😬
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Those are great, I like how your characters look like real people.
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Thank you for showing us all of these pictures! If I’m correct in attributing which images came after which other images, I can really see your development.
Also, try not to be too hard on yourself — I have a lot of unfinished images, as well. I think that in my own case, I become concerned about “messing up” a line drawing with value renditions or color. It’s something I’m still working through. An Art teacher told me once, when I was afraid of developing my work: “If you could do it once, you can do it again.”
It’s kind of hard to trust that (external) reassurance, but I’m learning that a lot of the creative process is about trusting yourself and your process. It’s like being a little bird jumping out of a plane and hoping your wings will get you down. 🙂 Or something. 🙂 You were designed to fly, but that doesn’t mean that launching is easy!
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Your advice was needed during this time and made my night.
All the pictures are quite old, but you’re right. There’s tons of development. It was nice putting them on there and seeing how much I matured.
I also am scared of messing up and while nobody is watching me mess up the picture, it’s the fact that I can see all my mistakes when I’m done with the product that’s scary. I used to not care about rendering and doing depth but when I got into college, I was kind of forced to care and it’s been giving me anxiety. 😕 I need to figure out how to render with the ball/sphere but I’m scared.
And you’re right about the little bird. I have to do it sometime, might as well start.
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Your drawings do look great and interesting point about differences in anatomy based on race 🙂
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Thank you.
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Welcome 🙂
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I can’t draw to save my life so this gallery is very impressive.
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Oh wow! You consider that impressive? Thank you. I don’t know what I was on.
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