Lemma Soft Forums

This, all the time. I always feel like I've missed many chances to be better... Mostly due to laziness and non-enthusiasms. I gave up on going to art school, but even without doing art commercially in mind, I'd still like to be a lot better.



Thank you! To be honest, I still can't make up my mind about my style @_@ Every time I see a pretty animu picture/anything I'll rush towards it and be all GONNA DO THIS STYLE GWARHH. It's good to have direction!

_________________
Deviantart | Sketchy Tumblr |

Wow ;___; Everyone is awesome!! I did one of those art progression things 2 years ago too xD;;;

Uhh. Nowadays I don't really "finish" anything OTL I haven't done a completed piece in a loooonngg time.

_________________
tumblr | twitter | I believe in you!

Ooh, let me! Here's some cringe-worthy stuff from '09, the same character from '10, her again last year, and another pic from last month.

Obviously something happened between 2010 and 2011; I don't know what, but boy am I glad it did. >_>; She and this one other character have been in my head for ages, but I've always been so flighty about characterization... I've never been able to really pin them down.

I got all excited from seeing everyone's wonderful progress-

@Carrogath: No kidding! You've improved drastically! *A*

@Reikun: Hey! Aren't you the artist for TTG? I look forward to seeing your completed pieces once TWCC's demo comes out!
IKR? :A:

@MaiMai: Holy Snickers, 2011-2012. It's like she discovered Pantene Pro-V or something. XD Her hair's all shiny and full of volume. I dig your current style.

-and dug through my old stuff. OTL Someone point me to the nearest cave.


^ The oldest drawing I have. I think I drew it around the time I entered high school, so about...4-5 years ago? I can't even remember how long it took it was that long.


^ 10 minutes on SketchBook Express with my fingers.

_________________
otome game: Tonight development blog UNDER CONSTRUCTION l WIP thread

I see you there, 9:19 (ಠnಠ)

Rei's our lineartist and she's even going to do the GUI and stuff. She does have her own solo studio though and I want to know what GC!! is about for once >_>

Pft, if I were to do an art style progression meme, there would be no improvement whatsoever :'D I've been copying pictures and ruining them in hopes of learning to draw something decently, and that's going uh... we don't talk about it ;n;
Excuse me as I sob in the corner while staring at everyone's art OTL

_________________


Visit the OELVN wiki at the top of the forum! We have free assets, programs, tutorials, tips and more over there. I'm the administrator, PM me if you want to help organize the place. I could use a hand.

We all had to start somewhere. I felt the same way when I started too ;w;

_________________

MESI Games/Personal Twitter/Death Rule: lost code Demo

This is the other thread that we had which is similar viewtopic.php?f=26&t=12404&hilit=improvement My stuff is in there ;_;

_________________
The other 1/2 of Cyanide Tea l My Deviantart Account I My Tumber Account I Break Chance Memento I Ristorante Amore

holy...
you guys progress so fast...lol...

It's pretty inspiring to see everyone's progress, particularly with the images of the same character done over time.

_________________

I have a character that I draw every couple of years just to see how much I've improved. Though last time I drew her in a much cartoonier look and it was so different you couldn't really tell there was much improvement (besides line quality and body proportion)!

What an awesome thread! Love seeing how much people have improved, especially with regards to anatomy. It gives me hope for my own skills.

At least I can show you how possible it is to improve using digital graphics tools. I knew close to nothing about GIMP and just a little bit about Photoshop, a couple of months ago. I literally did not understand what a mask was, that layers had an option called "multiply" or "overlay", how to use a pen tool, etc. etc.

I can draw a bit, but not very impressively. I knew next to nothing about coloring (either on paper or on the computer).

This was my attempt at a character in my game back in March. (His name is now Ian...back then it was Cody or Dylan or something or other.) Here is his progression:









I still have a long ways to go, especially with anatomy and lighting, but I feel like I at least can get something out that looks a little more polished!

_________________

Beginning of 2005
End of 2005

My manga style from 2005



Beginning of 2006
End of 2006

My manga style from 2006 (Caution, two boys kissing)



Beginning of 2007
End of 2007

My manga style from 2007



2008

My manga style from 2008



2009

My manga style at the beginning of 2009
My manga style at the end of 2009



Beginning of 2010
Middle of 2010
End of 2010

My manga style at the beginning of 2010
My manga style in the middle of 2010
My manga style at the end of 2010



Didn't want to draw pictures, did it anyway. To my defence, the first pic was with a program I never used and a tablet I didn't own!
P.S. Translation to the second picture: "I revived you from the dead so you could destroy that village! So stop having a party and do what I say!!!" And on the sign stays "Welcome back in live-Party"
Beginning of 2011
End of 2011

My manga style from 2011



Beginning of 2012
Now

My manga style now


Well, I stopped getting better around 2008, but I think, I improved a bit again next to last and this year

_________________

XD That picture brightened my day.
The guy is really cute too >_>

_________________
“When I stand before God at the end of my life,
I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left,
and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'”
— Erma Bombeck

Edit: Deleted all things from 8 years ago ^w^ (too embrassed to show ^^")
2 months ago (Starting with digital art)
a month ago
3 weeks ago
a week ago (or so...)
Some sprites yesterday ....... Or the day before yesterday (or so...)
latest sketch (because I sketched it on my laptop and I don't have a mouse or a tablet, so it's very messy)
Edit: my latest style.

_________________
Project: Amy's Super Life!
Project: Princess of the Death
Project: Message from the Blue Sky

Please support us!!!

My progression has pretty much been a crash course fueled by too much free time due to graduating high school one year early.

Started with InkScape then moved to Illustrator.
Got my hands on a tablet midway so I started drawing directly into Photoshop.

(1) Inkscape
(2) Illustrator lines + Photoshop
(3) Illustrator Lines + Photoshop. Messed up on the BG and made it too dark.
(4) Illustrator Lines + Photoshop.
(5) Illustrator Lines + Photoshop.
(6) Illustrator Lines + Photoshop. A step backwards in terms of quality...
(7) Illustrator Lines + Photoshop.
(8) Pencil Lines + Photoshop. Test cover for a short manga I was working on, ended up wiping everything except the cover in anger after I felt it wasn't going well.
(9) Pencil line, Illustrator hybrid + Photoshop & SAI

Took one year plus a few months to get to this stage of drawing.

I feel as though my drawings have to be far better than the ones before or else I'll be labeled as a fake or incompetent. It got to the point where I was spending well over sixteen hours per day just drawing, lost twenty pounds that I couldn't afford to lose, and still felt like a failure.
Do any of you feel: 1.You are not making much progress. 2.Ashamed about your artwork. 3.Driven by a seemingly unreachable goal?
I can't be the only one...right? Right? ; ;