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Improvement Meme 03-11

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EDIT2: I decided that the improvement meme I had before wasn't really a true show of my original art improvement from 2005-2006 after I found an old sketchbook with original drawings from that time xD So I changed that and added those in.

EDIT: So every year at the end of the year, I'm gonna add to this just so I can keep track of my improvement and see how I change(if I do T__T). So yep, the file will be getting bigger but bear with me until the next template comes out! xDD

I thought I'd finally jump onto this bandwagon..just to see how much I've "improved" lol.

And well, looks like I didn't really hahaha! xDD

So...all of this stuff from 2003-2005/6 is mostly stuff I've NEVER shown anybody so feel special xD I was looking for some of my very first original character art, but I decided I'd save that as a surprise for later when I get back with some art again.

Anyways, here goes!

2003: Uhhh not a whole lot to say here xD I actually had a really bad experience with a bully in elementary school that stole my art folder and shredded them before handing all of the shreddings back to me in a plastic bag the following day. He also tried to bribe me out of 20$ for Yu Gi Oh cards lol. But luckily he got expelled from the school.
This time was a LOT of DBZ, Rurouni Kenshin, and Yu Yu Hakusho fanart. I did some collabs with my sister, and we'd often stay up until like ungodly hours late in the night xD This was the year that I was inspired by Rurouni Kenshin to draw my own original characters in an original style. That and I was a really big Hiei fan lol. All pencil and all redraws~

2004: Andd more redraws xD But I expanded my pallette into Inuyasha and Sailor Moon! I tried out Roseart colored pencils..and I really liked using them haha. Andd more redraws... didn't ink anything though lol.

2005: I actually really started to get somewhere with my redrawing skills at this point~ so I was really happy that my drawings actually somewhat LOOKED like the originals xD I got better at refined pencil shading...and look, I actually started avidly reading manga! xD DN Angel was one of my firsts. And still going on a Sailor Moon/Inuyasha rampage.. YYH and RK fanart slowed down here. At the end of the year, I started drawing more original art because I wanted to give it a shot. My gosh, I was horrible hahaha.

2006: Started up in an art class in school and really got into things~ she had a 'how to draw manga" book that fascinated me, but I thought I'd never really be able to get anywhere unless I continued to practice redrawing xD So yep..still going grayscale with pencil. But I did get better at details. More manga, such as Alice 19th this year! And I was introduced to CLAMP this year with Cardcaptor Sakura and Tsubasa, and I joined theOtaku this year(sorry never heard of DA at this point lol). More original art! I was getting a little better by now.

2007: Sooo I decided to attempt some redraws of Tsubasa covers! My very first inked and colored picture was the one of Syaoran, and I didn't think it was too bad for a redraw xD I also did the 10th cover, which I dedicated to :iconsorahanaki: for being my first friend on theOtaku xD At that point, I figured I was ready to really start looking at what I could do to improve myself as an original artist, and I really started to get better at drawing in an "original style". My Kingdom Hearts FC, Riiya, and my TMM FC, Mew Sorai were born this year. Never thought too much of OCs xD Fan characters were all the craze haha. All colored pencil and inked art! From that point on, I decided that I didn't want to redraw again.

2008: Discovered the art of my FAVORITE artist on theOtaku and I decided I wanted to try digital too! First works done with Photoshop Elements 5.0 (with a mouse) and then with a Wacom tablet...so yeah they weren't amazing lol. But I thought it was a step in the right direction. Still keeping up the traditional now and then..but the productivity started to slow and I'd even become frustrated at my progress. I wanted to be just as great as the people I came to become friends with on theOtaku. I also joined dA this year, but it lagged WAAYY too much so I didn't really stay active here xD

2009: Few pics this year and heck yeah anatomy problems, but I think I kind of went somewhere? I tried out screentones and CG mixed together, and tried to expand my coloring pallete for colors and style with both CGing and traditional art. My most popular theOtaku pics were drawn this year.

2010: I'm currently on art hiatus for improvement and I'm really trying my hardest! There's still time left to see if I've improved at all this year xD But it's just been getting busier and busier so I don't know..but all we can do is wait and see!

2011: This description is getting ridiculously long, so this will be my last edit for this meme xD
This was an experimental year for me~ trying different coloring techniques, style and composition a bit. Also tried out different media--my first time doing a full colored pencil pic in some four odd years or so. I think it was kind of productive? Though not much improvement otherwise haha.

Hope you guys enjoyed ^^ Take care!
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Iiwi's avatar
I love seeing these, there always so beautiful to see, I totally remember the epic theotaku days and how FCs were considered OC's but that wasn't quite true.

You've grown into a beautiful artist! and I'm happy to see the changes!!
You've went through a beautiful transformation as well into an artist with a unique style and everything.

Keep it up sayura you can do it!!