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update brought to you by the year of 2015

it's that time of year again.
I still have a lot of old art from way back, but I have no idea when I drew half of them.;;;
here's my oldest "actual" piece I have a digital record of though (first grade aw yesss)

2007 || 11-12
wow I shouldn't have been posting on deviantart yet UHHHHH
But yah, this is the year I discovered DA (and Gaia) and started posting artworks online. Refused to draw people at this point because I absolutely SUCKED, so I drew dragons all day instead, hence my old username (dragonsdwelling). For some reason hands were a-okay with me though so that was probably the closest thing to a human I could draw at this point. Used a ton of ballpoint and color pencil and the smudge tool ahaha.

2008 || 12-13
Developed my first character (Rayne) after roleplaying with her on Gaia. WiREd started being developed now too after I decided to give her an independent story, though it pretty much had the sophistication of a rubber ball. Anyway, still didn't draw a lot of people but I started trying more since the plot I was making needed me to know how. Stuck to traditional art generally, though I got my tablet around now after cracking a deal with my parents. probably the only time I was ok with taking the SATs lol

2009 || 13-14
Nimoro was created this year for WiREd, which resulted in the creation of a failed comic (miserable laugh). Turned my focus more towards anatomy, though I couldn't quite yet get a grip on posing and scenery. Also started making adoptables once I got a decent grip on digital art for Squiby, which led to me using my tablet more - though I doodled a ton of traditional pieces on the back of homeworks once I started high school.

2010 || 14-15
Sophomore year of high school, which led to a lot of bickering with parents and restrictions on things I could do. Didn't really draw too much as a result, but this is when I started experimenting with Photoshop CS2 a lot more. TWEWY/Gorillaz/Yume Nikki entered my life about now as well, which really pushed my art along. Drew almost exclusively people at this point, and I left most of the sites I was on when I was younger. Tried revamping WiREd's comic - got five pages in and failed again (more miserable laughter).

2011 || 15-16
Also known as the year where everything I drew involved a manic smile pfft. Apparently the amount I draw correlates to the amount of stress I'm experiencing, which is why this probably one of my biggest jumps in terms of traditional art (curse you standardized testsss) and posted a ton of works on DA. Still used CS2 but then switched to SAI later in the year, changing the way I drew digitally entirely, leading to more experiments with theme and composition. Developed the plot of H0l-l0W and engaged the DA community a bit more (like my joining of Toy-Store ) which led to a creation of a ton of characters.

2012 || 16-17
Applying to college this year really threw my perspective on art as a career over on itself, which led to a lot of personal turmoil, something that I'm still really pressured by. More focus on digital art rather than traditional, as well as character development and world building. Take three of WiREd, which involved me completely obliterating the original plot, isn't released online but is buried somewhere in the inner depths of my computer. Experimented with things I was bad at more (diverse facial features, environments, etc.). Gave up on doing thin lineart (totally not my thing ugh) and switched accounts in the end.

2013 || 17-18
Year of photoshop and one-layer paintings eyyyy. Not a whole lot of "concrete" traditional art, unfortunately, due to time restraints, though I did do a lot of digital stuff. Adapting to college had a weird effect on how I drew; things like changes in schedule and the sudden chance to be more open with myself arose and that shifted my subject material quite a bit. Also living in NYC gives you a million opportunities to draw the people around you, so I started up with more studies and what not.

2014 || 18-19
Now I read a lot of webcomics/manga before, but thanks to a friend I started to get more into (mainstream? western? what's the term) comics this year. Same friend also writes a lot of his own things for me to illustrate, and as a result I got REALLY experimental to keep up with what he wanted drawn. Lots of playing around traditionally this year with different materials (trying to reconcile with watercolors atm), and I toyed a lot with digital technique and face shape. Became a lot more confident doing poses and stuff, so I'm currently revamping HOl-lOW and A Murder of Crows as a result. Maybe living with writer friends will have a positive effect on me, who knows.

2015 || 19-20
Thought I used too many yellows and blues last year, apparently I made the unconscious decision to shift gears to pinks and reds instead. Less painting this year and more focus on more efficient line/sketch work (an effort with varying success). Finally poured money into a Cintiq, so that's probably responsible for a lot of the changes in my color and line quality. Got sketchier with traditional stuff and having red markers and pens finally has reintroduce my love for that particular color. Goretober certainly helped with that. Didn't get to use my brush pen as much due to sketchbook paper reasons, hoping to get back into it now that I'm on a new book.

But yea - here's to 2016! o/

Description

update brought to you by the year of 2015

it's that time of year again.
I still have a lot of old art from way back, but I have no idea when I drew half of them.;;;
here's my oldest "actual" piece I have a digital record of though (first grade aw yesss)

2007 || 11-12
wow I shouldn't have been posting on deviantart yet UHHHHH
But yah, this is the year I discovered DA (and Gaia) and started posting artworks online. Refused to draw people at this point because I absolutely SUCKED, so I drew dragons all day instead, hence my old username (dragonsdwelling). For some reason hands were a-okay with me though so that was probably the closest thing to a human I could draw at this point. Used a ton of ballpoint and color pencil and the smudge tool ahaha.

2008 || 12-13
Developed my first character (Rayne) after roleplaying with her on Gaia. WiREd started being developed now too after I decided to give her an independent story, though it pretty much had the sophistication of a rubber ball. Anyway, still didn't draw a lot of people but I started trying more since the plot I was making needed me to know how. Stuck to traditional art generally, though I got my tablet around now after cracking a deal with my parents. probably the only time I was ok with taking the SATs lol

2009 || 13-14
Nimoro was created this year for WiREd, which resulted in the creation of a failed comic (miserable laugh). Turned my focus more towards anatomy, though I couldn't quite yet get a grip on posing and scenery. Also started making adoptables once I got a decent grip on digital art for Squiby, which led to me using my tablet more - though I doodled a ton of traditional pieces on the back of homeworks once I started high school.

2010 || 14-15
Sophomore year of high school, which led to a lot of bickering with parents and restrictions on things I could do. Didn't really draw too much as a result, but this is when I started experimenting with Photoshop CS2 a lot more. TWEWY/Gorillaz/Yume Nikki entered my life about now as well, which really pushed my art along. Drew almost exclusively people at this point, and I left most of the sites I was on when I was younger. Tried revamping WiREd's comic - got five pages in and failed again (more miserable laughter).

2011 || 15-16
Also known as the year where everything I drew involved a manic smile pfft. Apparently the amount I draw correlates to the amount of stress I'm experiencing, which is why this probably one of my biggest jumps in terms of traditional art (curse you standardized testsss) and posted a ton of works on DA. Still used CS2 but then switched to SAI later in the year, changing the way I drew digitally entirely, leading to more experiments with theme and composition. Developed the plot of H0l-l0W and engaged the DA community a bit more (like my joining of Toy-Store ) which led to a creation of a ton of characters.

2012 || 16-17
Applying to college this year really threw my perspective on art as a career over on itself, which led to a lot of personal turmoil, something that I'm still really pressured by. More focus on digital art rather than traditional, as well as character development and world building. Take three of WiREd, which involved me completely obliterating the original plot, isn't released online but is buried somewhere in the inner depths of my computer. Experimented with things I was bad at more (diverse facial features, environments, etc.). Gave up on doing thin lineart (totally not my thing ugh) and switched accounts in the end.

2013 || 17-18
Year of photoshop and one-layer paintings eyyyy. Not a whole lot of "concrete" traditional art, unfortunately, due to time restraints, though I did do a lot of digital stuff. Adapting to college had a weird effect on how I drew; things like changes in schedule and the sudden chance to be more open with myself arose and that shifted my subject material quite a bit. Also living in NYC gives you a million opportunities to draw the people around you, so I started up with more studies and what not.

2014 || 18-19
Now I read a lot of webcomics/manga before, but thanks to a friend I started to get more into (mainstream? western? what's the term) comics this year. Same friend also writes a lot of his own things for me to illustrate, and as a result I got REALLY experimental to keep up with what he wanted drawn. Lots of playing around traditionally this year with different materials (trying to reconcile with watercolors atm), and I toyed a lot with digital technique and face shape. Became a lot more confident doing poses and stuff, so I'm currently revamping HOl-lOW and A Murder of Crows as a result. Maybe living with writer friends will have a positive effect on me, who knows.

2015 || 19-20
Thought I used too many yellows and blues last year, apparently I made the unconscious decision to shift gears to pinks and reds instead. Less painting this year and more focus on more efficient line/sketch work (an effort with varying success). Finally poured money into a Cintiq, so that's probably responsible for a lot of the changes in my color and line quality. Got sketchier with traditional stuff and having red markers and pens finally has reintroduce my love for that particular color. Goretober certainly helped with that. Didn't get to use my brush pen as much due to sketchbook paper reasons, hoping to get back into it now that I'm on a new book.

But yea - here's to 2016! o/