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Etoli — Through the Years
Published: 2007-06-11 01:28:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 17947; Favourites: 197; Downloads: 168
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Wow, kay. So I had a blast about a month ago while I was flipping through all of my old drawings in search of the very fist I had ever done. . .It started as something I wanted for a small page on my website, but as I was going through my entire life's progression of work, I thought it would be fun to find a piece from every year starting with the first to see how my art has developed and evolved over the years. A good handful of DA artists have been doing this around the community, and I've always liked the idea of making a progressive collage.
My challenge to you? Make one of these! I had SO much fun going through all of my old work and reliving the memories and phases I was going through in each year that my drawing was improving.
Haha, I think it's funny that I didn't really start coloring my work until I started art school. . . I used to be almost entirely a sketch artist. :3
Triceratops rock! XD
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My problem with this is that I haven't got a clue how old my oldest drawings are...
From 12/13 years I think I know it, because then I went to high school, and I still got many vivid memories from then on... but my earliest drawings... no idea when I made those.
Tough they look a lot like yours ^_^ tough I think you were better when you were 16 than I am now... tough I also write and photograph...
Well, whatever, I at least want you to know that I find you a great and inspiring artist. One of my favourites, I think. I love your style, which is fluently and vivid, but still rather realistic.
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is that 2000 one of a Draco dragon from Dragon Heart!!!! o.o Normally no budy even knows about that movie which is sad cause its an awsome movie. You've progressed a lot over the years =] your lucky that you can draww both humans and animals -most people either can do one or the other but not both.
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Yeah how cool!!! You found your first drawing 
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this is awesome!!!!! 
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Dang, I wish I could've been that good at 4... I was the first to draw faces other than circles at school, so I thought I was an artist. And then I met one.
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Wow. The progression from 1998 to 1999 is incredible.
You're an amazing artist!
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[Oops, an error... sorry]
Oh... Stunning improvement here !
So, when you were a kid, you were inspired by The Land Before Time too... I was the same !!
It was one of the first cartoons I used to watch. I was a huge dinos fan, so when I was 10, I made my own characters : [link] and [link]
After that I wished to learn animation when I grow up, but now I realise apparently I suck at drawing so I gave up this dream... although my art skill improved a lot the last years (but much less good than you).
I'm starting an art & design college in August. Now I really want to be an illustrator / graphic designer.
Still wish to learn Flash animation one day...
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So, when you were a kid, you were inspired by The Land Before Time too... I was the same !!
It was one of the first cartoons I used to watch. I was a huge dinos fan, and so I made my own characters ! :
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Just stumbled upon your gallery while looking for animations and I had to 
Well done on the progress!
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yay. i think im about at 2001 right now
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This is one of the most impacting of the improvement images I've ever seen 
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This is so inspiring for me, an "almost entirely a sketch artist" lol, because it shows how greatly an artist can improve their game in just a few short years. Maybe when I'm older, if I ever get into art school I'll start colouring my work too!
So, let me see, in 2001 you were about 16, 17?
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wow... seeing your improvement gives me hope...
problem is, I started when I was 4 as well, and my freehanding still sucks...
Kinda...
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The first real thing I drew:
I was bored, five years old, and on the loose.
I picked up a pencil, then grabbed the closest thing next to me:
A really expensive book.
And I doodled...
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Land Before Time, yes! That was my theme movie as a kid! Nice Beauty and the Beast thrown in there, too. I should make one of these.
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Wow...tht was great! It's very encouragin to me that I'll get better too. And maybe as good as you! >W<
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This was a cool idea. Now I wish I would have saved my old old artwork to compare.
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wow, i love artworks that show how the artist improved throughout the years, XD omg, i used to watch land before time at my neighbor's house all the time when i was little, awesome job on this!~
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I really like your signature. It suggests throwing doubt to the winds, then going forth and just doing, regardless of outcome.
I had a similar thought myself a awhile back that went something like this:
"If you have to ask yourself if you've drawn enough today -you haven't- draw more."
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Dedication is a wonderfully transformative thing isn't it?
I find these sorts of personal records to be informative and inspirational. Almost to the point of wanting to get a formal education within the arts myself. It's very apparent that it helped you to realize even more of your inherent potential as an artist.
Always growing, I salute you.
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that so rocks. I recently looked at some VERY old drawrings of my own, and yeah, that not drawing ppl as much is true for me too. I mean, not counting anime, yeeaahh..
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It's always great to see ones progress through the years. It's very fascinating! I can see you've been leveling up at a crazy speed in the last 2-3 years! Must be so nostalgic to see all our work from long ago! If I get a chance to return during summer, I will try to find all my old work and do the same. Thanks for sharing Kelly!
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Oh, I'd love to see how you've developed your art over the years!
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Hiya Etoli
So i see the amazing artist's collage progressive artwork is... 
The humans have won the battle, but The covenant will win the war
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man! you art skills were always great at that particular,
awesome collection, this has to be my have as i can see someone from whom i learn alot growing in her skills.
wonderful, thanx for sharing it.
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Impressive improvement(try to say that 5 times fast). I like the one from '00.
I wish I could make one of those, but I've only been drawing for about 1and a half to 2 years now.
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This is so GOOD idea! Every deviant should make one of these. D
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wow thats just ...wow it's great to show that anymore can improve if they just practice and have dedication
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this is so awesome!!! i feel really proud of you when i look through all of them
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Just shows how a love for art can become something great over a life time
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bajaja yeah the land before time was such an inspiration
i find kinda interesting how sudenly you change the main character on the pic wings, from some "malefic" bat wings to some angelical ones
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tis is one of the most beautiful and heartwarming deviations I've seen lately... it reminds me of myself and how I progressed over the years.. and it gives me hope that I may one day be as good as you are ^^
it really feels good inside to read your words.. keep it up hun! 
thanks for making my day!
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I like your dino doodles...reminds me of...me! LOL! I used to draw that stuff all the time...now if my scanner worked, I might be able to show you some of my old stuff, too...=/
Bloody scanner...
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so if my drawings now look like yours did in 1996, you're saying theres a chance that in 11 years i'll be as good as you? lol. it is fun to look back isn't it?
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Wow what a transition
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