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UsagiYogurt β€” Improvement 2014 -

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Description I started a new one, because the other was already really long. I will be adding to this until... I dunno.

2014: Very much a pencil year. Lots of coloured pencil drawings and mechancial pencil too. I think my art was rather expressive with the emotions and poses the characters displayed.

2015: It felt like a big leap in improvement to me. Less with coloured pencils and more with watercolour and digital art. Very mood-oriented. Remained fairly bright and cheery at the start of the year and progressed to a more clam/melancholy towards the end. Worked on creating my first artbook. (those who are still waiting, I am so sorry that I am taking so long. Please forgive the delay.)

2016: Rather eventful year. I did some backgrounds that I was actually proud of. Finally was able to put my art book up for sale. Started work on the fashion zines. Did a lot of freelance work. I think it was a good year of improvement and quite productive, so I'm actually fairly satisfied with it.

2017: I was busy with full-time commissions almost all year long. Things got super busy near the end of the year, so this year was not as full of personal art as previous years. Even so I do think that I was able to stretch myself and get better with backgrounds, anatomy, colouring, and composition. Because I had so much to do art-wise during the year, I have gotten faster and learned new techniques which have helped my confidence in art.


2018: I'd say my main goals this year were drawing more efficiently and encouraging myself to make pieces more complex and visually interesting. I started the year on a rough note when I got RSI, but have still managed to have a decent art year and even tabled at my first con.

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Comments: 33

postcretaceous [2019-01-01 10:38:23 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!!

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UsagiYogurt In reply to postcretaceous [2019-01-01 20:47:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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postcretaceous In reply to UsagiYogurt [2019-01-02 01:44:36 +0000 UTC]

You’re welcome!

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Rebel-Rider [2018-12-30 21:21:53 +0000 UTC]

Do you have a link to the older one? I love long ones. (I remember your art from back on the DIOM forum.)

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UsagiYogurt In reply to Rebel-Rider [2018-12-30 21:28:31 +0000 UTC]


I still have all my old art in a box and all that I scanned on my computer.

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Rebel-Rider In reply to UsagiYogurt [2018-12-30 22:47:34 +0000 UTC]

Nice. I like seeing the old stuff. I've kept all my old art too.Β 

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Capisce-girl [2018-01-04 22:37:29 +0000 UTC]

SO MUCH IMPROVEMENT!! I can see it VERY clearly!

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UsagiYogurt In reply to Capisce-girl [2018-01-17 17:45:22 +0000 UTC]

>w< Aw, thanks.

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HollyRoseBriar [2018-01-04 18:03:02 +0000 UTC]

Nice progress!Β 

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UsagiYogurt In reply to HollyRoseBriar [2018-01-17 17:45:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Rebel-Rider [2018-01-02 21:50:45 +0000 UTC]

Yay, someone else is doing this meme! *Goes to find the old one*

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UsagiYogurt In reply to Rebel-Rider [2018-01-17 17:45:05 +0000 UTC]

I always do this meme. It's a favourite of mine for myself and others.

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Rebel-Rider In reply to UsagiYogurt [2018-01-17 17:51:50 +0000 UTC]

Same!

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Shiro-kokoro [2017-01-11 02:58:25 +0000 UTC]

It's always so neat to see how people have improved on these β€” I'm looking forward to seeing what this year will be bringing!

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UsagiYogurt In reply to Shiro-kokoro [2017-01-12 13:03:55 +0000 UTC]

For you too! It's so exciting to see how you improve too.

I am looking forward to how I will improve myself this year. I do hope that I will be quite productive and push myself to even greater lengths. I hope to do more detailed work with better composition, colour, and more than two figures in multiple pictures.

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Shiro-kokoro In reply to UsagiYogurt [2018-01-26 21:05:35 +0000 UTC]

Well, I think you were very productive this past year. And let's see, I'm pretty sure you did everything in your comment. Omedetou~. -.- Composition especially β€” I've really loved your compositions lately. They're so pleasing to look at. ^^

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UsagiYogurt In reply to Shiro-kokoro [2018-01-29 17:24:10 +0000 UTC]

Definitely didn't get to do everything I wanted, but eh, one can only do so much. I try to focus on the progress I've made and encourage myself to do my best in the coming year.

That makes me so happy to hear since I've been working hard on that aspect. >:3 I intend to do even more this year. I'm trying to not be shy about using references when I'm in doubt. I want to work on my details/complexity, the mood/story, creating artworks with more than two persons, poses, and definitely more originals. I also haven't done a lot of watercolour recently and I miss it.

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Rebel-Rider [2017-01-03 19:22:47 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Someone else did the meme!

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UsagiYogurt In reply to Rebel-Rider [2017-01-03 23:55:34 +0000 UTC]

I always enjoy updating this.

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Rebel-Rider In reply to UsagiYogurt [2017-01-04 00:01:29 +0000 UTC]

Β 

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TwilightAngelKey [2016-01-01 22:49:59 +0000 UTC]

IM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHATS INSTORE FOR YOU IN THIS NEW YEAR USAGI >v<

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UsagiYogurt In reply to TwilightAngelKey [2016-01-02 15:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Your comments always make me so very happy! Thank you so much! Β 

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TwilightAngelKey In reply to UsagiYogurt [2016-01-02 15:54:50 +0000 UTC]

Β HEHE your always welcome usagiΒ  Β  OH OH OH Can you give me another request? I'd like to draw more of your people >w<

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UsagiYogurt In reply to TwilightAngelKey [2016-01-02 16:14:20 +0000 UTC]

You're so nice! We could do an art trade. I can do a sketch of one of your OCs and you can do one of mine.

Like Chika: Β  Β 

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TwilightAngelKey In reply to UsagiYogurt [2016-01-02 22:58:36 +0000 UTC]

Β Thanks i'd like that but um could you do me and dark together Β  also I'm almost done with the first picture ovo i'll do a second one for you because I love how the first one is coming out Β  fav.me/d9iq9ct < heres how I look ^^: we both were chokers mines black his is white

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UsagiYogurt In reply to TwilightAngelKey [2016-01-04 18:20:03 +0000 UTC]

Done. ^^

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DeadlyCookie98 [2016-01-01 10:59:27 +0000 UTC]

There was quite some improvement indeed, I'll look forward to seeing how you'll do this year .
You can take all the time you need for your artbook.

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UsagiYogurt In reply to DeadlyCookie98 [2016-01-02 15:44:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ever so much always. I feel so blessed to have such kind and understanding Watchers. Β 

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DeadlyCookie98 In reply to UsagiYogurt [2016-01-03 17:13:25 +0000 UTC]

You're as welcome as always .
You're working hard so some understanding is the least I can do.

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UsagiYogurt In reply to DeadlyCookie98 [2016-01-04 18:22:29 +0000 UTC]

Β 

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DeadlyCookie98 In reply to UsagiYogurt [2017-01-04 15:46:05 +0000 UTC]

Sounds like this was another nice year .

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XandImus [2015-12-31 16:57:28 +0000 UTC]

very vast indeed!

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UsagiYogurt In reply to XandImus [2016-01-02 15:42:38 +0000 UTC]

>w< Thank you.

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