Almost a decade of digital art
3 years ago
Dang. Where does the time go? I've been posting my digital art online for almost a decade now. At least, y'know. That's when I made my account here. I would like my art progress to be faster, but it is what it is, and I'm still happy with where I am now.
When starting out online, I originally didn't draw TF because I thought it'd be too hard. I wanted to comm others for it, but the timing was always bad. That annoyance eventually pushed me into drawing TF for myself, and now TF and my toony style are what I'm known for. It's funny how things turn out ~
When starting out online, I originally didn't draw TF because I thought it'd be too hard. I wanted to comm others for it, but the timing was always bad. That annoyance eventually pushed me into drawing TF for myself, and now TF and my toony style are what I'm known for. It's funny how things turn out ~
I think the biggest change is becoming more blunt and losing some of the innocence I had at the start. And I don't mean this in a wholly negative way. Change and growth can be good.
I still love cartoons, enjoy chatting with people as I can, and I love making others laugh. It's a good feeling to be silly. And I'm pretty chill.
But with making this my business, I've also had to learn when to say no, how to tell if others are looking to score free art or take advantage of me, etc. Being an introvert also means that I have very little energy with crowds, so I have to really pick and choose how I spend my day. I can't talk to everyone all the time and sometimes feel a bit stretched thin, but that comes with the territory, and in a way, it's something else to figure out. Refining my life and schedule is kinda fun. I like being efficient.
Yeah, I'd definitely say the biggest change is in figuring out how I work best and the best way to interact with others. Although it might be hard and is a learning process, I have gotten much better about being tactful with my words when talking to those interested in my art ~
I can also imagine that popular artist like you are really busy writing with all that want something from you. I wish you best luck :3
Wishing you the best for another decade.