Okay, so life is settling down again. I'm grieving still but feeling sane now at least... Anyway, so i finally started working on my art requests. I just can half ass them XD Something in my brain says 'They're free! They don't have to be perfect.. But *shrugs* i'm shooting to learn and impress.
So i was struck with a great idea for one of them and set to work right away.. Shapes, sketches, new sketches...edit, edit... final sketch.. It took my spare time between work, sleep and time with my girlfriend. I just kept the program open and my work thus far so my girlfriend could view it whenever and see my progress because she liked the way it was turning out. I was really proud. Well yesterday i started the coloring, i was loving it! I understand layer now and felt awesome... anyway...
As i said, i am doing these for a learning experience...what have i learned? To save. A lot. I dunno what happened, but i got home from work, got on the internet and went to work on it some more and the program wasn't even open. I broke out in a sweat as i opened only to discover that nope...it's gone. Lost forever, and i never saved once... not even the line art. D:

I use Gimp and i haven't found any tips for recovery or anything...saaaaad ddaaaaaaaayyyyyy!