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New Years Resolutions Update
8 years ago
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TL;DR: I'm looking for some nice critical feedback on where to improve in my art.
Looking at my new years resolutions I think I'm doing pretty good. First and foremost I told myself I would do 52 pieces of artwork this year, about one a week. Not counting scraps, I've submitted 61 pieces so far this year, 9 in the current month. Additionally, I said I would work on backgrounds and try drawing non traditional dragon/lizards dudes. On the other character front, I've done better that I thought with 24 pieces featuring or at least including a non-reptile character. Backgrounds are also an improvement in that they exist. I'm still inconsistent there with some pieces having a good well thought out background and some being a bit too sparse.
This post is not, however, about self congratulations. First off, I'm not happy with myself about the state of my own "Resolutions" comic. The plan was to release two pages a month with a little bit of a rest for a total of 20 pages planned. I currently have only 6 done. I've also started a lot of pieces and dropped them pretty late in the drawing process because I've taken on a lot of trades and other things and managed my time poorly. I'd like to get on these things back on track there so I'm going to have to work on organization a bit more.
Secondly while I do see improvement in my artwork from the previous year, I do not want to rest on my laurels and stagnate in quality. I'm looking for some frank, honest, and constructive feedback on my art, technique, and areas I should improve. I've seen less critical comments on my art lately and instead a lot of compliments, which is flattering, but I'd like the honest feedback so that I can constantly be improving. Don't worry I have thick skin, just please make it constructive criticism I can act upon.
Also, I still feel a bit awkward overall on FurAffinity. I'm pretty introverted so casual conversation is difficult. I'm pretty good at opening up when I stream for some reason, but the less direct communication here can be pretty difficult for me, so I apologize for being less communicative that I should be sometimes. Tips there would also be appreciated.
Looking at my new years resolutions I think I'm doing pretty good. First and foremost I told myself I would do 52 pieces of artwork this year, about one a week. Not counting scraps, I've submitted 61 pieces so far this year, 9 in the current month. Additionally, I said I would work on backgrounds and try drawing non traditional dragon/lizards dudes. On the other character front, I've done better that I thought with 24 pieces featuring or at least including a non-reptile character. Backgrounds are also an improvement in that they exist. I'm still inconsistent there with some pieces having a good well thought out background and some being a bit too sparse.
This post is not, however, about self congratulations. First off, I'm not happy with myself about the state of my own "Resolutions" comic. The plan was to release two pages a month with a little bit of a rest for a total of 20 pages planned. I currently have only 6 done. I've also started a lot of pieces and dropped them pretty late in the drawing process because I've taken on a lot of trades and other things and managed my time poorly. I'd like to get on these things back on track there so I'm going to have to work on organization a bit more.
Secondly while I do see improvement in my artwork from the previous year, I do not want to rest on my laurels and stagnate in quality. I'm looking for some frank, honest, and constructive feedback on my art, technique, and areas I should improve. I've seen less critical comments on my art lately and instead a lot of compliments, which is flattering, but I'd like the honest feedback so that I can constantly be improving. Don't worry I have thick skin, just please make it constructive criticism I can act upon.
Also, I still feel a bit awkward overall on FurAffinity. I'm pretty introverted so casual conversation is difficult. I'm pretty good at opening up when I stream for some reason, but the less direct communication here can be pretty difficult for me, so I apologize for being less communicative that I should be sometimes. Tips there would also be appreciated.
Tyrex_Kyuris
~tyrexkyuris
Your work is great. Your comedy writing is really good. I'm not an artist so I have no ground to stand on but what if you tried some difficult things? Like complex expressions on characters or unusual scenarios outside your comfort zone (Not fetish related, just environmentally)
blkdragon
~blkdragon
OP
Thank you very much for the feedback, and don't worry about not being a graphic artist. Having a good critical eye and being able to render something yourself are not necessarily tied together.
