Do you cringe when looking at past artworks?
7 years ago
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I sure fucking do xD And not only the oldest stuff I drew at the start, some of the stuff made not so long ago makes me all cringy when I see it... so many flaws, disproportions, anatomy and things in general that I feel ashamed for doing the way I did at the time.
BUT! Big but here. I like big buts. I keep all that old stuff in the gallery because at the end of the day it's all proof of the progress I have made, and even if I'll keep taking a step backwards once in a while, gotta make sure I keep taking two steps forward after that.
Let's take the cringe and shame in the right proportion as a milestone of our progress, and keep moving forward.
BUT! Big but here. I like big buts. I keep all that old stuff in the gallery because at the end of the day it's all proof of the progress I have made, and even if I'll keep taking a step backwards once in a while, gotta make sure I keep taking two steps forward after that.
Let's take the cringe and shame in the right proportion as a milestone of our progress, and keep moving forward.
Sometimes it's even as little as two weeks apart that make me go like. "wait a sec... i hate how i did that there. What was i thinking? Then i go in again, do exactly the same image in a different angle and it looks SOOOO much better...
You're not alone there :D
In my case I got fascinated with artists who were doing a really good job with accurate anatomy, knowing where muscles, veins and tendons are and how they behave in different body poses aswell as being consistent with body proportions and view angles... basically putting a lot of realistic physics into the shapes and lighting of the drawing.
When I started, at times I had the feeling like I was starting to grasp some of those concepts, but from where I stand now I see a lot of flaws on what at the time I thought I did really good, so I feel the cringe and shame for myself.
I started redrawing some of my old things, it's actually quite fun.
I guess if you look at the situation from the point of view in your comment, then what happened to me was that even though I had these expectations, in my head the piece still was perfect and I wasn't worrying about it. It's not the perfect anatomy that makes a drawing, afterall.
Maybe you're more the opposite of that, and are not as limited by reality about what you illustrate, which opens a whole different universe of possibilities.
Though to be honest, your art is still super awesome. I especcially like the fur and the shadows.
Afterall, got to make mistakes first to learn from them! :3
I sucked the fun out of my own hobby, and I run the threat of doing it to the other things I enjoy