So I've tried to do digital painting in the past, but I've always scrapped the work because I just didn't "get" painting. I don't have a past in real painting, so there was almost zero experience for me to draw from. I've always been discouraged by this, as I see so many good digital painters and their works are inspiring while mine has always been very lackluster.

I guess that all changed recently.

This past weekend I decided to give digital painting another try, seeing as I've finally given up on trying to use Painttool SAI in favor of Photoshop (with Lazy Nezumi). I played around with different brushes for a bitand decided to dive into it. That experience produced this piece. I don't know what happened, but while I was working on this I felt like I knew what I was doing and what I still had to do to produce the result I wanted. I've never felt this comfortable with painting in any form and I don't know why all of a sudden I "get" it, but I'm hopeful that I can continue to improve at it.

I guess the moral of the story is to not give up on something altogether even if you've tried and failed (many times) before. Your mind is always developing and making you more and more capable with every experience. Chase your dreams; and if you persevere and learn from your mistakes, you're bound to come out of any experience with more knowledge and wisdom than you have ever had.

Keep at what you aspire to!