Aww.... but old art is interesting, even though, looking back at my own can be terrifying. 8D

Especaillly art Gene did of me.

Aw c'mon! That's not so! <=)

Be a good sport--Can't be any worse than the stuff Mr. Hopkins used to make back in the day when I wasn't even a glimmer in my parents' eyes...prolly.

Can't be worse than mine

Aw c'mon, you couldn't be that ba--

*looks*

Umm.. well a little more work <=) For a first effort, at least we can tell the species. (I hope... if you were trying to draw a frog then you might be right O_O)

No, it was indeed a fox.

And let's be honest, I'm terrible at drawing. *Chuckles.*

pwnt

Oh sorry, I thought you were talking about Gene's art. My mistake :V

You better not still be tearing up your art O_O

I know the feeling! Art tends to get 'old' at the artist's eyes as they improve and what once was a worthy picture becomes an embarassing statement of one's earlier failures. Which is a good sign, actually! That means your style has improved and purified thru time and have earned enough humility to realize you haven't been always perfect.

Then again, this shyness to show one's old stuff -only- embarasses the artist. Usually, when somebody does look at the stuff, nobody bursts in laughter fits or point their fingers at you, especially in this time when even stick-man 'art' is almost mainstream. So it's not as terrible as one thinks, even if you feel as if you were naked in front of a big crowd or something.

It happens the same with the stuff I find really personal, I'm not fond to show it, simply because I'm afraid I'll be misinterpreted. WHich explains why I upload so little stuff nowadays.

That was my point...what I wanted was to see how Gene's style developed through time but I have to respect his wish. <=)

Hehe..I would like to see *your* early drawings too. <=)

No... your early art wasn't trash. I got copies of Bruce the Duck, even then you had style. ^_^

Oh... Hm. O_O Well.. still it'd be better to let the past stay buried (at least in my case)

One day I would like to post that "Waterfall" story somewhere though :)

Do you know if Karma's on FA? If she is then we all can start sending the pics of that story and linking them.

Heheh, guy has an engineer's heart right there, already got the tools out. XD

>sneaks around the back to take a peek<

I posted a great deal of my own childhood work a while back (literally, some of it was from when I was like 10yo).
But then, I don't seem to have the same loathing for my older works that some others have.

D.O.P.R

Hey Gene won't even show *me* any of those really early things he did. <=)

If Gene hasn't shown you than WhiteX has absolutely no chance huh? Poor bunny... <=)

What ???
Now you MUST show what's inside !!! :D :D :D

Noooo... *aaack*

LOL
Then why keeping those ? ;3

*chuckle* Actually, it was more WhiteX's impression of where my ancient art was than anything else. What few there are, are kept just to keep me humble. I've been very fortunate to gain a position of renown for my art, and it's wise to keep in mind how long it took me to get where I am.. *^_^*

Ha ha ha, in fact, I totally know and understand, I was just buggin' you ;P
We artists are similar ^^

Somewhere in my mother's filing cabinets, I think, is my earliest attempt at fiction -- written when I was in grade 2 or 3. *Wince.*

The secret was at the time, he was way less cool, and was an Unapologetic Flatulator, and doesn't want anyone to know now.

Bill Cosby spoke of these invisible elephants, so I know it must be true...

But I've just admitted I was less cool! I could hardly be said to be hiding it if I admit it.

Very true! but what else is there hiding?

Umm.. if I tell, then it isn't hidden any more... <=)

I know how Gene feels about early art, some of mine look lie crap compared to now.

Hmmm I'm curious now...and what do curious cats do.. *hides near the chest till you go away*

Uh-oh... O_O

You've piqued my curiosity .... you know what that means :)

Couldn't even fake not knowing what curious felines are capable of... O_O

*snickers* Yeah, I've had people ask me if they can rip pages out of my old sketchbooks so nobody ever has to see the stuff from fifteen years ago ever again...

I dunno if I'd rip oages out of a sketchbook. Just retire the book and start a new one.

Well, this was my sketchbook that I'd been collecting other artists' work in... and one of said other artists who wanted to tear the page out. Given that the book in question had been around for some fifteen years, some of that art was really old.

... >_> I've seen your older art on vcl.....

If it's online, it's my good art. :)

I've had my artistic chops for awhile now, about as long I've been online. The stuff being referred to is looooong before that.

Ohh so I see

I know the feeling. I look at the first pictures I did many years ago and cringe. Still, it does serve as a good way of providing how far I've come =0)