Hello people! OMG I can't believe is finally friday!
It's
Digital Art Month at #
ArtHistoryProject!
The team is already covering some
historic moments of Digital Art,
some features and other
interesting stuff. From my part, I want to take "history" from a different perspective and focus on our personal stories as artists. And I need your help!
I want you to tell me how much you think you've improved over the years, as digital artists. It would be great if you could answer one, more or all of the following questions:
- How much time have you been doing digital art?
- What do you think are your main improvements over these past years?
- What helped you improve?
- Has DA helped you in any way during this process?
If you want to share your story
COMMENT IN THIS JOURNAL WITH A SHORT TEXT, remember nobody likes to read walls of text, so try to be concise
Also, include some of your oldest pieces and then some of your newest to compare! (It doesn't need to be a remake of an old deviation) I'll make an article (or series of articles, depending on the level of response I get) with your stories!
I'll start! To give you an example:
"I've been doing digital art for 7 years, precisely when I joined DA back in 2005. My first digital drawings were done using vectors with Corel Draw and then colored with Photoshop in a very simplistic way. I think I've improved greatly with the level of detail I give to my creations; my style has never been on the realistic side, however I think my characters have more... "shape" now. Another big step is the use of textures and different layer modes to create different effects.
I would say that what motivated me to improve was being exposed to a great amount of amazingly talented artists on the internet; before joining DA I was pretty much unaware such talent existed to this level. deviantArt has played an enormous role in my development as artist, through tutorials or simply by observing others' work. "
The mic is yours, your turn now!
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Sta.sh
i just gave them space
super wonderful works that I saw this week 
(+50 for another character)
:thum
I've had a bit of help and advice from DA on how to improve, but I don't think that was the main thing... I don't really know how I improved to be honest ><;; I'm also a bit sad on how much slower I am making something that still doesn't look great ><; Oh well...
Older works:
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Newer works:
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First, are some of my earliest digital artworks that I created when I first got started:
And here now are my most recent 2012 works to see how much I have well-improved in my digital-art quality so far:
A lot of positive support and feedback from SO many people on dA (as well as some tough but very constructive critique on my works here, of course!
#2 My main improvements have been anatomy and the fact that I am slowly finding a style I am comfortable with.
#3 The main thing that helped me improve are my friends here on dA, browsing through their galleries, talking with them and looking at live streams of other people draw.
I think the main help I get though is from my fiancée who always gives me tips when I am drawing as she is always sitting next to me...well almost always.
#4 More than anything, the community never stops inspiring me, the people are friendly and my friends on here always keep me going. If it wasn't for dA in the first place I don't think I would even be doing digital art.
Anatomy improvements:
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Style improvements:
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- How much time have you been doing digital art?
I've been doing digital art since 2007 and my first ones were a mix: I made the linearts with pencil and I just used my tablet for coloring.
- What do you think are your main improvements over these past years?
Ahhhhhh I always learn something new. Maybe I improved with technics and DETAILS the most!!! xDDD I usually drew poor clothes, simple shirts but now I give very detailed armors, clothes to the character
- What helped you improve?
I got very much inspirations from DA (it's true) When I've seen a wonderful illustration I always tried to do a similar effective illustration. Also my friend *vidagr usually corrects my mistakes and gives advises or tutorials ^^
- Has DA helped you in any way during this process?
Yes, here are lot of useful tutorials, brushes, textures so I'm very thankful for lots of people.
Thank you very much for read me!!!
Improvement meme: [link]
My art from back then: (I deleted them from DA)
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My art now:
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I don't really care about getting featured, lol. ^^ But i'll talk anyway.
I have been doing 3-Dimensional art for one year. ^^
Well, not years maybe like "year". (LOL) -But, my main improvements are definitely the control I have over my models in the 3D workspace, and the texturing I have been doing. It's to the point, "I want to make it, hey look apparently I CAN make it." XD.
Tutorials helped me improve. TUTS. XD. My talent comes with practice. ^^
Of course DA has helped me. ^^ If I couldn't show my art to my DeviantART friends and let people download my models, there wouldn't be any point in doing it.
i have started on 2008 actually on my iPod, using Mypaint, then on 2010 i discovered Paint tool SAI on the computer and i bought it on about like november! and i did not have a tablet until it was my birthday on 2011
- What do you think are your main improvements over these past years ?
alot!, like literally everything, but what i love most is my colouring and eyes, and that 1st moment i have learnt about sparkles ;u;
- What helped you improve?
Many many artist, more then 30 inspired me, really want to thank them, the scenary in maplestory inspired me, nature, improving on drawing mice also have helpe me on improving other stuff you know
- Has DA helped you in any way during this process ?
if it wasnt for it i would not have been inspired, also my watchers have supported me through ;u;
though thrs art style stealers, tracers, stealer but hey, im still the original!
I've been in digital art since 2002
- What do you think are your main improvements over these past years ?
Omg in everything except women woMEN WOMEN ! I'm still at point zero here !
- What helped you improve?
My friends and the other artists who push me into improving~
- Has DA helped you in any way during this process ?
Fck yeah a lot ! Bunch of artist and a great share share community^^