The year is almost over. Did you improve? Have any art to compare from last year? This is the thread to show it off!
>>7834806>Did you improve?I don't think so. I look like a flat circle.
>>7834806I think I'm doing pretty goodProgress has been slowing down a bit but it's still fun
>7834886fuck off chris
>>7834806>Did you improve?
>>7834806I still have very little understanding of anatomy.
You people told me I never improve so I never improved.
>>7834806>I took 80 commissions this year instead of 100 like I usually doThis is the life of a wagie
>>7834806KayEach of them is exactly one year apartFirst one's from last year and the second ones from this year
>>7834806I think that I've gotten marginally better in terms of lighting, composition and lineart but to be honest, I kind of feel like I am stagnating. I dunno how/what I should do in order to improve.
>>7834806I'm quite happy with how my art's been going.
I'm still in a studyfag loop, getting filtered by value studies is still worth it though I get more tempted to care about shape design. I don't think I improved much because I keep clogging up my brain with random theory I don't have any use for yet, for example color temperature stuff.
>>7835303Last color study thing I tried was inventing a different lighting scenario from an existing painting, original was a sunset lighting, I'm too much of pussy to try again, but it's pretty tempting to go for it, maybe need a subject matter that fuels my interest a bit.
>>7834806I actually regressed in terms of speed, I barely got anything done this year. something went horribly wrong
Idk if this is a good comparison but this is the first page of personal art (as in not a copy or an exercise) from my first sketchbook I started in early July vs something I finished on Sunday
>>7834806I’ve made big progress on my portraits and quick drawing in general
>>7835303Honestly anon if you’re struggling with values I highly recommend you just return to trad. I know it’s something people here say a lot, but you’ll probably “get” values more if you do it with a pen or pencil as opposed to digitally. You have to experience darkening a particular value or making one light intentionally with a pen in order for it to become second nature
>>7835154Have you tried drawing different subjects? Stuff you don’t usually draw?
>>7835506The cat girl is the stuff I usually don't draw. As in, I don't draw women usually. Most of the stuff I draw is sort of biotech military stuff like picture related. I guess I ought to try drawing stuff wholly removed from my worldbuilding project at times. I've been thinking of trying to draw real life scenery or stuff like that.
>>7835554I think real life scenery may be a good idea. It’s good to work on other subjects, especially non human or a different project so you can take what you’ve learned from drawing something else and apply it to what you’re working on. For example when I started drawing cars my ability to draw people as boxes in perspective obviously got a lot better. So I definitely think you should transition to stuff outside of your comfort zone and see where it takes you
>>7834806A year of progress, give or take a a day or two. Both were pretty high effort.Still suck at faces, especially from the side, but at least I don't hide them anymore.
>>7834806
>>7835588Yeah, will have to give environmental drawings a try. I'll propably have to try to figure out rendering better as well so I can perhaps try styles that are not as reliant on lineart to define forms.
>>7834806Here's all the dtiys threads I participated in this year. I think there's been some development?... Maybe?I should stop being averse to colour and actually trying adding some - maybe next year.
>>7836979That sounds nice, we all should participate in Dtiys threads every month and see how much we improved over the year.
>>7835154The reflection in the glass is cool!
>>7837722Thank you. It is the first time I tried to do something like that and I am pretty pleased with how well it turned out in the end.
Dwagon sketch
>>7837779Uh, that's nice and all, but how does this one drawing show your evolution or progress throughout the year?
>>7837819Dwagon sketch :3
very much so compared to the start of the year.
>>7834806I feel like I did improve somewhat this year. I think I should finally get a drawing tablet.
>>7838469Heh, I recognized your art from daily Jojo storytime threads
I was actually Doomering for a while but seeing the progress side by side is giving me some hope to push on through.KEEP DRAWING ANONS I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!!!
>>7838827I don't want you to doom anon, but I like the older stuff. Way more soul
>>7838827It looks the same as the year before...
>>7838827Cute p3 protag
>>7835127I still have three more days till new yearsSo uhhh I hope it's not the last piece of the year
>>7834806critiques and suggestions welcome.
Look around this thread. These are your peers. Do you really want to hang around all these anime brainrotted gooners? (Actually a lot of you have your own distinct styles and paths you're going down, I'm proud of you)
>>7838965No offense but you peaked in September
>>7838998Thanks, also the last one was made using a reference, otheres aren't. These are the best of what I was able to make during any time period. The progress wasnt linear at all.
>>7834806what do you guys think?
I been taking some inspiration from alternative comics. I drew this after a Hogan’s Heroes episode came on TV so it came out looking like Shultz
>>7839324I drew this right before while Perry Mason was on. This guy’s profile was probably on screen for only a minute. I don’t remember what episode it was.
>>7838827Nice, I can see the progression, good job - ignore the other two faggots, they're probably nodraws anyway.
drew very little this month, but eh. gotta rest sometimes too. enjoy life and get inspirations again
>>7839333Perry mason is based
Improved yes, probably not as much as I'd've hoped. Kinda slacked off on the painting and did more electronics and programming stuff this year.A lot more comfortable doing these at least, and I can pretty accurately replicate my intended vision without a lot of effort now. I dunno that it's anything super interesting to look at yet, though.
>>7839636Can't say your figures are that eye-catching (though they are pretty good on a technical level) but your locations look great. I like the castle and the gas station especially
>>7835488Looks like you're having fun anon, keep at it
Now vs March
>>7839636I get that you want to stop drawing waifus, but you're good at drawing them in fun locations. Most mock posters I think is a good idea though
>>7834806 (OP)heres mineleft is from julyright is from yesterday,
>>7840084Stop drawing so much monkey penis's.
>>7840165no its my main motivation to draw
>>7840195Why are you obsessed with Wukong? No hate, just curious.
I literally started drawing today, so I am better then I was 5 minutes ago. Here is my first ever sketch I completed a few minutes ago that isnt lines or boxes. If you can tell my inspiration for what style/who inspired me to start drawing I will take that as a win.
left is feb this year, right is this morningNot advanced enough to sketch very accurately so I'm just tracing details. New method is I do that, mix a palette from paint samples, then try to recreate the lighting while keeping colors eyeball-accurate. If that's retarded please advise
It's weird, but despite drawing more than before this past year and despite getting better at individual aspects of drawing, I feel like I've regressed, looking at the difference between beginning of the year and now... well now I'm depressed. Guess I'll go to bed
>>7840211none taken, i just really like this dilapitated version of him, it just hits all the buttons,
>>7840511try to draw more different things and styles, to keep things fresh. you'll be motivated more as well. i like the horse and teh gun for example. you should do more.
>>7840511A quote linked to Aristotle says: "The more you know, the more you know you don't know."You're becoming better, but it might not be obvious to you.
here it is if anyone cares about fantasm ;-;
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>>7834806all of this years art, roughfly in chronological order, not a lot but I feel like I've improved
July 2024 and december 2025>>7840981Those gundams are insane.
>>7834806Beg who started from absolute zero reporting in.
>>7840989Malcute my beloved
I don't like anime. How can i still do art?
I didn't improve. I didn't even draw anything this entire year.
>>7840989Nice one year improvement! The poses are gradually becoming a little less stiff and more readable with at least some suggestions of weight behind them. I think you'll be cranking out some cute stuff as you get more comfortable tackling dynamic poses.
>>7839990Nice. Blog?
>>7841086None, sorry
>>7841090That's too bad. Got any other artworks? I really like how you render.
>>7841091Some recent stuff
>>7841091Some trad practice too
>>7841102>lil dickslol
>>7838864It seems like the universe wants it to be my last piece of the year (my free trial ended)Two more days
>>7841102>>7841107It should be a crime against nature, that I can't follow your work outside of 4chan. How long have you been drawing and painting, and do you have any artistic inspirations?
>>7841136Been drawing for 10 years now on the dot, but it doesn't show desu. My first inspirations were Junji Ito and Yoshitaka Amano, but then I moved on to the old masters. Still love Amano and the like, but I'm shit with those techniques and gave up lol
i've been lazy and busy this year, so nope, haven't improved but i like to think i haven't regressed either. next year will be better
I didnt improve much in quality but i certainly made the drawings much faster than before.
>>7841186so you've internalized your errors and made them part of your intuition
I think my biggest gains were in color/composition. I completed a oneshot as well that I am happy with, even though it is /beg/.
>>7841186That counts as improvement.
>>7839094I like it.
>>7841416Thanks.>>7841291You speak to me as if i had the slightest idea of what im doing.
>>7841135>>7838864really charming design
>>7841032What improvement?
Wish I had improved more. Need to figure out how to do that more effectively. In general I guess I somewhat learned painting and faces this year, which is something.
>>7842047>permabeg sketches>literally perfect skin and cloth rendering chink ass bootleg tier
>>7842096I am the turd polisher
>>7840981>mechs>babes>colored pencil rendering>everything above combinedIf I wasn't married, I'd ask for your hand. Love this.
>>7842304thank you I'm flattered, I'll choose to imagine you as a beautiful woman rather than an ugly hairy man
>>7842482I'm a beautiful man, if that counts? My wife says so.
This was a gooner exploitation year. I cant say I improved but I feel I waste less time now. I might get weirder next as I do more OC stuff wich mech girls.
First picture of this year, and the last one so far.
>>7840981im sorry if its mean but this is just visually uninteresting. i dont even know how to explain it but this just reeks of amateur and soulless even though i can tell youre skilled at the fundamental level. i think next year you should really focus on composition and framing because you have a lot of potential but something is just lacking in this to me
>>7834806My last piece was for an art contest and I lost, hahaha, it was fun till it last bois!
Not big deal
>>7842901why do you draw like a 7 years old kid? you are an adult!
>>7842901>buy a shitton of supplies>still draw like a low /beg/
>>7842904Suck my peepee>>7842906Don't care
2025 redraw vs 2024 original
top: april 2025bottom: december 2025
>>7842629you're sabotaging yourself by chasing numbers
feet and hair styles in different angles
>>7835417same brother
>>7834806Well it's the 31st so i'll just preemptively post, been recovering from a surgery on drawing arm so while my quality, i felt, went up; the quantity wasn't quite at 2024's level anyways did I improve? you tell me honestly. onwards 2026! ٩(＾◡＾)۶(・ω・｀)………..!>FULL RES: (72.2Mb) https://files.catbox.moe/oh5per.png
>>7842133industry godlike tier turd polisher doe
Annual addition to this image. It's funny looking back on all of my other years and seeing how often I'd end it with "I really hope next year is better.">>7835154Your composition actually got way better. I love the reflection in the glass and all the detail you put in the background. None of what you did with the right image was easy so I'd definitely give yourself more credit.>>7839636god man I still love everything you post.>>7842629uoh>>7843115You've always been an odd one to me because 1/10 times you'll hit my tastes perfectly but the rest of the time you're definitely just doing your own thing, but hey it's certainly working.
>>7842999What should I draw according to you? Also, check 'em
>>7843291not what, but why
>>7834806tryin' boss
>>7843279you never did learn how to draw legs
left to right is about a year difference oil and digital. Learned to have patience with my art, mostly been doing figure drawings and some oil paintings in between. hope they look better.
>>7834806Maybe not last year but around March I started drawing pixel art as a break from learning anime illustrations. Top is from March, the bottom is from yesterday and the day before.
>>7844278Definitely an improvement. Good job.
>>7838965It took you half a year just to work up the courage to draw hands?
>>7839043>The progress wasnt linear at all.Nonsense. Even if we ignore the last drawing because of its use of reference, the jump of ability from the first to the third drawing, especially in line confidence is considerable.
>>7838965You need to make an effort with the proportions. If it looks retarded, redraw on a new layer. Stop being lazy.
kay, I made this comm sheet today even though I know no one is gonna buy anything from me>Did you improve?maybe by like 5%
2024
>>7845585Today
>>7845586One for the middleish
