What just two months and a few good references can do. To be fair, I didn't like the original even when I first made it, that was one of the weakest drawings I did at that time. I guess something about procrastinating doing homework makes my artistic ability ten times better. Or I'm just close to an autumn break

my dnd character : D

This is progress in less than a year; the first image is from January, and the second is from August

There were a lot of times where I looked up at the DA greats of that time thinking I'd never get better. It took a long time, but I think kid me would be happy.

january 2025 vs today :D

Pumpkin and Bell Pepper Contour Drawing - Exercise from NMA. Decided to revisit the exercise to see if I had noticeable improvement in my lines! I definitely feel more confident.

Found a very old sketchbook today

Don’t have any colored drawings from back then because I didn’t even know how to render …

Found an artstyle I enjoy drawing and really worked on poses and composition :)

It also took me a fraction of the time lmao. I always hated my art, especially 10 years ago, but I think I am finally getting to a point where I am impressed with myself. I went through a lot of health problems that prevented me from practicing efficiently. Now that I am in a better place I feel like it's actually showing in my progress. It's not perfect but it feels good to create again without being in pain :)

its crazy that the newer one took me less time than the older one, proud of my progress!

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From 2024 - 2026

Very happy with the progress! <( ^ [] ^ )>