Fandom Snowflake Challenge | Day 7

[setsuntamew]

Day 7 | Stretch yourself a little and try something new. Go play in a new fandom or with a new pairing. Try working in a new medium. Or check out some fanworks that are new to you.

So, this one has been the most difficult for me so far. I have a lot of trouble going out and reading new things (especially in Magi, since I have read literally every fic for my OTP already...) so I decided that I would try a new medium: drawing.

I mean yeah, I've tried drawing some on and off, but I've never really been successful. So I borrowed my wife's iPad and spent a chunk of time playing around in Procreate. I'm not exactly happy of anything I made, but I'm proud of myself for trying!! And maybe someday I'll be at a point where I feel comfortable sharing what I've done.

But for now, I'm gonna keep it in the depths of their iPad XD

Comments

Re: art

[oldtoadwoman]

And it's not always just chronological progression. I still have bad days where nothing is turning out right. Part of my improvement is just learning to not give up so quickly. Sometimes a drawing just needs a little more tweaking instead of giving up and throwing it away.

Re: art

[setsuntamew]

This is true ;w; I think I also spend too much time comparing myself to others - I have a lot of very talented artist friends - and I need to remember that I'm working at my own pace. Thank you for all the encouragement though!!! :D

Re: art

[oldtoadwoman]

I think my Hulk drawing is one of the best things I've ever done and yet this was the first attempt at it. In the past I would have just said "Argh, that sucks" and given up. Instead, a lot of erasing and re-drawing later and I had one of my favorite pieces. Sometimes we just quit too soon.