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Slow But Steady Artistic Progress

I know I’ve shared this on my instagram and my blog, but I forgot to share here too. This is just a quick redraw I did to see how I’ve improved over the last year. 

Here’s the original drawing:

Yeah, not bad but not great. I didn’t really understand how shadows worked, or proportions, or hair. Or pretty much anything that made my art look nice.

And here’s the redraw lineart and colored:

I still have a long ways to go as an artist, but it’s fun to see how things have changed. I understand proportions a little better, hair has a better shape, and the shading seems nice. Nothing too impressive. I still don’t understand backgrounds or anything like that. And I honestly don’t know how to draw full body art. 

But I’m getting there!

And it feels nice to see improvement. 

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So I realized that I haven’t posted anything to my Tumblr lately. I need to get back in the habit since I’ve started drawing again.

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This is me if I were in the Adventure Time world. Gosh I love that show.

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Hey everyone! I’m back for a little bit.

I’ve been busy with my instagram accounts @jennibeemine and @jennibeedoodles, so if you’re looking for fun stuff, don’t hesitate to follow me there.

However, I am going to start trying to post more here on Tumblr too when I get the chance. But for now, I just thought I’d share some bird cards I have in the making (also shared on my jennibeemine tumblr).

Enjoy!

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Experimenting with Walnut ink. This stuff is amazing! I got it from ButternutHobbyCrafts on Etsy. I'm so excited to use it for Inktober this year.

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Some birds to brighten your day 😊

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Here are my latest bird painting. I love how chubby they are. I think I'm getting better!

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A blobby bird... Maybe a phoenix. I'm sleepy today.

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I've been practicing my watercolor. I'm loving how fat these little blob birds are.

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I never finished inktober because I ran out of notebook paper. But the other day I rediscovered an old notebook and thought I'd paint these lovely fall ladies. The paper was terrible for watercolor; it soaked through. But I'm happy with the final result anyway.

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Inktober day 14-fierce. The monster book of monsters was a bit fierce until you stroked its spine.

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Inktober day 13-teeming. Just a bookshelf teeming with books.

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Inktober day 12-shattered! Sometimes I feel shattered after I finish a good book.

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Inktober day 11- run! Gotta run those books back to the library before they're overdue.

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Inktober day 10- gigantic! I'm catching up on posting but here's a small girl and her gigantic book.

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Inktober day 9-screech. I'm still doing inktober! I just keep forgetting to post. Here's a screeching book from the restricted section.

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Inktober drawings! I forgot to post them over the weekend. I'm still working on today's. Day 5-long Day 6-sword Day 7-shy Day 8-crooked