#art improvement meme

[kiddycup]

my art improvement 2016-2023...and im still on FREAKING TUMBLR!!!!!!!!!!

[nightixx]

I like to see my improvement on earth ngl (forth and fifth are the same version ofc)

September 2023 - June 2024

[katzirra]

Feeling some kinda way this afternoon in regards to my art I guess.

I just did this back in 2020, but I find it funny how my opinion on what my favorite piece for a few years SHIFTED really hard actually because of overall colors and composition.

I gotta remind myself if I do at LEAST one or two pieces a year that I'm REALLY excited to still see years later, that means something. Right?

But god damn I gotta say, I really wish I knew how I did Ren's skin so perfect because he's ALWAYS going to be my favorite piece of 2020. Like holy SHIT I love how the washes came out, and the layering and face and eVERYTHIN' IS PERFECT. That's my boy. There he IS!!!

I constantly think of redoing some pieces but like, fart noises. I wanna redo some because I have better understanding of value muddying up and making things indecipherable now :T

[depressed-sock]

Guardian of the Last Hope

First art of the year is a redraw :D

2025 vs 2023 vs 2021 vs 2018

[qurvballz]

whenever i get an art block i like to redraw some old art to see how far I've come so here's the classic John's mom is hot pic lmfao

2024 vs 2018

[johanirae]

Ok I can admit to myself that there was some improvements here and there in 10 years heehee

Much to @viola0u0 on twitter for the template!

[tabby-tiger]

Art improvement from season three (right) to waiting for season five (left)

Look into old Dustin and Wills eyes, be afraid.

[rielzero]

This is a drawing from 4 years ago. 2020 toonchibi...

Its insane how much art changes over time, I'm honestly really happy with the way this style looks now. Back then I liked the old one too, its still has its charm, y'know? c:

[dogboygirl]

plug that dresses up in sonic cosplay and will only sell you slutweed

this is a redraw of an older piece i did! here's the original:

[nodulemodule]

Old Max art redraw! April 2022 vs June 2023:

[ythaniaart]

2020-2025 art improvement!! I think I've done pretty well all things considered

[pastlight]

very weird year. not 100% happy with my output but better than the last, and i did some cool stuff despite everything.

[katzirra]

God I've been doing this meme for so long... I think next year I'm gonna change my format/layout. NEW TEMPLATE FOR MYSELF.

2024 was a... rough year in general. I had a lot of self conscious moments about my art, a lot of self loathing about my art, a lot of shyness about my art in general. Actually debating just.... not posting anymore honestly. I'm tired of chasing 'attention'

Rough.

On top of that I just had MONTHS I barely drew more than a handful of sketches. With most of those being "PLEASE, RUDY, JUST DRAW SOMETHIN'" screeching in my head from Chalk Zone.

I did a lot of traditional inking this year, found my pen I like doing it with and just getting myself to loosen up a lot more. I have like five things I was working on before uh surgery, that I don't wanna scan so DECEMBER IS JUST THE DHVARRIS COUPLE. I like how dad came out anyway so whatever.

I have a lot of... not so pleasant thoughts about this year unfortunately. January to April I was really enjoying traditional stuff, I was enjoying a lot of what I was doing for AU jokes and I still have a hell of a lot of Lokius stuff I wanna finish.

April to June I was playing video games and trying to fight depression over art and also chipping away at big stuff I wanna do - but my PC is FIGHTING these days for that. I really adore the piece I did for July, I did a value study for once and really like how the colors came out in the end. Like perfect atmosphere for Nightmare Syndicate finally. August is a BIG WIP I wanna finish god damnit ;;

September I finished a long standing commission and got myself to really finally remember what I love about digital art and coloring, and started to fix some part of my brain there lol

From then on out I'm on a Baldur's Gate kick, and a lot of my shit has been studys on like Astarion's hair or face, my own bb girl Ophira's horms and markings, or just doodles I don't feel are 'amazing' :T

October is making me so annoyed that's like ONE OF TWO DRAWINGS I DID THAT MONTH OUTSIDE DOODLES AND POST ITS I SENT MY GIRLFRIEND... but whatever. Yells.

Idk. When I get recovered I'm gonna be hopefully blazing through commissions, and personal stuff of Ophira and the gang because I just.... wanna do clean sketches of events I've written for unu so

WE'LL SEE. I say it every year but JFC here's hoping next year is BETTER and I can get my anxiety and bad vibes under control ;;

[nejishadow]

We interrupt your regularly scheduled queue to look at an art improvement meme Except I always put 10x the effort into these than I need to so it's a MESS

Some stuff here never got posted, so think of it as a sneak peak into the past

It's real hard to be objective with my art. I can clearly see improvement with art from 2017 (not showcased) to now, but comparing 2019 and onward it all kinda warbles together. Some are obviously not as good, but others less so.

Generally, overall, at least I think I'm getting better!

Gonna sparse tag this cause I am not tagging everything

[boom-doodles]

it took me all of November to finish dragon age, and after artfight was really burnt out so I didn't do too much then, but nothing wrong with that. Just gives me too much time to add to my list of things I want to draw. I did have a lot of fun this year drawing my oc's and fanart, and getting a little more confidant in my art, so im pretty proud of everything I drew this year. Happy 2025!

[rubynymphyy]

2024 pokemon gijinka year!! i am so inconsistent in drawing it's always like 30 drawings in a month and then nothing for months loll

hoping to manage a full yearly summary in 2025! i dont think i'll try a full pokeddexy but maybe Something..?