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updated 2003-2014 Improvement Meme

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I figured I would update this BECAUSE WHY NOT. I can't do the monthly improvement meme anyway because I basically didn't draw much illustration type stuff this year, which was ultimate poopr. I really really want to try and draw more this coming year, even if school is getting in the way.

As for my improvements this year, well aside from what I wrote on the meme, I think i'm finally comfortable with saying that i'm happy with the direction my art is going in. I didn't improve anything drastically this year except for perspective, but I no longer feel like previous years were my prime. It's time to move on, and i'm okay with saying it, which is super refreshing (especially since I was so unhappy with where 2013 ended off).

Goals for this year are to redesign a lot of my older characters (or revamp? whatever the term is) and get actual references up for them, and to get more into character designing in general... then hmm.... I also want to work more on Stirling because I really want to get the project done so I can move on to new things. Improving perspective would be super nice as well...
and then finally i'd like to do some short animation type things? I do those occasionally already and put them on tumblr, but doing more would be nice since they're good practice.

best wishes to everyone this year :heart:

-mika




Comment from 2013:

I'm updating this because... dun dun dun
it's been 10 years since I started drawing seriously! I feel old

I'm pretty disappointed with the drawings i've done this year. Both with the number of things drawn, and the 'improvements.' I was talking a bit to :iconogawaburukku: about this last week when she came over to my place... but I feel my art style is going in a direction that i'm not happy with? I'm not even sure what's happening, but things are turning really bright and cutesy, and I don't like it, haha. It feels like my shading has lost all its depth, and the pictures are really... I don't know. There are more things going on, but at the same time it's not very interesting? I desperately need to work on my compositions.

Like if I compare 2012 to 2013, I much prefer the drawings done in 2012 (and even 2011). Which isn't really something that I should want to say...
Who knows what happened...
I do feel as though using SAI has made me a lot lazier when I draw though; it's just SO easy to draw things, so I don't seem to have nearly the same amount of patience that I used to when it comes to doing lineart or colouring, which is kind of sad. Gotta work on that.

It probably doesn't help that I was depressed for most of this year, and just didn't feel like drawing. I am moving back to canada next march though, so hopefully that will help brighten things up a bit.

Sorry for that horrible rant, haha.
/rolls away

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Omigosh that's tremendous improvement! ;___;
I've been watching you since 2012 and I always liked your colorful characters, compositions and unique style. And that semi-realistic piece you did in 2014 is just fantastic <333 It really is a great indication of your overall improvement when compared to your earlier artworks! ^^
Keep it up~! :heart: