User blog:Abbykurle/Improvement- The Story of My Art

This is more of something I've noticed, but please forgive me if it seems like I'm bragging. I have nk intentions of bragging, I'm just stating things I believe.

People often look at others art and say they will never be that good. Whenever someone tells them that they've just gotta practice, they accept the criticism but don't really believe it. But you should.

I'm a natural born artist, it's pretty obvious. I've been drawing ever since I can remember. Whenever people ask me when I started drawing, I can't exactly answer. Because I never remember a moment in my life when I hadn't drawn.

For me, drawing wasn't something I did because I thought it was cool, or something I 'decided to do'. I just liked doing it. I would draw when I was bored, when I listened to music, when I did school. There wasn't one page in my math book that didn't have a picture in it. My mom even took a picture of my homework once, because she thought the drawings I drew in it were beautiful.

I also loved to be creative. I never traced anyon else's drawings, rarely copied, and I've always, and still do, take my own spin on art requests I get and sort of 'make them my own' (in style, not literally).

I took a few art classes that my mom brought me to since I loved art so much, and I learned a few things there. But otherwise I am completely self-taught. And some of you may look at my art, including myself, and think that it is the best I can get. But I still have room for improvement. I always have.

I would often think my art was the best I could get, but then a few years later I would look back and laugh at my old drawings. I still sort of think the same way, but now I can recognize my flaws and realize what I need to work on.

When it comes to finishing things on time, I'm horrible. I am terrible at keeping track of time, I'm lazy, and I dont plan things out. I also put way too much detail into things I shouldn't and take way too long to do my art. That's part of the reason why I put things off, because I know it's gonna take way too much time and im gonna put too much effort into it. I also tend to start projects, then forget about them and don't finish.

Now, putting effort into things is not bad at all. But for me, and many others, there's a point where I just need to get it done and quit stressing over the little stuff. That's what I struggle with the most. I can't leave it until it's absolutely perfect.

Im still learning to work on these things, but compared to my art before, I've improved so much. Some of you may think that you can't improve, that I'm just better and that's why I've improved more. But the reason is because I've tried to improve, and I believed I could improve. I've put my heart into making art the best I can get, and I'm always trying to find ways to improve. Whenever I look at someone else's art, I immediately begin observing the color, shading, ect.

The reason I made this post was because I recently saw some really old art I had made when I first joined the wiki and I wanted to look at the ways I've kmproved. So here it is, showing my improvement from only 2 years time: