Creator 2018 Tag
General Guidelines - Time to be proud about some of the cool stuff you‘ve done over the past 12 months. Choose a few favourite works you’ve created this past year - fics, art, edits, things, any media whatsoever! - and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you’ve achieved in 2018.
Tag as many creative mates as you want (fan or original!) so we can spread the love and share our awesome works.
asdfghjkl thankyou @andpie for the tag! This my first time being tagged, it made me so happy aaa thankyou so much! I haven’t engaged with the community much o<-< BUT I hope to work on it this year! There’s so much love and lovely people in this community it makes me smile.
Alright! Onto my top 5 for 2018!
1. Actually finishing a piece
Prior to this piece, I never completed a full artwork (sketch, line, colours, bg etc). I had been stopping at the sketching stage because lineart and colours looked really overwhelming (and it is at first!) but I sucked it up and moved a step forward and even tried experimenting with new techniques. It helped me in breaking my mold and realising okay there’s SO much to learn!
2. Drawing with a story in mind
I usually drew random people standing around doing nothing particular and didn’t have a story or idea in mind(not that there’s anything wrong with that, it just wasn’t my personal approach). Looking back I feel this is why I lacked a drive to draw, because I didn’t know what exactly I was drawing, for who or why I was doing it. When I started thinking of a potential history or story for the subject I was drawing, it no longer became just another individual milling around but a character, alive with thoughts, flaws and emotions.
3. Fail faster
I had heard of the concept of ‘failing faster’ before but had never really initiated it before Inktober. I learnt so much not just about inks, but also flat-laying and video editing and that was because I was forced to create more, allowing me sift out areas I was weak in, ultimately learning and applying that knowledge to the next piece. And in turn, failing didn’t seem so scary anymore.
4. HoW Do theY dO it??
This piece was a lot of wandering about, I had no read vision in mind and it sort of just happened. It was also the first time I tried to emulate other artist’s depiction of flesh, thinking to myself ‘I really like how this artist makes their characters look warm and alive, how can I make this effect?’.
5. It takes time but it’s damn fun No doubt my favourite piece of the year. I remember smiling alot during this piece just feeling happy and trying to capture the energy and emotion. Again realising I have lots to learn about anatomy, clothes, lighting etc but it was so fun doing this piece that I would lost track of time. It helped me regain a love for art which I had lost without realising. I hope to continue creating pieces that make not only me feel bubbly and happy, but also others who happen to stumble across it. :))
Aaand that’s a wrap! I’m really happy with how the year turned out, lets keep improving in 2019 ;D I don’t have anyone particular to tag, feel free to have a go if you’d like, it was really insightful and fun to do.