Lol, I still draw? ...sometimes.
This is Nicolette (Morgues? I think is her last name?). She belongs to @tbdoll-art and honestly, it’s like, oh, 6-7 years overdue I drew something for her?
Lemme explain.
I first found her when I was a freshman(HS), from a ref sheet for one of her Muse characters, Melpomene. I very quickly fell in love with her art style and digital prowess. I also made an absolute ass of myself to her (as 14-15 year olds on the internet do), with self-deprecating comments galore. I’ve hidden most of them now, since those were also the good old days when DeviantArt wasn’t quite the clusterfuck it is now.
BUT.
She is also, to date, probably the biggest reason I’m at the artistic point I am. She’s why I pushed myself to learn how to actually use digital art tools. She’d why I pushed myself in general to grow as an artist. I won’t lie, for a very long time, it was because “I wanna draw just like her”, which, I’ll admit, a lot of my art style now DOES reflect that, since that’s how I was teaching myself for a couple years. But I like to think I’ve grown a little since then.
I’m don’t draw just like her. I’m not as good her her. I don’t have to be, because I’m not her. She’s a few years older than me, probably tried and failed at a lot of things more than I’ve ever tried at all. She’s an incredible artist, who inspired me for several years to get better. I maybe started for the wrong reasons, but I figured it out, and I’m grateful for that.
I do hope you see this, Tera. I’m so grateful to you, for inspiring me to become the artist I am. Sometimes, I draw things and hate them. It happens to all of us. But I’m so proud of where I’ve gotten myself, and most of my foundation for that came from you, without you even trying to do so. I think it’s important for any artist to know that they inspire people. You inspired me to want to grow.
Thank you.
