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May 24, 2018 6:40pm
I kinda wanted to bring up my questionnaire from nearly THREE years ago, just to see if any of your answers have changed over time. I've also included some new questions (although some can really only be answered if you did it last time).
Here is the old one. If you have answered these before, include any updated answers here. Preferably include the old answer in a strikethrough for comparison. If you haven't, answer them all in this thread (please don't necro).
(I didn't bother including my old and unchanged answers.)
NEW QUESTIONS
What's the harshest criticism you've ever received?
What made you continue to draw over the past 3 years? If you slowed down or stopped, why?
How have people reacted to your drawings in public (if they looked over your shoulder or something)?
What's the best advice you can give to a budding artist?
How much have you improved since last time?
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My answers
What do you typically like to draw?
People in various (almost) fantasy-ish clothing (ie. armour, robes, etc.) of my own design. That or gijinkas, and the occasional character from a series (like Fire Emblem).
These days it's mostly OCs, ranging from established characters to generic soldiers.
What are your weaknesses?
Drawing in profile, proportions, hands, etc.
Basically the same as before (anatomy), but now it's also backgrounds and correct lighting, as I've learned.
What, under any circumstance, will you NEVER want to draw?
Porn, or anything overly fanservice-y (ie. I will NEVER draw Nowi from FE, at least waist up)
I can only say porn now, because I've made 2 swimsuits pictures and one nude (WHICH I WILL NEVER POST). Perhaps excessive gore too.
How often do you draw?
Several times a week, that's for sure.
As of late, I've been doing it every day (mostly figure drawing practice).
How much time do you spend on a drawing (on average)?
An hour, and then an additional, say 3 hours, of nit-picking.
lol too long
And finally, on a scale of 1 to 10, how good are you at drawing?
6.5/10, if I'm honest. I'm very inconsistent.
5/10 now. Not because I've gotten worse, it's more that I've realized how much more I need to learn.
What's the harshest criticism you've ever received?
So... I don't even wanna link it now, because I hate the drawing in question now, but over a year ago, I was really proud of it, and sent it to a few friends. One friend in particular went completely ballistic and started to rant about how bad it actually was (the anatomy was FUCKED), and flat out told me that I shouldn't be proud of it at all. So yeah, it was rough. Luckily, and I assume it was because I was still in a good mood, I took the criticism well, and took his advice. Hopefully you guys think it improved since then.
Funnily enough (in retrospect), MONTHS after that beatdown, it was only then the words actually haunted me for a bit. But that's more my problem than his.
What made you continue to draw over the past 3 years? If you slowed down or stopped, why?
Because I like drawing and I want to see myself improve (gee that question wasn't very well thought out)
How have people reacted to your drawings in public (if they looked over your shoulder or something)?
It's either praise or some dickhead asking if it's hentai. Out loud.
What's the best advice you can give to a budding artist?
don't bother
Don't beat yourself up over your art (like i do sometimes). It doesn't help you improve at all; you're only making what's already a challenging path even more painful. It also does nothing but alienate your peers. At the same time though, accept criticism with grace and always know that you can improve.
How much have you improved since last time?
Objectively, as much as the monkey on my shoulder would vehemently disagree, it has gotten much better. My anatomy is generally better, my poses don't look as stiff, I've redesigned a couple of characters' faces so they don't look too samey, and the switch from pencil to tablet definitely helps. I've also generally been more positive concerning my art as well (although sometimes I mildly relapse), after alienating too many people.
Here is the old one. If you have answered these before, include any updated answers here. Preferably include the old answer in a strikethrough for comparison. If you haven't, answer them all in this thread (please don't necro).
(I didn't bother including my old and unchanged answers.)
NEW QUESTIONS
What's the harshest criticism you've ever received?
What made you continue to draw over the past 3 years? If you slowed down or stopped, why?
How have people reacted to your drawings in public (if they looked over your shoulder or something)?
What's the best advice you can give to a budding artist?
How much have you improved since last time?
______________________________
My answers
What do you typically like to draw?
People in various (almost) fantasy-ish clothing (ie. armour, robes, etc.) of my own design. That or gijinkas, and the occasional character from a series (like Fire Emblem).
These days it's mostly OCs, ranging from established characters to generic soldiers.
What are your weaknesses?
Drawing in profile, proportions, hands, etc.
Basically the same as before (anatomy), but now it's also backgrounds and correct lighting, as I've learned.
What, under any circumstance, will you NEVER want to draw?
Porn, or anything overly fanservice-y (ie. I will NEVER draw Nowi from FE, at least waist up)
I can only say porn now, because I've made 2 swimsuits pictures and one nude (WHICH I WILL NEVER POST). Perhaps excessive gore too.
How often do you draw?
Several times a week, that's for sure.
As of late, I've been doing it every day (mostly figure drawing practice).
How much time do you spend on a drawing (on average)?
An hour, and then an additional, say 3 hours, of nit-picking.
lol too long
And finally, on a scale of 1 to 10, how good are you at drawing?
6.5/10, if I'm honest. I'm very inconsistent.
5/10 now. Not because I've gotten worse, it's more that I've realized how much more I need to learn.
What's the harshest criticism you've ever received?
So... I don't even wanna link it now, because I hate the drawing in question now, but over a year ago, I was really proud of it, and sent it to a few friends. One friend in particular went completely ballistic and started to rant about how bad it actually was (the anatomy was FUCKED), and flat out told me that I shouldn't be proud of it at all. So yeah, it was rough. Luckily, and I assume it was because I was still in a good mood, I took the criticism well, and took his advice. Hopefully you guys think it improved since then.
Funnily enough (in retrospect), MONTHS after that beatdown, it was only then the words actually haunted me for a bit. But that's more my problem than his.
What made you continue to draw over the past 3 years? If you slowed down or stopped, why?
Because I like drawing and I want to see myself improve (gee that question wasn't very well thought out)
How have people reacted to your drawings in public (if they looked over your shoulder or something)?
It's either praise or some dickhead asking if it's hentai. Out loud.
What's the best advice you can give to a budding artist?
don't bother
Don't beat yourself up over your art (like i do sometimes). It doesn't help you improve at all; you're only making what's already a challenging path even more painful. It also does nothing but alienate your peers. At the same time though, accept criticism with grace and always know that you can improve.
How much have you improved since last time?
Objectively, as much as the monkey on my shoulder would vehemently disagree, it has gotten much better. My anatomy is generally better, my poses don't look as stiff, I've redesigned a couple of characters' faces so they don't look too samey, and the switch from pencil to tablet definitely helps. I've also generally been more positive concerning my art as well (although sometimes I mildly relapse), after alienating too many people.
