“Never despise meager beginnings.” —Clark Davis, from Love’s Enduring Promise (movie inspired by Janette Oke’s book of the same title)
The year my passion for drawing comics and cartoons really set sail. I created comics in the past, but I suddenly had a huge catalyst that sparked the fire that’s been ever burning. Being stuck in a rut for the 10 previous years in believing I was already good enough was not sufficient if I wanted to grow.
This is where my creative endeavor began. It’s certainly not much, but my determination set me moving forward and I never want to go back to the beginning again. A MacBook and a solid drawing tablet were all I needed!
The work I’ve practiced on has changed much over the years. I even had this “Musicians League” illustration from late 2009. This work was good for me back then since my other focus was pursuing a music degree at the time.
Again, it’s not horrible, and the color is pretty good over all, but a lot of room for growth!
A tidbit from 2011, again decent, a bit comical in my style, still needing something a tad more than what I could do at the time:
And finally, 2012. I’m not certain why this particular page I drew sparked me to want to improve my skills as an artist. But it did. I knew I had the right idea for this drawing, but it needed a bit of reworking to be better.
I will revisit this drawing in future posts.
I had never wasted my time with drawing, just knew I could be better, but didn’t know how. Then another artist’s comment about my work and seeing *their* style meshed with mine pushed me to do better. I knew I could.
This concludes 2012! See you next week!