AfricanVoodoo's Sketchbook

[AfricanVoodoo]

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HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!

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to me

   Jesus, one year felt like an eternity to be honest (on this site). Being on this website was... cool I guess. I dunno, it wasn't really anything, I post my progress on an art forum and then people would occasionally give feedback on it. *shrug* The people on here are cool though and it is nice to see how others do things in terms of motivating themselves and battling self-doubt, ect.

I am not sure how people see me on this site, but I am sure my impact is not that huge since all I do is give people pat on the backs and some book recommendations (except that one reply where I made parallels with the game Shadow the Hedgehog and life choices oh my lord I went off on that post). I don't get that much compliments and I don't get that much critiques so it's kind of like... damn, what is it then? Oh well, I don't think about that sort of stuff often but when I do I start over-analyzing for no reason.

There are only two progress sets that you will be looking at: my figure drawings and my character designs. These were the only two things that I focused on to the point where I can make progress sets on some random art forum. 

 Let's go.

Figure Drawing

(Junior in High School)

[img=0x0]https://africanvoodoo.imgur.com/all/#6[/img]

(Summer 2017)

(Senior in High School)

So, here is the progress of my figure drawings in Year 1.

 the newer work looks better I guess.

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- My scanning is a lot better oh my god (that is partially because I was using big paper at the time)

- A clearer passion for figures in perspective but not as clear as I would like it to be

- The forms on the arms and legs on the quick figures look... better (?)

- Fluid gestures has leveled up a bit

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- I am still uncomfortable with larger figure drawings and longer sessions

- Fall back on quick gesture sketches just because they are easy

- You can still tell which ones are from imagination

- Anatomy, proportions, and head placements are still one of my downsides

- Still afraid to commit to linework/ still sketchy

- Still have this problem of making the figures too wide

Characters

(Sophomore)

(Junior)

(Senior)

Uh, don't know what to say about my character designs... my style slightly changed? (and I learned that thick outlines was within me since sophomore year... cool)

Fun fact: These are all the sketches/illustrations that I have done that made me feel... happy? Like, not only do a lot of people like them, I like them as well. The older drawings have less love than the newer ones of course, but by looking at these, I instantly remembered how happy I was to complete it. So yeah, the other drawings can go fuck themselves. 

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okay, im gonna set aside my shyness for a bit

ahem

If you guys think this is shit, tell me now. If yall think this art is pretty, tell me now. If you got anything to say about the progress that I am doing, type it in. If you got shit to say about the way I do things/think, speak up! That is the whole point of me being here, to get dragged across the mud so I can come back better. I'm sorry if that  sounds selfish (well, I think I sound selfish considering the fact that I don't give that much critiques myself. Not that I do it on purpose, I just think everyone's knowledge on art surpasses mine.) but FUCK, I don't know what I am doing. 

Don't shy away from telling me anything about my art because of this or that. Just speak out your mind and don't worry about me! I have been waiting for yall to get me and it hasn't happened yet and my tea is getting cold sweetie bring it on!

*shyness activated*

Well, that is all I got honestly. I know in an earlier post I said that I was going to "analyze the fuck out of this post", but I am tired and hungry leave me alone. Maybe next October 1st I'll do that... when I'm in college. (Oh god). Hopefully in Year 2, I can do more with my art other than just... "get better".

And next week will consist of art from this week and next week. 

Bye now!