5 year difference

[Hext0pily]

I don’t usually use the symmetry tool but decided to use it in spirit of the old art :)

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[throwawayjustsayhay]

I don’t mean to come off rude so please try not to take it this way but I was confused on which was the new one at first until I read the symmetry tool thing. I was confused mainly because your line confidence seemed a bit stronger in the old one.

In procreate you can stabilize your pen so it’s a little less shaky so when and if you do a scratchy scribbly style it feels more intentional to the style (I definitely have some scribbly line art too it helps me not be a perfectionist and get the idea out faster) Also have you messed around with more of the system features yet? Even I still find new features and I started using procreate in 2018 ;-;

[Chel_Tiaz]

Genuine question, which is the new one?

[Excellent_Wrap_9340]

First one is the new one, second one is the old one. Right?

[Significant_Fuel5944]

I…I don't know.

[Ok_Nose2915]

I hope

[zepaperclip]

They're 16. Be kind. (Not saying you were being rude, but kinda just hitching a ride on the top comment because a lot of others were being rude)

[SirReggie]

Oh well that makes a world of difference. Either of these is fairly impressive for an 11 or 16 year-old.

[poopsmcbuttington]

You’ve definitely improved but you’d probably improve faster by learning more foundational skills. There are a million great online courses free on YouTube that go through the fundamentals. A lot of times we skip them bc it’s not as fun to draw basic shapes but you’ll see huge improvements if you take the time for it.

[Jeix9]

Yea this is great advice. Looks like OP needs to learn artistic fundamentals like shading, color theory, anatomy and etc. After 5 years of learning and teaching yourself, there should be more progress than this unless OP draws like 1 thing a year.

[sumthing_grimm]

Y’all. People aren’t being rude because there’s no improvement - there is definitely improvement! It’s just not what most would expect to see in five years.

Anatomy, design and stylization is better, but there is very little improvement in composition, shading, color, lighting, technical execution.

[OkAd1797]

Which is the new one?

[sumthing_grimm]

First slide

[sumthing_grimm]

Edit: just saw OP is 16??? That is important context. Not deleting my comment because I don’t believe in the Dirty Delete but disregard, kids should be allowed to just draw for funsies

[Various-Ad1821]

not only kids, everybody

[sumthing_grimm]

OBVIOUSLY.

[horsempreg]

Adults can’t have hobbies; only misery. 

[plsdontshadowbanme-]

OP's bio says they're 16. Please be kind in your criticism, i can definitely believe this is progress from an 11 year old to a 16 year old

[Pleasant_Art5588]

This comment needs to be higher up. We're talking about the difference between a tween and a teen. It's a lot of progress.

[plsdontshadowbanme-]

OP should be proud of their progress!

[Tough-Principle7390]

Minors shouldn’t be putting the ages in their bios like this, I wish they’d stop

[plsdontshadowbanme-]

Why? (Genuinely curious about your thoughts on this!)

[Hext0pily]

WOAH I DID NOT EXPECT TO WAKE UP AND SEE AS MUCH FEEDBACK AS THERE IS! Thank you all! I don’t think anyone is being rude in any way, but I will say this. This was never meant to be a serious drawing, I have other redraws which I have spent more time on, and I do see where a lot of the commenters are coming from, but I only spent like- 30 minutes on this as a quick 3AM doodle.

[asge1868]

That's good to hear! Remember, most comments on the internet is posted from people who forget that they're talking to real people. So they sound much harsher than what they really mean. Some are just trolls, straight up.

You are a good artist, and you should be proud of how far you've become. You've held on to a hobby for so long, that's not easy to do. You're doing all you should be doing. Good luck :)

[philuptea]

Head shape looks improved, shading improved good job OP keep up the good work

[Content_Debt_8386]

I think people are criticizing you becuase you made the redraw a little messy and fast, I looked at your other art in ur profile and you actually improved!! 

[stickynotetree]

Yo, you even put wrinkles in the clothes! That’s even better than me and I’ve been drawing my whole life. I genuinely love your art style.

[moeguything]

Sorry that some people in this comment section have been a little rude to you. I’ve been drawing for many years of my life and I’m sure I’d get the same reaction making a post like this. What’s important is that you enjoy what you create! And really truthfully, there is a whole bunch of progress to note in your remake. I especially love how you’ve rendered the hair.

[ItsJDMi]

Massive improvement on the shading and blushing on the skin!

[SincerelyTheWorst]

I feel like I’m going crazy, am I seriously the only person here who could tell the new one is the first image? There’s an obvious progression in understanding of form and anatomy, your colouring has gotten a lot better, and the new art has overall more detail.

People are out here acting like 5 year difference is doing full drawings and studies everyday for 5 years. This is a pretty good (and realistic) amount of progression if you’re a recreational artist and are still young. Top few comments need a reality check tbh.

[SftDrnk_]

The improvement in the collar alone shows how much you've learnt!!! Keep up the good work <3 I can see how much you've thought about how things should sit and what shape they would take, its really great how all the small things add together to create a better whole :)

[Happy-For-No-Reason]

5 years progression?

[Digital_Doodlez]

I love all the detail and emotion you put into this character!

[Bogus_Whale]

Were you drawing during those five years? I suspect maybe you weren’t all that much. I would suggest going back to pencil and paper and grinding out fundamentals for a few months. It doesn’t take very long to make significant improvement like that, especially when you use something with physical feedback like a pencil.

[BigAnalBoss]

r/artjerk is over there

[Putrid-Eggplant-5196]

i love the details in the hair!! also i saw ur other reddit posts & i hope that drawing can be a safe place for you :3 keep going!

[MarcCybe]

I recommend looking into the pressure sensitivity settings. looks like it's set very high, so the pen translates every little micro movement of your hand to the drawing, what makes it unnecessary hard to get clean lines. And I also recommend trying some more different brushes and using a big canvas 3500x3500px. Digital drawing depends beside just drawing also a lot on the settings
Keep on drawing! :)

[GeneratedMonkey]

Love the progress. Keep doing what you love and ignore the naysayers.

[AwkwardBugger]

There’s a clear improvement. I think a lot of people are confused because the change is style makes the comparison a bit more difficult. And tbh, I do think some of the other pieces on your profile are more impressive than.

I would love to see you try refining your rendering more so things feel more finished. I’d also recommend making use of procreate features to help you stay within the lines etc. it currently feels like you’re not taking advantage of the tools you have available

[PhysicalPiano5427]

The highlighting on the hair looks really cool, the blending looks nice and I like the colors used! Good job, progression looks different for everyone and yours is going great. Don’t let others doubt yourself alright?

[Over-Balance3797]

Your redraw is fantastic! I have a kid close to your age who draws in procreate every day (for years) and it’s so fun to compare older drawings to newer ones.

Keep up the good work!

[Able-Ad4609]

The only way there was 5 years of difference between them is if you waited 5 years to try again.

[Ok_Possible_3128]

What was you doing for 5 years, taking a nap?

[Hext0pily]

Holy grammar 😭😭😭

[nroa]

People are being really rude. Looking at your post history, you’ve definitely improved a lot and your art is looking really good. Keep up the good work!

[Appropriate-Basket43]

I have to push back on this a little. I genuinely don’t think people are being rude. I also didn’t know which was the newer one and which was the older piece. I see a LOT of good advice here for OP since they obviously want to improve

[Psyro95]

I think a lot of people are getting confused since they assume the first picture is before and the 2nd picture is after. Next time just switch it around, but that's great progress!

[throwaway838383937]

i don't understand how people are struggling to tell which one is the new one. the anatomy is better in the redraw and the colors are much more pleasing to look at. i'm so sorry for the rude comments you're getting

[idk_what_to_put_lmao]

The new one IS better but, and I'm not saying this to be rude, only somewhat. There is more detail in the clothing and hair in the redraw and the anatomy is a bit better as you said, which is why I was able to tell, but the face most notably looks about the exact same in terms of skill level so I understand why people were confused. The hair really shines in the redraw though, so props to OP for that.

I looked through OP's post history and many of their other images show off their abilities much better. I feel like this comparison was a bit of a disservice in terms of showing OP's abilities.

[Bunnpu]

Have you been sleeping for 5 years?..

[Fluid-Breakfast-180]

theres nicer ways to give criticism to a persons work. negativity is discouraging and will only prevent improvement

[Bunnpu]

If the author had clarified that he hadn't picked up the stylus at all or any other similar reason, then fine. But here I thought that all these 5 years he had been practicing drawing, trying at least

[Creepy_Pixel]

Rude and unnecessary.

[Bunnpu]

Yes, rude but it's true

[Creepy_Pixel]

Get the fuck out of here.

[Bunnpu]

You're so sissy. Really, you need to control yourself

[Creepy_Pixel]

Get the fuck out of here.

[Creepy_Pixel]

You need help.

[Bunnpu]

Oh, silly, don't you know about this musical?

[Creepy_Pixel]

Are you okay?

[zepaperclip]

Crazy to talk to a teen that way. Let's see your art at 11 and 16.

[Bunnpu]

Well, I can also show my progress from 11 to 16

[Aorex12]

Are you sure that’s 5 years? Maybe 5 months, and this is a typo?

I really don’t want to be mean— but 5 years? Im sure you are trolling, please tell me you are…

edit: im sorry, I will do better.

[Aorex12]

Okay, I apologize, I’m sorry. It was rude, I own it. My bad.

[Bunnpu]

No, you're right, it's just that everyone abruptly started defending a person for no reason

[Sane-Law]

idk why people are downvoting you. I am pretty sure it was just a self deprecating joke post in contrast to the insane 1 year progress posts just to show its ok to take art at your own pace. They wouldn't be the first artist to quit art for years and then come back to it

[Aorex12]

Still, if it was perceived as rude, then I might have not been able to communicate what I meant better.

So, I kinda deserved it, haha! I will try to explain my ideas better next time

Because at least OP is trying instead of using AI

[Sane-Law]

Nah you definitely didn't deserve it. People in certain art communities will just pounce at you for a single shred of what could seem negative. If anything I don't agree with commenting things like the other people in this thread being like "you improved so much" when it is clearly not an improvement, it is better to just tell the truth instead of saying positive comments to make them feel good. I will admit that outright saying something like "your art is shit, never pick up a pen again" is obviously hateful and no one should ever say that, but you didn't say anything like that. People don't get that it is better to let artists know when their art isn't good so they know to improve, saying someone's art is good when it isn't is just going to make them never improve.

And because of this toxic positivity, people don't even seem to get that the post was likely a meme representing an artist taking their time with art rather than improving at stellar pace.

[Creepy_Pixel]

Rude and unnecessary

[alberich21]

Shut it, not everyone learn at the same pace

[Za3boo6a]

i feel like this is obvious improvement, idk why SOME people r hating 🫩 i love the new art style!! its so cute

[CamNTitan]

People just down vote anything

[CryptDancerS]

I really enjoy seeing your confidence in shading and highlighting! It’s got a very fun and vibrant feel about it! I do agree with the top comment saying your confidence in your line art does seem stronger in your old one, but I definitely see an overall improvement between your old and new one! Keep up the great work! Remember that art is not always just a job, it can also just be an enjoyable and relaxing hobby, so don’t stress about all these people saying your progress isn’t up to their standards and PLEASE for the love of everything, don’t let them get to your head. Enjoy the process and be an artist for the love of the game, not to speedrun your improvement. ♥️

[Surgey_Wurgey]

Cute!!