Hope you enjoy this travesty of a doodle.

A lot has been happening on Newgrounds since I had been gone. Its kinda sad that I can't always be involved in it, but irl shit has to come first. One thing I CAN say is that I've been getting better at figure drawing. I don't really post much stuff online these days (perfectionism gets the better of me sometimes) but sooner or later you will start to see some stuff come down the pipeline.

I do have Pico Day 2021 marked on my calendar. So look forward to me participating in that.

I finally took the dive into Clip Paint Studio. Still using the Free Trial version, but I will definitely be purchasing it when the trial expires.

FireAlpaca was decent, but Vector Lineart is where its at (something FireAlpaca lacks). Thankfully I've never been screwed over by Adobe and their monetization schemes, so that's good.

So I'm actually trying to learn some anatomy for once in my life. Got a course on sale at Udemy that is giving me a lot of great advice. Its great to have a recourse help me out and establish actual rules in my drawing for a change. Plus, I'm finally starting to draw hands better.

Yeah, I could have gotten this stuff for free on YouTube, but putting down $10 gives me more incentive to actually put in the damn work.

...and nothing bad ever happened during 2020. Nope, nothing bad at all.

Ok, but in all seriousness, I hope everyone of you guys got through 2020 in one piece (or two if need be). For me, things are just starting to look a bit interesting. So I guess I'll break it all down.

YEAR IN SUMMARY:

2020 for me was pretty weird. I had just graduated from university, yet nobody was hiring. I would eventually find out that all the entry-level software jobs were getting cut to prevent any more financial losses. So no rookies on the job I guess. Regardless, this gave me a lot of time to focus on other things. I eventually got to practicing art again. Only months after my graduation would I start posting online. And here we are now.

GOING FORWARD:

I'm looking to both grow and improve my art skills. I still got ideas for a webcomic, but I think right now is the time for self improvement. What I hope to achieve this year is the ability to design characters in a way that is both consistent and aesthetically pleasing. This means I'll have to get back to studying anatomy, and this time get it right. Its gonna be hard, but I hope you'll all join me on this journey of self improvement.

CONCLUSION:

2020 was a bitch of a year. 2021 probably won't be that much better. But for me, I'm gonna keep pushing on. And nobody is gonna tell me otherwise.

Hello Newgrounds.

I've been doing pencil art for about 7 years (though I could improve) and 1 year doing digital art. I'm trying to grow my skills so that I can make my own web-comics. Hopefully I will reach that goal so long as I keep practicing and improving.

Anyways, I hope to continue my artistic pursuits with the help of Newgrounds and its community.