Kitty Hugs!
Drawing the differences in ages
1. The size and angularity of the neck and shoulders: Babies start out with thick necks, but then by the time we’re 5 or 6 our necks seem to look pretty skinny (at least I’ve found it seems to look that way in drawings). Our shoulders, obviously, start out small and get broader and broader as we get older (this is more apparent in men than in women, of course). Also I made a conscious effort to make his shoulders start out rounded and get more angular as he ages. If I’d kept going, drawing this guy into old age, I would have made the shoulders start to shrink (and get more rounded again) as he aged.
2. The relation of the mouth to the chin: I simply made the mouth get further away from the chin as he ages, to give a feeling of a jaw that develops as he gets older. Also I made the jawline stronger and more angular with each successive age.
3. The amount of upturn in the nose: I made it turned up more in the younger drawings, and made it less so over time.
4. The size of the forehead: We have a bigger forehead when we’re young, and it diminishes proportionally over time.
5. The chubbiness of the cheeks: most of us have less fat in our cheeks as we age.
Scout as a Tengu, with colour. I decided to forgo my usual gooshy colouring style for the sake of trying to give this one a vaguely woodblock-print-like appearance. If I’m feeling super fancy later I might try to add more paper effects or even give this a border.
A lot of the ukiyo-e that were sold in the west when Japonisme became a thing had their frills or border decorations cut off, and these are now worth a lot less- much like a painting’s frame was once worth more than the illustration inside of it, the frill was meant to be a part of the finished piece!
Oh I like! I always liked seeing the TF2 characters drawn in different styles like this.
Yes. I was snapesnogger.
Yes I drew stupid weird things.
Yes I acted immaturely and refused criticism.
Yes, I DREW BADLY.
and Yes.This was YEARS ago.
I was what…17? 18? when most of the drama happened. I am now 24. I have done nothing but try to improve myself based on what people have told…
You said it. I could relate to this in a lot of way as well. It’s very sad how people still think that people still “acted the same,” especially online without giving them a second chance.
I used to act like that as well, causing drama and stupidity online and IRL, but not anymore. However experiences like this help us learn, either it is art or etiquette. I am glad that you have grown a lot and even though we don’t know each other I still like you for who you are.
I could relate to having people obsessing over you during that “stupidity” stage like it’s no tomorrow. I had someone who was holding an obsessive grudge against me ever since I inadvertently got him banned from FurAffinity. In fact, he doesn’t seem to acknowledge that he is in the wrong because it’s his own stupidity that got him banned in the first place (ie the creation of 10+ sockpuppet accounts to troll and backstab people.) I am hoping he will grow up and accept that what he did was wrong otherwise he’ll screw himself over if he keeps up with this obsessive grudge of his.
