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  • Thank you! I finally cleaned that up. Meanwhile started 3 more ..I have a habit of taking too long to finish a piece, then I lose interest in it and just start something else. I found 8 from recently i started and abandoned, that are decent enough to not delete, but not finished. There’s also been a number of drawings I felt I “outgrew” - became better before I finished them, and it would be easier to start from scratch than fix them. Anyone else thinking that?
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  • Long time no see! New artworks produced lately
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Hey everyone! I am finally starting my Art School Journey, something I've been wanting to do for my whole life. I've been drawing since I was young but I've never had any formal training. I had a child at 25 and focused on being a mother for the past decade and gave up chasing my art dreams. My dream is to make comic books of stories I've been working on for years and mostly to become more confident again in what I love to do. The experiences in my life has left me suffering from severe anxiety, depression and ptsd which has made me isolate myself more and be afraid to put myself out there of late. In short, I lost my confidence and belief in myself so hopefully this art school journey will restore what I've lost.

Here's some of my work and I guess my 'starting point' before starting the course.

Welcome to the forums! It must have taken great courage to take this step and put yourself and your art out there. I'm also pretty new here, but from what I've seen so far, everyone is super helpful and supportive. I wish you all the best on your art journey!

Welcome ! Good luck on your art journey !

Nice you got a good head start!

Cheers

Welcome to the forums!! the people here are very nice so i think it'll help you feel less anxious :smile:

I'm so glad that after all this time you're finally getting to do what you love again!

Your art is really good! especially your comics!

Hope that gives you a bit more confidence :smiley:

Can't wait to see how much you grow on your art journey :smiley:

Welcome to the forums, those are some nice skills you got there already. Looking forward to see your progress!

Welcome! That's a pretty good starting point!

Welcome to the forums! Always exciting to see a fellow comic artist join and seeing their work! And it's already a great starting point!

If your dream is to make comic books, it seems like are ALREADY doing it! Those pages look pretty nice! Is there more work to it? Feel free to share your socials and any published work around here. It'll be exciting to see these improve as you go on this art journey.

Sounds like you had it rough, hopefully things are improving.

As you start this journey, just remember to keep doing it for the joy of your own improvement.

It's easy to fall into comparing yourself against others or wishing for other's validation. Even though it's incredibly motivating and a great feeling to have your work appreciated, and getting feedback is incredibly helpful (and these works you shared look GREAT!), ultimately it's about the joy of doing it and to be better today than yesterday.

What software are you using? The panels don't quite have that CSP feel to them (like they were done manually, or maybe it's just the way they are cropped)

@cobalt_kat Thank you so much and I'm glad to hear people are kind and supportive here. I am excited to take part.

@ZekeDraws , @patrycja.lerch , @Kaz_0 , @snakker , @Pattu_w , @Inkpendude - Thank you guys so much. Nice to meet you and I look forward to browsing your threads as well and becoming part of the already great community. ^_^

@mitsuki-youko I appreciate your time to drop by and for your kindness. I am taking meds for my anxiety now so fingers crossed!

@daceronine I have tried comics before and never got past page 7. I always end up hating my art and starting over. I'm nearing the same page count for this attempt so here's hoping I break my curse. You can read more of the pages (but not all yet) on my ko-fi alieinbeanland. (for free)

I am drawing for my own love of it and my goal is to be able to draw more of the things I picture in my head. The stories I wish to tell are because I want to see my characters come to life. I've been writing stories for over 17 years (*not published) so I hope to learn more confident skills from this art school program to be able to draw a lot more complicated scenes that will be coming up in it and of course perspective and backgrounds.

As for the art program, I actually am using clip studio for it. I looked up a printing company I plan to use for it and followed the guidelines for their pages. I have messed around with clip studio's built in comic paneling but I haven't yet figured it out fully. It has been easier just for me to make the panels myself and stay within the page guides. (Something I'll have to work on at some point) So I really am still learning many things. It's hard enough for me to figure out paneling in the first place lol. It's the thing that takes me the longest when planning out a page. I have tried webtoon format as well but I want to have a physical copy of my comic in my hand one day. I have watched many youtube videos on the CPS comic thing but it just hasn't clicked for me yet.

Again, thank you everyone for taking time out and saying hello and welcoming me in. I look forward to the future here with you all and seeing your own journeys!