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Published: 2007-08-15 10:02:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 52127; Favourites: 913; Downloads: 0
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I was looking through my scraps and saw this very old portrait I did back in 2002. It made me smile, and laugh, because A) it's funny to see how I started and B) it looks so terribly bad. I remember, when I finished my first portrait, I was so proud of myself!I had this crazy idea of getting all my best portraits of each year and put them next to each other.
Hmm, I think I improved my skills just a little, don't you think?...
I had several periods
2002 - the 'I like to draw stuff from magazines' period
2003 - the 'Lord of the Rings rox my sox' period
2004 - the 'Johnny Depp is so cool' period
2005 - the 'random actors and actresses' period
2006 - the 'I think I really do like Final Fantasy' period
2007 - the 'and House kicks ass as well' period
So people, stop saying you won't become as good as I am these days. When I started, my stuff looked really bad, too!
Have fun watching and... keep up the good work!
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Haha this made me lol
I remember the days when I was 12-13.. The days where you only used one pencil to draw a portrait
Lol xD
It's quite amazing how much you improved
Unfortunately I didn't get too much better lol
I kind of thought that maybe that's just as good as I'm going to get
But this makes me hopeful that I still could improve
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Btw i love even the 2005 one....i will steal your hands!!!!
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Omg....i can't believe you're 19 years old....°-° i have your same age and i'm an an arts school but i've never seen something good like your portraits °ç°
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Wow, we're the same age but I can't draw for peanuts.
...Can I borrow your talent? XD
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I looking at old drawings i did. I hope I can draw as good as u some day (even tho i'm 15) :\
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Aww well if you practice enough, you'll get there , trust me
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I hope so 
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WOW! look at that improvement! thats SUPER impressive!!
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This one inspries me soo soo much. see, I'm only 15 so seeing this can actually show that you can get really good. You're and awesome artist! Keep it up!
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practice really does make perfect, holy crap you are amazing
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yay... this gives me hope. lol
cuz i'm about at the level you were at 16, and i'm currently 16.
*huge sigh of relief* XD
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This picture makes me smile 
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Wow, you've improved lots! ^^
Quick question(s?) : ok, before i start, i am sorry i feel like i'm bothering you with these....
What kinda of paper do you use? Are there any brands of supplies you recomend for doing these types of shading pics? And how long does it take for you to make your pics, roughly?
LOL, i think I'm in between your 16 and 18 year old spots right now ^^ somewhere around there XD
Thanks again, and great job! (i thinks i shall have to watch you now =3 )
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Aww whoa, I found this compile thing of your drawings very interesting! I like it~ It is good that you have improved. : D I think I have just gotten an inspiration of some sort XD. Keep up the good work! ^^
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Hmmm... I'd say I'm in the 16-17 range on your "scale" at the moment. Since I'm currently 18, I'm only a little behind where I would have been if I had taken this up earlier--that's good news for me. I've keep wondering if it's actually possible to do this stuff, and I could still (theoretically) do well.
Also, I love these year comparisons. Aside from seeing how the artist has personally grown (your art is very good, by the way), it gives me hope that I could eventually do the same. ...an hour a day, though? When I have an hour, I'm usually on Photoshop... *sigh* Why does talent have to be so much WORK?
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I really love this deviation. Brings hope to us all!
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It's very encouraging... Maybe i'll be that good too one day...
Do you practice often?
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I really like this. It gives me hope that 1 day I might b able to draw as good as u.
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wow that's so cool. that really inspires me and i'm 15. this makes me think that i just might have a chance in being able to draw like that. did you ever take any art classes or anything to get better, or did you just practice by yourself? i've never had any art classes and i've improved a lot this past year, but i really want to get better. what did you do? i'm curious.
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omg ui love your work 
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damn...
So practice does make perfect
You're an inspiration!
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wow, this is the pic that goes with the "there is still hope" sentence
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Ahaha, I really love these progress thingies!
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wow i wish i made progress like you!!!
how the heck did u get ur proportions so perfect so young?
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wow i was just about to say, "thats really good to see as maybe that will happen to me" we are the same age....lol and ive been drawing forever too lol...its just a shame i dont improve as fast as u haha though i guess we all cant be great artists that would be too easy
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This inspires me. Im glad that you decided to compile this "timeline", if you will, because it shows us newbies that we can actually one day compare to the artists like you. Thank you 
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your improvements give me hope, haha.
maybe i can be like that some day.
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I hope I improve like you! 
*sigh* Someday... House...
I have a question though. Why don't you use charcoal? Have you ever tried using it? I started using charcoal 3 portraits ago, and I think it's amazing.
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You have improved very much in these years
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That is a HUGE improvement in just 5 years! Great job!
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You got better and better and better.. amazing. :3
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ohh... now i'm exited.. i started drawing a year ago i hope i have enough talent to be half as good as you are.. ^^ that'd be enough for me, ur really great
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just practice a lot, and you'll be fine
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You are great with pencil, what about colors? Maybe colored pencil, then you're not too far from what you do best.
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Oh... and by the way, did you study to draw like this?
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Nope, it's all self taught
Thank you so much for your comments!!!
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Wow!! This is awesome! I guess I'm gonna dedicate some time to my drawings so I can make an improvement in five years. This is so inspiring! I'm gonna start drawing right now!
I started drawing a portrait of Angelina Jolie like 3 months ago but I didn't finish it because I thought that I could never make it as good as I wanted. But now that I saw this I'm gonna finish it and continue practicing until I do it right! Thanks!
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is that jessica alba on the 4th picture?
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Nice...
I'm stuck for several years in the "Lord of the Rings rocks" period and the "Johnny Depp is so dreamy" period...
I've wondered so many times, what would happen if Johnny played in LotR...
Anyway, great improvement. House looks very realistic...
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lol Johnny in LotR
and which role should he get then? NazgΓ»l or Eomer, lol
Thanks!
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Nah, not Nazgul for sure... I did love Viggo as Aragorn so I wouldn't replace him so i guess it does leave us Eomer or, Faramir...
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Wow, you sure worked hard to get such an amazing drawer!
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I applaud you for putting this together. I think it's really inspiring for ambitious artists that want to become as good as you are. People forget that ALL of their favorite artists had to start somewhere. It's also a good reminder for artists who are already really good. When they're looking at somebody's work who isn't as advanced as theirs, hopefully they realize they too were once at that point.
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Wow 6 years. It's my 2. year and i'm drawing a bit like your 2004's. Still drawing too gray
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this gives me hope... I'm 16 and I'm still at your second or third step... Thanks a lot for the hope...
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