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Yay! 2013 summary of art. Alright lets get to this.

January : This is a month full of sketches. I did so many sketches and I was trying to get the hang of some anatomy. I was also trying to find my style. So, while I drew a lot this month, not all of it was quality work. I also redrew a lot of old stuff this month and did requests. The drawing I put up for January was a sketch that I ended up colouring. It was something I was very proud of. Looking at it now, of course I see many mistakes, but I still like it.

February : I didn't draw much in this month. My anatomy was very bad at this point, although I didn't really realize it. I was also super bad at faces. I just couldn't get the body style and face style to go together. I didn't know whether to draw lips, or stick to a more traditional anime line. Also, at this point I wan't outlining anything. I was fed up with how bad I was at it and decided to just colour over pencil lines. The drawing I chose for February is something I drew for a friend. I was drawing some of her characters for inspiration. I was very happy with my colouring skills too. I was drawing with coloured pencils only, and I felt I was really good at it.

March : All the drawings I did in March were finished. I coloured all of them. I redrew a piece of art and I did a request. Those were the main things I actually did that month. I did a few other things but they were personal things and not really good. One of those personal drawings I did was outlined. I outlined it in a different colour and liked doing that a lot. Although, I still sucked at outlining. The picture I chose for this month was a request. I was never really happy with it and redid it a few times before I finally submitted this one.

April : I drew a fair amount in this month. A lot of the things I did were requests. There was one single thing that I outlined this month and that is the drawing I chose. I was very happy with this drawing. It was done in markers and I was very proud of that. Although I still enjoyed coloured pencil more. I think I was starting to realize that my anatomy was pretty bad at this point, but I really didn't do anything to fix it. I hadn't improved much since February.

May : May was a bit of a turning point in my art. I was trying some harder things and trying to fix some anatomy. I did gesture and pose drawings and I started trying to pay more attention to anatomy. The drawing I chose for this month was one that I took a very long time one. In the end, I wasn't very happy with it and I felt like I had wasted my time. I outlined it, but was really bad at outlining so I felt like it made it worse. I am more happy with it now, looking back on it. I was trying to draw something that meant something and not just the same standing pose I always did.

June : In this month I draw requests and sketches. My art was improving a lot though. I was still trying some harder more meaningful things and I was still working on anatomy. The drawing I chose for this month kinda shows my transition phase. It wasn't very good, but I was trying really hard. I was learning new things every day. I was still drawing with pencil and not really outlining my work. I just hated trying that because it always ruined my pictures.

July : I didn't do much in July. There was one thing I finished and that is the thing I chose for this month. I sis have a bit of a better grip on anatomy. I just had a hard time applying it.

August : I did a lot of requests this month. I also played around with outlining things. I used thick, cartoony outlines, that were different colours. And I really loved it. I actually enjoyed outlining my drawings like that. I was also trying to apply some anatomy, but I wasn't very good at it. The drawing that I chose for this month was the first one I used that outlining style on. I also used markers and coloured pencils to colour it. This was a real turning point in how I would start to colour things. I also was trying to improve my coloured pencil skills. I wasn't happy with them any more. I though the colours weren't bright enough and I need to learn the basics of shading.

September : I drew four things this month, but I was still learning. I was playing around a lot with markers and really enjoying it a lot. The picture I chose was a little drawing I did with markers and coloured pencils. I was very happy with how it turned out because I had always had trouble with faces.

October : I only drew two things this month and one of them was a sketch. I just didn't have any inspiration. The drawing I chose was one I wasn't very happy with as far as the body went. I was proud of the hair though.

November : Again, there weren't a lot of finished works this month, but I was definitely improving. I redrew one of my older works that I had done this year and drew some for myself. The drawing I chose for this month was one I did for me. I was playing around with my markers and decided to make her skin green. I was very happy with the result and still am.

December : So for, I have drawn quite a bit this month. I have also been experimenting with adding some digital aspects to my art. I am drawing with coloured pencils and markers and using thick outlines. I am also studying anatomy. Drawing faces is still one of my weaker points, but I'm trying to get better at that too. The drawing I chose is one that I did recently. I decided to do the background digitally.

Well, thanks for sticking with me this year! I hope for many more years of art to come. And much more improvement. Sorry for the giant wall of text.

And as always,

Have a nice day,

Your Artist Friend,

Ruby Stone

Description
Yay! 2013 summary of art. Alright lets get to this.

January : This is a month full of sketches. I did so many sketches and I was trying to get the hang of some anatomy. I was also trying to find my style. So, while I drew a lot this month, not all of it was quality work. I also redrew a lot of old stuff this month and did requests. The drawing I put up for January was a sketch that I ended up colouring. It was something I was very proud of. Looking at it now, of course I see many mistakes, but I still like it.

February : I didn't draw much in this month. My anatomy was very bad at this point, although I didn't really realize it. I was also super bad at faces. I just couldn't get the body style and face style to go together. I didn't know whether to draw lips, or stick to a more traditional anime line. Also, at this point I wan't outlining anything. I was fed up with how bad I was at it and decided to just colour over pencil lines. The drawing I chose for February is something I drew for a friend. I was drawing some of her characters for inspiration. I was very happy with my colouring skills too. I was drawing with coloured pencils only, and I felt I was really good at it.

March : All the drawings I did in March were finished. I coloured all of them. I redrew a piece of art and I did a request. Those were the main things I actually did that month. I did a few other things but they were personal things and not really good. One of those personal drawings I did was outlined. I outlined it in a different colour and liked doing that a lot. Although, I still sucked at outlining. The picture I chose for this month was a request. I was never really happy with it and redid it a few times before I finally submitted this one.

April : I drew a fair amount in this month. A lot of the things I did were requests. There was one single thing that I outlined this month and that is the drawing I chose. I was very happy with this drawing. It was done in markers and I was very proud of that. Although I still enjoyed coloured pencil more. I think I was starting to realize that my anatomy was pretty bad at this point, but I really didn't do anything to fix it. I hadn't improved much since February.

May : May was a bit of a turning point in my art. I was trying some harder things and trying to fix some anatomy. I did gesture and pose drawings and I started trying to pay more attention to anatomy. The drawing I chose for this month was one that I took a very long time one. In the end, I wasn't very happy with it and I felt like I had wasted my time. I outlined it, but was really bad at outlining so I felt like it made it worse. I am more happy with it now, looking back on it. I was trying to draw something that meant something and not just the same standing pose I always did.

June : In this month I draw requests and sketches. My art was improving a lot though. I was still trying some harder more meaningful things and I was still working on anatomy. The drawing I chose for this month kinda shows my transition phase. It wasn't very good, but I was trying really hard. I was learning new things every day. I was still drawing with pencil and not really outlining my work. I just hated trying that because it always ruined my pictures.

July : I didn't do much in July. There was one thing I finished and that is the thing I chose for this month. I sis have a bit of a better grip on anatomy. I just had a hard time applying it.

August : I did a lot of requests this month. I also played around with outlining things. I used thick, cartoony outlines, that were different colours. And I really loved it. I actually enjoyed outlining my drawings like that. I was also trying to apply some anatomy, but I wasn't very good at it. The drawing that I chose for this month was the first one I used that outlining style on. I also used markers and coloured pencils to colour it. This was a real turning point in how I would start to colour things. I also was trying to improve my coloured pencil skills. I wasn't happy with them any more. I though the colours weren't bright enough and I need to learn the basics of shading.

September : I drew four things this month, but I was still learning. I was playing around a lot with markers and really enjoying it a lot. The picture I chose was a little drawing I did with markers and coloured pencils. I was very happy with how it turned out because I had always had trouble with faces.

October : I only drew two things this month and one of them was a sketch. I just didn't have any inspiration. The drawing I chose was one I wasn't very happy with as far as the body went. I was proud of the hair though.

November : Again, there weren't a lot of finished works this month, but I was definitely improving. I redrew one of my older works that I had done this year and drew some for myself. The drawing I chose for this month was one I did for me. I was playing around with my markers and decided to make her skin green. I was very happy with the result and still am.

December : So for, I have drawn quite a bit this month. I have also been experimenting with adding some digital aspects to my art. I am drawing with coloured pencils and markers and using thick outlines. I am also studying anatomy. Drawing faces is still one of my weaker points, but I'm trying to get better at that too. The drawing I chose is one that I did recently. I decided to do the background digitally.

Well, thanks for sticking with me this year! I hope for many more years of art to come. And much more improvement. Sorry for the giant wall of text.

And as always,

Have a nice day,

Your Artist Friend,

Ruby Stone