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Published: 2012-02-14 07:33:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 233; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 0
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Drawin birds because I like them. Just some messy sketches to get back into the feel of photoshop and using my tablet. Top one is a character I created for a children's book I did a while ago but in an attempt at a rad pose (failing, gah legs, bane of my life). Bottom one is Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2, done without reference. I'm pretty satisfied with Shen, but I should be halfway decent at him since I only sketched him, like, what, a million times from screenshots.I've had a long, hard day so I think that's all I'll muster for tonight.
Shen belongs to Dreamworks.
Hawk dude belongs to me.
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Very well done! Love that Hawk dude you drew there. I myself have a hard time drawing birds! I seem to have problems drawing any animal.
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lrssa!!!!! You're back! I missed youuu! It was so lonely.
Kung Fu Panda helped a lot with the technique for drawing birds, especially with the wing-hands.
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D'aaww, missed you too. Well, I'm back now.
I never got around to watch the second movie of kung fu panda. Is it good?
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Oh I loved the second one. I personally think it's better than the first one. I'd say the first one is more comedy and the other is more character development. As you can tell, I really liked the peacock, even though he was the bad guy.
...I always like the villains...wonder what that says about me, lol.
How have you been, anyway? Your last tumblr post sounded like life had been pretty hectic for a while.
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I usually prefer the villains as well. I guess it's because their personalities are far more interesting and it makes us want to know why or what made them this way.
It was. Besides the fact that a lot has been changing around me, I have been working on my art and comics non stop the past few days and it made me wonder. I don't know why but even though I'm somewhat happy of how my latest drawings/comics turned out, I still got the feeling that I haven't worked on my OCs well enough. I know that some people like them but I think I haven't got their personalities and the world they live in across well enough. The way I have been just explaining their backstories, I forgot to explain their daily lives and their world and now I think I have missed the opportunity to explain it properly. My english sucks so sorry if I couldn't explain it well enough. Let's just say that I'm questioning my original ideas and my art and that I'm a bit confused.
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While I may not be as active an artist as you, I can still relate a lot to what you're saying. It sounds like you probably have pretty high expectations of yourself, and that's something I really understand well. I've been having a pretty rough time with school and other areas of life--trying to find a place to live next year, trying to get a job, etc. I'm experiencing feelings I've never really had to deal with before: true frustration, questioning whether anything will ever work out, wondering if I've been too optimistic about my future. As time goes on, we'll constantly be running into situations that make us question ourselves, but the point of all this rambling is that we have to find it in ourselves, somewhere deep down to be happy with who we are and what we've accomplished. I often feel like I should have done more with my life by now, but when I sit down and think about it, I already have done a lot of good things. No matter what I tell myself though, I'll always have those thoughts of "Oh, I should be better at this by now."
It kind of sounds like you might be going through something similar. So I would just like to say that I think you have done a good job with your OCs and your art in general. It's good that you strive to improve and do things better, but there's always going to be times when we question ourselves. We just have to remember that our accomplishments and talents, ultimately, aren't what makes us who we are or what makes us valuable as people. I think you're a wonderful artist and a good, kind person as well.
Ahh, I hope I didn't make too big a deal out of this, but it seemed to me that we're experiencing similar feelings, though not necessarily about the same thing, so I thought I'd share what helps make me feel better. If you want to talk more, you can message me too on tumblr, devArt or anything. I hope I could help in some way.
P.s. I think your English is pretty darn good. I'll just say that you speak more articulately and correctly than like 90% of the internet.
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Thank you so much, TMR. I'm very glad that you understand and can relate to my problems, even though our problems are not quite the same. Seeing it like that, you have it harder than me, since you have to get ready for a job and look for an own place in the future. But I'm glad I can talk to you about it! 
I have been already told once that I sometimes do have high expectations of myself and I guess it's true. I'm glad you think I have done a good job on my OCs and art! I guess as long as I just keep drawing and working on them I'll improve with time. Anyway, thanks for your help! I know that I'm probably not as good in helping with art related or other kinds of problems but if you ever need someone to talk to about things like this I would be happy to help!
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I'm glad I was able to help. I was bit worried that I went on an unnecessary spiel, because sometimes, it's good to just vent frustrations and have a listening ear, which I'm totally willing to do.
I think it's good to have high expectations since it helps you strive to do better, but at the same time you always need to do what makes you happy. As long as you feel your art makes you happy and you enjoy doing it, I think that's the most important thing.
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I agree! 
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