Istg my portrayal of him always differs so much each time, hes literally growing together with me at this point :D
Fun fact: He was a grumpy edgy mean butthole when I started drawing him in 2013. Now he’s an expressive gremlin. Though I definitely want to mix more elegance into my portrayal of him without losing the iconic personality that my gremlin style has given him.
2023 was a disaster of a year for me for art and I just... I hope 2024 is a year of healing, rediscovery and growth. I have a mindset to get better and return to the root of just.. doing art for enjoyment so I hope that stays.
I went through a really gross friendship-breakup last December and the disappointment from that binded to all the trauma Hannibal went through this year, and I just feel like I never fully recovered from the blur that was the first quarter of the year.
I was trying to push through a lot of art block in the front half of the year and I think I finally let myself crash in October. I started really strong and kept it through July I think. In August I was doing art for ME and the like FIVE MIKEY FANS LOL and just kinda having CLASSIC Kat art fun?? And with making Lucien in May... and seeing in September just how much I wasn't pushing myself anymore... I started trying to when making Xig posts but... I lost steam pretty hard because engagement and such...
In November I was struggling because I was needing to finish up a sketchbook and, I never wanna use a sketchbook LESS than when I have one or two pages left...
December though... that doodle will post eventually but I... feel like with the art studies and the stupid Lokius AU and shit like idk. I feel like I'm gonna find my way back to liking my art again. Feeling satisfied and happy with my art... I wasn't unhappy with my art in 2021 or 2022. I've just been through a lot this year.
So here's to 2024 being better and more gracious with my mental and physical health!! Here's to new projects!! Here's to just...a happier year I hope!!
It's interesting to see how much this style has been refined..? Considering I drew my oc Mizuki in it before.
2019 version
2020 version (with her boyfriend.)
This style went through some hiccups and I kept abandoning it over and over again because I was struggling with it.
I'm kind of happy I'm enjoying it again, I remember being obsessed with it in 2018, even if I don't recall that year very well.
Cheesebrain-hole memory is real, guys.
Happy New Year! 2023 had a lot of positive upheavals for me, which are all good things, but meant, art-wise, some months I drew more than usual, and some other months I didn't draw at all. However, I still wanted to fill-in this end-of-the-year meme, so I fudged the dates a bit to not have gaps. Because this is supposed to be motivational, not punitive! I also added bonus row for some other drawings I didn't want to leave out, because I say so. :P
And here are the links...
January: Mew from Pokemon.
February: Modryn Oreyn from The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.
Early April: an Amazon Milk Frog.
April: Articuno from Pokemon.
May: Big the Cat and Froggy from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
June: A random street view of a crosswalk in South Korea.
July: A glass bottle drawn from life.
August: Ninian from Fire Emblem.
September: A night on the beach.
October: Meowth from Pokemon.
Late October: Mew again, this time drawn in Kid Pix.
December: Charmander from Pokemon.
Bonus 1: A Specter-like monster from Agarest.
Bonus 2: Shadow of the Rhythm Rogues from Space Channel 5.
So uh. Decided to compile some of my favorite drawings from this year into one post. I don’t think I have posted all of these, but I know most of them I did, and I will be linking them below, as well as providing an alternate edition of this with other art I also really like! I am...Honestly so proud of my art progression this year, quite amazed with it actually. Also love how obvious it is that I am still stuck deep in my Hermitcraft fixation, except during September when the MK8DX update wave 2 dropped and possessed me.
2022 has been a year for sure. Looking forward to putting it behind me and moving forward into 2023 with some good energy.
I have mixed feelings about this year, honestly. I found an art method I enjoyed, some staple supplies in my traditional stuff and REALLY enjoyed mowing through my sketchbook and FINISHING it this year!! But I also felt like I didn't grow this year. I didn't do as many polished works, and that kind of bummed me out. But I enjoyed the work I did, and had a nice time picking pieces for this year in review at least!
End of October into December has been some wild art block, so most of November was spent working on writing parts of Nightmare Syndicate, and thumbnailing some designs and concepts so there's that too!
Overall I like the variety, and I don't feel like I've got SAME FACE or any of that going on with my year end, and like I said... I just really like the look and style of stuff this year.
Next year I want to do more polished work, and actually get my shit together and make better time management for myself.
I need to take January to really get my apartment cleaned, and start doing some purging of stuff I own and get rid of clutter. New year, new me for real this time. I feel good about this year.