argeiphontes

Okay so I've decided I am going to redo some old pieces from 10/11/12 years ago that are a bit rubbish even if I like something about their concept.  3 pieces I have picked out, all Tekken pieces are these:
Marshall Law Vs Baek Doo San, with Marshall standing over Baek.  I always liked the concept of this one but artistically it was very dodgy.  And due to a suggestion made by I'll change their outfits to Marshall's cook suit and Baek's business suit for the purpose of the redraw.

Hwoarang and Julia in their combat /camo gear.  I just liked this combo however the poses are a bit awkward and the background is cheap.

This one mainly because it's possibly the first piece I uploaded to DA, but very scrappy looking.  I think redoing it would be a good idea.

Anyway I hope to have these pieces come together sometime soon and hope they work out well...

Or at least it feels like that sometimes.  So many pieces of art I start off with enthusiasm.  I draw them and start colouring or scan and start colouring...then suddenly I start to slow down.  Next thing I know half a year has passed and the drawing is still there.  I've probably returned to it a few times but if I've coloured more than 2% more I'll be surprised.

I just seem to run out of steam and am constantly looking to the next picture I'm going to draw without thinking of the ones I haven't finished.

As an example I recently uploaded a screenshot of most of my "in progress" pieces,

The scary thing is that some of those pieces have been in my "in progress" posts before.  For example the turrican pieces.  Also the Chun-Li vs Ling Xiaoyu one has been on the go for years.  Nobody was even talking about SFxT the game when I drew that originally and now the games been and gone.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Do I need to learn patience?  I know it's not likely to happen.

I only just realised that last month I passed the 10 year mark for being a DA member.

I feel like I should do a celebratory artwork or something...but I won't.

I'm not sure if I've improved that much to be honest.  I've maybe improved a little, although very slowly.  It has certainly been a fun 10 years.  Seeing so many types of art and imagery.  There are so many people whose work can inspire me and so many works I am in awe of.  There are those who I have seen increase steadily in skill and those budding artists who have a flair for creativity that hasn't been fully developed yet who I can watch progress.  The storytelling, the emotive imagery, the technicalities, the beauty, the fun and the dynamics of the many types of visual art have been a constant delight to see.  I can only just wish that I can progress as well.

So here's to more years of drawing and doodling and nonsense.

PS:  I should note that exactly 10 years ago today I finished an artwork of Baek Doo San, this one: argeiphontes.deviantart.com/ar…

This is coincidental as I happen to be currently working on a Baek piece and it should be up in the next week or so.  (part of the Tekken 2 Tribute held by )  Should be good to compare.

I just found some old Tekken fanarts that I did circa 1999-2001.  They were on a tekken fan page that has been out of action for a good few years.

These were all artworks that I thought were long since lost as I no longer had my originals.

So I think I'll have to upload them.

Got me really nostalgic.

Well the year is almost over.  I hope you all had a nice Christmas/Xmas.  

So looking back it would be fair to say this year has been my art resurgence.  I believe I submitted 60 deviations this year.  By contrast I submitted 1 thing in 2011, 2 images in 2010 and 2 images in 2009.

I've taken an interest in the various contests/tribute projects run by through his and pages and DA groups.

I feel like I've taken the bull by the horns as the chief Street Fighter EX fanart promoter...as I've produced quite a few pieces relating to the underdog SF series and submitted others' EX artworks to various groups.

I have also discovered this year that when I'm colouring a piece of art in photoshop I prefer covering up the linework completely than keeping the lines.

Anyway a piece I am currently working on and quite enjoying is an image of Scorpion from Mortal Kombat in combat with Doctrine Dark from Street Fighter EX.  Hopefully this will be up in January.

And Happy New Year to all.