Admin Post: Community Check-In for July 2024

[goss]

Today's the last day of July, and we'd love to have you check in and chat with us. How have things been with you this past month?

Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in July, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming art challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on.

NB: A Round-Up of art entries for the 10 Year Redraw challenge will be posted today, and a new monthly challenge will be issued later this week. :)

24-year redraw: The Day Dawned Red

[yhlee]

Title: The Day Dawned Red
Artist: yhlee
Rating: G
Fandom: original
Characters/Pairings: a swordsman??
Content Notes: (list warnings here, materials used, etc.)
24-year redraw. :facepalm:



Full image and old version behind cut. Under the wire!
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17-year re-draw

[eye_of_toad]

Title: Green Tie with Polka Dots
Artist: eye_of_toad
Rating: gen
Fandom: none
Characters/Pairings: none
Content Notes: content warning for bones if that's creepy for you (rib cage drawing)

original = highlighters and some kind of pen that I don't remember
redraw = colored pencil, posca pen, and water-based markers

The original was a doodle that I did at work (a job that I absolutely hated), colored in with highlighter while sitting at my desk. This wasn't too long after I had taken an anatomy-for-artists class so I think the anatomy is actually more accurate in the old version.

For the re-draw, I was kind of rushing because I wanted to post this before the month was up and I picked the subject because it seemed like it might be easy. After all, the original was just a doodle. But then I got the proportions wrong and couldn't even fit it on the page and I quickly gave up on the idea that this would be an improvement on the original.

2007 to 2024
( ribcage wearing a purple jacket and a green tie )