#cuz u can recognize what went wrong and know what to further work on

[mrfutureboy]

SOME ARTIST REAL TALK!!

the first one is on 8"x6" paper and the second is on 8"x10". when i drew the smaller one, i didnt particularly like how it came out bc it was hard to get any fine details, even with a sharp charcoal pencil. i thought i would simply have better luck on a larger sheet of paper, but seeing them side by side, that didnt quite work out.

more (potential) room for details meant i was super obsessed w getting them to look right, which led to overworking and unintentionally neglecting other aspects. the big thing that was accidentally overlooked was the proportions/anatomy. they look MUCH better in the first one than the second one! tho the hands look horrendous in both slfkls i really thought i could do a better job the second time around

while there are some things i like about the second one, like the fact that mjf has an actual face, i definitely prefer the first one. and i only think thats OKAY like...i dont even like it all that much!

anyway. moral of the story is sometimes ur gonna spend a lot of time on something and its not gonna turn out like u hoped and thats okay! also sometimes its better to not get every single detail in bc u will obsess over it and lose sight of the whole drawing

#my art #light of day #joan jett #michael j fox #fan art #im not going to promote my ko-fi but that is always a thing (link in bio) #also this is not me fishing for compliments (or asking for criticism) #i just put expectations on myself as an artist and sometimes i need to be honest/realistic with myself about it! #and i know people here like my art so i wanna be like 'hey not everything u draw is gonna be a winner and thats okay' #like #art should be fun! and even a 'failed' drawing is great practice and a step towards improvement #cuz u can recognize what went wrong and know what to further work on