Hello my fellow Steemian! A few days ago, I came across an old drawing of mine from 2011 that I uploaded on Facebook. Back then, I don't have a drawing tablet and resort in using a mouse to draw. When I stumbled upon this drawing courtesy of Facebook suggesting to see back my old posts, I initially cringe inside (by my past self). 7 years ago, I am just a kid just in the process of finishing her high schooling. However, that is also the period where I start to take drawing a bit more seriously so I decide hey, I should probably redraw this old art and see how much I have improved!

The Art

This artwork originally is for a Harry Potter original character I made myself back then. Everyone was super crazy about Harry Potter so my friend and I created our own original characters for the universe. I don't quite recall what I named this character back then, but it is probably one of the version of my longtime original character named Ryuu.

2011 drawing of the character, one of my old drawings that I still save haha~

So I decided to redraw the character again after a long staring contest with the drawing. I put on some music and started to draw and here is the result in the end:

Magic cat as a friend

I am glad to see that I have improved in my art. Some people feel bad seeing their old art but for me, my old art is like a start of something new. If I didn't draw back then, I might not draw today. If I didn't start to draw back then, I probably would not create more art that I want. Hey, maybe I'll look at this art in the future and improve it more. Who knows? Everything can be improved with time, practice and learning and I'm excited to see how I can push myself more for the future!

Art Process

Sketching

The first thing I do is sketching the character. Using the expression in the old picture, I recall the character is a little grumpy. I sketch them crossing their hands and looking grudgingly because I can't stop playing anime song. (just kidding)

Lining

Then I started to line the character. Overall it is a really fun process.

Coloring

I started coloring with the base color and proceed with the shading of the character. Then I realized I forgot the cat so I decided to draw the cat on top of the coloring layer.