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[Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« on: December 27, 2014, 07:53:46 AM »
Greetings artists, musicians, modelers, etc of AAA!
As the year 2014 draws to a close, I hope that you have had a wonderful year full of creative endeavors.
Now that Christmas is finally over and the new year is quickly approaching, I will issue a challenge to those who post to this board.




New Years Challenge! Kick Your Own Arse

- Pick something you made early this past year
- Now redo it
- Remember to attach a date to both


The concept itself is fairly simple. Please choose an artwork (or music piece, mmd, etc) that you have worked on early this year and redo it. Once you have done so, post them here so we can see your year's worth of improvement. If this is an art piece, please combine them into one file for easy viewing with both pre- and post-ass kicking. Since a template can be rather restricting, combine and decorate them as you like. For you musicians, if remaking a music piece wouldn't be exciting or different enough, feel free to create anything that will showcase your new found skills and improvements in your craft.
If you don't get what I mean, see here.

By 'early', I mean something at least before June, possibly July. If you can't find anything at all satisfactory to remake (or nothing at all), then feel free to pick something from the previous year(s) such that we can see you domineering over your past primitive self.

Deadline? Since too long a deadline breeds idleness, I propose a week after New Years, Wednesday January 7. That gives you almost two weeks to join in, please post your stuff by then. Although this isn't anything strict, having no deadlines seems to kill participation.
I don't really have any prizes or anything in mind, this isn't really a contest or anything. But I can hand out internet high-fives to people showing the most improvement.

Hopefully this will become a landmark for you to measure your progress by in the coming new year. Don't be shy!

If you have any neat ideas, feel free to share them. Otherwise, good luck and Happy New Year!
« Last Edit: December 27, 2014, 07:57:02 AM by Mea »
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2014, 08:12:22 PM »
Oh boy, I don't even want to look at my earlier things myself. :V
But I've already found something that's perfect for this. ~

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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2014, 10:41:37 PM »
Oh, this ought to be fun. Now to find something worth re-making.
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2014, 11:12:51 PM »
Cool! I think I have an idea for what piece I'll be redrawing.
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2014, 12:52:22 AM »
I'm not sure if I have anything posted here this year I forget, but it sounds interesting enough that I might just give it a shot!

If I can't figure out dates on things I'll just draw something that hopefully shows improvement, as per the alternate conditiions specified.
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2014, 01:47:56 AM »
I'm not sure if I have anything posted here this year I forget, but it sounds interesting enough that I might just give it a shot!

If I can't figure out dates on things I'll just draw something that hopefully shows improvement, as per the alternate conditiions specified.
It doesn't have to be stuff you posted here. You can scan in stuff you worked on in a sketchbook or something. As for dates, something tentative like 'around March-ish' works just fine.
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« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2014, 02:15:50 AM »
It doesn't have to be stuff you posted here. You can scan in stuff you worked on in a sketchbook or something. As for dates, something tentative like 'around March-ish' works just fine.
Ah, had missed that.  I didn't really date my work much but I'm sure I can find something when I get home tomorrow.  Scanning won't happen since we lack a scanner that works right now, but I'll take pictures or something and work with those.  Now to decide which picture to try to redo...
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2015, 12:08:40 PM »
Fifth of January
31. of December

I can't even look at the original.

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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2015, 05:07:40 PM »
Oh wow, I only just noticed this. I'll try and re-do an earlier track, although these usually take at least a week considering I have work currently so I'm probably not going to make the deadline. :V
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2015, 08:29:41 PM »
Oh right I need to do this still.  Whoops.
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2015, 11:40:22 PM »
Woo, good thing I noticed this in time! I put this together for it.

Nobu's 2 month 2014 progress!

I would have redrawn something sooner than November, but I literally hadn't drawn anything more than doodles and copies for years prior to that Nue.

EDIT: DAMMIT I FORGOT THE WINGS >_<
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2015, 07:18:56 AM »
Early February 2014 sketchbook draft vs. 7 January sketchbook draft; decided to use just the same subject matter and overall tone rather than commit to a verbatim revision. Mostly seeing some changes in body form understanding and an increasing roughness in style (with the use of non-mechanical pencil on the newer version partially to blame :V), but there's of course room for improvement!

I intended to finish a more polished version by now, but it was taking longer than expected. I'll still probably finish it anyway.
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2015, 10:14:48 AM »
Welp, here's mine. I didn't realize that I actually didn't have anything completed at all in 2014, how embarrassing. Was going to add in the rest of the drums, but didn't feel like it. And it's not in the original anyway /excuse.
My goal will be to work on coloring techniques, getting more used to digital drawing, and clothes/folds. Especially that last one, still looks terrible and non-sensical so far.

Oh wow, I only just noticed this. I'll try and re-do an earlier track, although these usually take at least a week considering I have work currently so I'm probably not going to make the deadline. :V
Don't worry, we're curious about your progress. Take your time.

EDIT: DAMMIT I FORGOT THE WINGS >_<
Lol.
Although a month's worth isn't necessarily in the spirit of the topic, I can make an exception since you probably don't have anything else dating <=4 years. I feel like you have the most easily recognizable visible improvement so far, though that could just be due to you catching up to your former skills. High 5 ☆! Keep it coming.

I can't even look at the original.
Here is your High 5 ☆! Thanks for being the first person to submit your work.
You're more outgoing with your poses, the limbs don't look like they belong to a spider anymore, and the hair/face is more lively. Keep it up.

I intended to finish a more polished version by now, but it was taking longer than expected. I'll still probably finish it anyway.
Don't give it up. You seem to be focusing a lot on the inner anatomy, and it shows a lot in the shoulder/armpit area, also in the neck area, and well the upper body in general. If you get a softer lead, you may be able to control the line weights better and bring out the important lines more. The faces also look less flat. Good job! Here is your high 5 ☆!


Guess I'm just handing out the ☆s like candy then. Well any improvement is always good thing. Carrots for every hop one takes. Now just leap further in the new year!
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2015, 04:58:45 PM »


LOLKILLME

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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2015, 07:28:31 PM »
Oh geez, terribly sorry about this.  I was GOING to do it last night, but the night before I had a major toothache and couldn't sleep so I was exhausted yesterday and in no condition/mood to draw.  Even if it's not for the challenge I may do this later though and post it here if the thread sticks around.
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2015, 10:57:31 PM »
I'm updating myself in 5-year intervals these days... But looking back, I'm not sure I'd do my 2010 works any better now, presuming I spent the same amount of energy... Maybe I could be a little better if I gave it my all, but...

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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2015, 01:17:25 AM »
Even if it's not for the challenge I may do this later though and post it here if the thread sticks around.
Take your time, hope you're feeling better

Maybe I could be a little better if I gave it my all, but...
There's got to be at least one thing, even if it's small, that you're doing better than you were half a decade ago. And sometimes, progress happens in different places and different areas
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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #17 on: January 09, 2015, 06:08:33 PM »
http://i.imgur.com/KXB8lzU.png

Something like that.

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« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2015, 01:45:01 AM »

6/16



i got worse lol

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« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2015, 09:41:46 AM »

6/16



i got worse lol

Nonsense, look at that perspective! :V

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« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2015, 11:11:16 PM »
Now 2hu related.
Huh. I said this before, but your direction with form and lighting seems to be taking you places
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« Reply #22 on: January 12, 2015, 06:55:01 PM »
Here's mine.

I think I made his hands too big whoops

Some things I did differently:

Thin lines, no varying line weight
New "airbrushing" kind of coloring technique
Different pose

What I should probably work on this year:

Anatomy
How to draw dudes
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« Reply #23 on: January 30, 2015, 03:01:49 PM »
Thread resurrection lel whups



UH IT'S 6 MONTHS THO SORRY

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Re: [Challenge] New Years Challenge ~ Kicking Your Own Arse
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2015, 03:50:02 PM »
A full month after the deadline, but better than than never, right? :V

I decided to remake the first track I made, Amen Broken, which was problematic for a number of reasons (primarily 'what is song structure???'), and while there are still some things I'm not totally satisfied with (leading to me getting pretty stuck, a big part of why it took so long), I think it's at the least an improvement.

Amen Broken 2014.
Amen Broken 2015.

Thank God that's over. Time to start making something more fun that might actually make some sense. :toot:
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