CDN Art: 2015 (Patreon)

Recently I made the decision to quit the Cerberus Daily News forum and it hurt way more than I expected it to. I've spent time reading old threads and looking at old art to help it but the feeling goes back and forth. So trying to keep this positive <3

When I first joined I was in this art slump because I left devart, and another RP community so I was trying to find a creative outlet. Someone I knew from tumblr was telling me about CDN but I was iffy because I joined two boards prior and they died immediately almost one right after the other.

I remember checking the place out and reading biographies to get a read on the atmosphere and how things were done. And then I started reading the Members Adventure section and browsing through all the stories, reading them like fanfics late into the night. When I finally joined I was so scared and there were many hiccups but people were super nice and messaged me saying welcome and "I love your character, keep up the good work" ;___;

I use my art as this...shield? The idea is if you can't be witty with words try to convey it with art. It can be an icebreaker, it can make people laugh, or feel the angst of the moment. And in other spaces it made it easy for me to talk to others. I never wanted praise like "OMG THIS IS THE BEST UR THE BEST" but there were times a commission or a post I made got a conversation started on someone's character and that was always cool.

The boards helped me find my stride with digital art. I was never comfortable working digitally because it always felt weird to me. But only a couple of months after I joined I broke my foot, so I couldn't comfortably access my traditional media or upload it. So I stayed in bed often with my laptop and tablet. I wanted to draw story bits and characters on CDN so I had no choice but to go digital. And with enough searching I found digital brushes and effects that helped emulate the feeling of actually sketching with a pen. And from there it took off. I drew as much as I could, experimented with colors and effects. My art folder for Mass Effect alone was like 300+ images within a year. Before then it was a miracle I could draw five images within the month XD

I'll be posting some more so this post doesn't get too long.