[royalty.]

Like always, nobody will read this, nobody will look at this picture, everybody will just do what they'll always do to my art--- Ignore it.

Anyway, here are somethings that happened that made me cry:



Me: Ry! Ry!! Do you liek my picture!
Me: Do you like my awesomeness picture!!!!
Brother: Yeah Renee! What is it!
Me: Guess
Brother: Is it blow-wishes? ( Those things you can blow). No, is it a flower!!!
Me: No, its element candles! See!
Brother: Oh, pretty Renee.

Well, that made me a bit upset. I Feel like quitting the oekaki. Yes, quite the oekaki for good. The reason why I want to quit the oekaki for good is because the lack of interest I am getting and the lack of comments and likes. See, there are pictures that are like 5 minutes and they can get almost 12 +++ likes!!! Its not fair, nobody even pays attention to my comic. The only person who DID was Wolfie~ but only for 2 pages, where her character was in. No matter WHAT I do, nobody will like my pictures. Nope, nobody. If this picture fails to, then I might quit the oekaki. I really dont like that people hate my drawings. People like: Oofay, Pancea, ~*Winterwolf*~, Annekewren, Peaceful_Chaos and etc. are lucky. They are way more "talented" or "experienced" as most people would say.




The timer, well. ( Looks at timer. Gets ticked. Magically adds 2 hours and 45 minuets to timer. Feels better) yep. It took that long. No believe? If you were in my shoes you would.

ANYWAY...............................

This picture is a picture of the Candles of the Elements. There is:

Water
Fire
Purple magic
Wind
Earth

Well, that took 5 minutes outta maw life. That reminds me,

Everytime I draw a picture, I feel embarrssed about what junk I just drew. It makes me feel sick and embarrsed. Everytime I draw a picture, t makes me feel ashamed when people ignore me but in other [posts they say " Deserves a feauture" or "Intermidiate!"

My pictures never deserve a feature, no matter how much I would adore and freak out and have a spaz attack if I got one, no. No no no. Same goes with intermidiate pictures. There are over 300 pictures in my gallery, but no, it makes me feel like that a SCRIBBLE!!!!! A SINGLE DOT! NOTHING! is better than my artwork.


This also reminds me of artshops. I Work for hours building an artshop!! Yay! I Make a creative name! Yay again! About 1 week later,, NO replies. And then a post of an artshop taht was posted a day ago, wow, it ALREADY got 500 or 100 or 50 posts. This is also something that makes me sad.

Lastly, I have something to say.
You may not like my art, but people with a heart do.

PS Comments, Likes, and Crits are very welcome!


Guys, you are darlings. You are epicness and kind helpers. I Should keep practicing, but I DO feel embarresed when I draw. I Feel like quitting the oekaki. I Will draw 2 more pictures, and see how it goes. If it goes really bad, I may quit, But guys, including those helpers, you good-way-heartbreakers. <333 Luff you.

[fluffy mcderp]

Well, first, I would like to say that you draw 10000 times better than me. And I have a tablet. And my max drawing's likes is 3. But know what? I keep trying. People like The WolfsGIrl, Apache, and others, were also in one time like you and me. Maybe not on CS, but once they were. And like you and me, practised for a thing they really wanted. And, as you can see, now they draw wonderful, BUt they were not born like that, they tried, and tried until they knew how. Even though people say to them: ''Wow! How talented!'' It's not talent, is persistence. They also had many people telling them that they were awful at drawing. Do you know how many times did Edison tried to make a light bulb, and failed? More than 100. And they told him that he would never make it.

I also feel embarassed when I upload a picture, I know that feeling when you think your drawing sucks and everyone ignores it or comments bad things about it. It's normal. There's a meme on DA, that shows an artist improvement since she/he was 11 years old. Also, modern art. All of you drawings are professional if you compare them (http://www.chidi.com/images/abstract/sm ... colors.jpg , http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8jfGQ2Ln_tg/T ... _caoba.jpg , http://www.keithgarrow.com/images/moder ... rothko.jpg)

Don't give up. That happened to everyone in this planet. Maybe not in drawing, but maybe on sports, or ingeneers, everyone. But only persitant win. Even if you don't have 3000 likes in 20 mins. Or if everyone ignores it. You will get the top.

Greetings from your dear friend,

Alice

PS: Try not to beg for likes, or comments

[Viego]

First of all, don't beg for comments, it just ticks people off. 2ndly
You know how many other people on CS can't even draw anywear near as good as you yet they keep trying.

I have been drawing on the oekaki for an IMMENSLEY long time, yet I don't get many comments. Ive only recently started getting good at all on it. It just takes a lot of practice. If you want to get better perhaps you coukd join some clubs that give critisism on your pictures. If you listen to them it will help you immensley. Some people like pictures but they just don't have anything to say.

DONT GIVE UP. If you look at my first pictjres on here you will see nearly NO comments. But I didn't give up. Just remeber practice practice practice

[royalty.]

Thansk guys. And also, I wasnt really begging, I just said I loved comments and comments were what I loved and welcomed.

[Viego]

mnmmm... okay it just looked to me like you were kidna begging for comments

[fluffy mcderp]

Don't worry ^^ I like helping people

[StarHorse]

Don't give up. trust me. People like Oofay, Panacea, and others that are better at drawing just had lots of practice. Pracice! Just keep going. A lot of peple that have awsome first drawings, but usually they're used to virtual drawing. Sorry I cnt say more. my computer wont pick up anyhin on the buttons, and i have to g et some stuf at the store. never give u, justt keep tring.

[royalty.]

BUT OOFAY HAS LIKE 12 DRAWINGS

[fluffy mcderp]

But, how do you know that OOfay learned to draw just in CS?

[dizzy hurricane.]

First of all.
Don't give up drawing! For months and months, I couldn't get a single vote on my drawings. No one would even critique it for me so that I could do better. I waited and waited, and I felt exactly like you do now. I still don't get very many likes or comments, but the important thing is that I didn't give up. I just kept drawing, even though no one commented or liked it. At first, I cared a lot that people didn't care. But then I got this flame inside me, telling me to just try harder. People that are in the Intermediate Oekaki have been practicing for a long time, probably years and years.
Also. If you're serious about art and drawing, check out tutorials and research stuff online. If you aren't against art teachers, see if you can find an art tutor in your area, and you may find that you're having amazing fun, and learning at the same time. ouo. that's how I felt when my piano instructor mentioned to me that the paintings on his walls were by him, and I later asked if he could help teach me. He only explained the basics and then shooed me off, something about how real artists learn from the heart or something { xD } but anyway, it was a great experience. If you feel more comfortable with paper and pencil, go to a nearby electronics store and check out cheap tablets that you could maybe buy. Talk to a store worker, they won't be afraid to help you. Tablets just basically make the illusion of digitally using a pencil and paper. I find them more comfortable to work with, but not everyone does. Also, don't limit yourself to Oekaki! If you buy a Wacom Bamboo tablet { and I'm sure there are other kinds that offer this } you get a free Photoshop program, which usually you have to spend money on. If you end up getting a tablet, don't miss out on that art program. It's more complex than Oekaki, but lots of fun too! ouo. You can also look up other free downloads of art programs like Sai online using your search engine~ <3

Secondly.
I love this drawing~ You shaded it properly, and the candle flames look really good. c: I like how you varied the size of the wax stumps, instead of having them in a uniform line. Because some candles' flames will burn faster than others, realistically. ouo. I personally like the water candle best. It's a very nice, calming color choice. <3

Thirdly.

The only person who DID was Wolfie~ but only for 2 pages, where her character was in.

People like: Oofay, Pancea, ~*Winterwolf*~, Annekewren, Peaceful_Chaos and etc. are lucky. They are way more "talented" or "experienced" as most people would say.

Singling out certain users like this, I think, is inappropriate. Saying that Wolfie~ only stuck around when her character was in isn't acceptable. She may be too busy to come check out the comic now, or she might not even be able to get on Chickensmoothie for the time being. If you want to talk to her, PM her. You never know what's going on with anyone. Something could have happened. And saying the specific names of Oofay, Pancea, ~*Winterwolf*~, Annekewren, and Peaceful_Chaos isn't very fair. They are all on the intermediate boards and have probably been practicing for a long time to try and perfect their art. But there are many other artists on the intermediate Oekaki that you did not mention, and I find this unfair. You didn't include people whose drawings are just as good as the people you did include. You could simply say "people who get comments" instead of their names.
And I did not mean for that to sound like only intermediate artists get comments, I'm extremely sorry if it sounded like that! D:

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That's all I have to say~ <3. Just experiment around and have fun! You're making great progress and showing a lot of potential. c: And if you at first don't succeed, try, try again! <3