Retrospection #3
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By Saskle
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Three days late, but I have to keep with the tradition!
In 2016...
... had I uploaded 124 deviations and written 28 (+1) journals. That's less art than last year, which surprises me actually. 
My first Raskolnikov week! It was during Christmas that I got obsessed with Crime and Punishment and that resulted in 6 artworks uploaded between 19th and 26th of January (except for the last one, which was a little late)
Snashyle died and was reborn Saskle.
This year I suffered twice from carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrist, which made drawing painful and I was worrying about permanent damage. It made me draw with my left hand, though, so I can draw pretty decent with my left hand as well now! 
I participated in the #summercardproject with two prints of Speedpaint Challenge #10: Vacation. 
I GOT A DAILY DEVIATION! 
I never expected to get it on a texture, but hey, what gives! I got a DD! 
I went to Dutch Comic Con with Empoh and to Animecon with a friend, which were both very much fun! It was the first time for me attending such a convention and seeing so many cosplayers was really awesome. 
What really made an impact on me, though, was the Playgrounds Festival. Talks by successful Dutch concept artists, as well as Phil Tippins (worked as stop-motion animator on Star Wars and Jurassic Park) and people from Laika (Kubo and the Two Strings). Hella inspiring! But it made two things clear to me: 1. My dream job is to work as a concept artist / 2d artist in the game industry. This idea has been lingering for a very long time, but after that day I knew it for sure. 2. In order to become a concept artist / 2d artist, I still need to do mountains of work. Not only being able to draw better, but also work in 3D. :/
I made a zoom avatar and I am now part of the family!
I finally finished my Ganon Comic, and sold one booklet! My very first time of selling artwork!
I participated in Art Fight. Was fun, albeit a bit stressful as I'm not used to drawing very fast. I felt a bit out of place on the site, between all those young Warrior Cat fans. :/
I did the unthinkable: I made an account on both Tumblr and Instagram. Yes, I thought I would never do it, but here I am, being all social! 
These are no replacement for DeviantArt: Instagram is for sketches and WIPs, Tumblr is for sketches and WIPS and writings and reblogging. I still have get comfortable there, though. 
357 watchers! Woo-hoo! 
2016 has been a crazy year, but in 2017 await even bigger adventures for me, with a four-month exchange to Prague and fingers crossed for an internship!
What are your plans for this new year?
In 2016...
... had I uploaded 124 deviations and written 28 (+1) journals. That's less art than last year, which surprises me actually. My first Raskolnikov week! It was during Christmas that I got obsessed with Crime and Punishment and that resulted in 6 artworks uploaded between 19th and 26th of January (except for the last one, which was a little late) Snashyle died and was reborn Saskle. This year I suffered twice from carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrist, which made drawing painful and I was worrying about permanent damage. It made me draw with my left hand, though, so I can draw pretty decent with my left hand as well now! I participated in the #summercardproject with two prints of Speedpaint Challenge #10: Vacation. I GOT A DAILY DEVIATION! I never expected to get it on a texture, but hey, what gives! I got a DD! I went to Dutch Comic Con with Empoh and to Animecon with a friend, which were both very much fun! It was the first time for me attending such a convention and seeing so many cosplayers was really awesome. What really made an impact on me, though, was the Playgrounds Festival. Talks by successful Dutch concept artists, as well as Phil Tippins (worked as stop-motion animator on Star Wars and Jurassic Park) and people from Laika (Kubo and the Two Strings). Hella inspiring! But it made two things clear to me: 1. My dream job is to work as a concept artist / 2d artist in the game industry. This idea has been lingering for a very long time, but after that day I knew it for sure. 2. In order to become a concept artist / 2d artist, I still need to do mountains of work. Not only being able to draw better, but also work in 3D. :/ I made a zoom avatar and I am now part of the family! I finally finished my Ganon Comic, and sold one booklet! My very first time of selling artwork! I participated in Art Fight. Was fun, albeit a bit stressful as I'm not used to drawing very fast. I felt a bit out of place on the site, between all those young Warrior Cat fans. :/ I did the unthinkable: I made an account on both Tumblr and Instagram. Yes, I thought I would never do it, but here I am, being all social! These are no replacement for DeviantArt: Instagram is for sketches and WIPs, Tumblr is for sketches and WIPS and writings and reblogging. I still have get comfortable there, though. 357 watchers! Woo-hoo! 2016 has been a crazy year, but in 2017 await even bigger adventures for me, with a four-month exchange to Prague and fingers crossed for an internship!
What are your plans for this new year?
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Congratulations! I once was unable to draw with my right hand for a while - and I STILL could never draw with my left hand, no matter how I tried!
Aww! 
I have to admit, though, that I mostly sketched during the time that my right hand hurt, and my sketches have always been messy. I still can't do really fine details with my left hand, and my handwriting is horrible. But it has improved over the weeks, that makes me happy.
I have to admit, though, that I mostly sketched during the time that my right hand hurt, and my sketches have always been messy. I still can't do really fine details with my left hand, and my handwriting is horrible. But it has improved over the weeks, that makes me happy.