The Evolution Thread Returns

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:30 pm

Wow, a year's passed already. Well ladies and gents, its about that time again, show us how your art and style have evolved over the years. For people who haven't done it before, join in. It's always interesting to see how drastically everyone's stuff changes over time.

[geoduck] · Post by **[geoduck]** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:00 pm

OK, here's Rosemary Ripley over the last four years..

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:10 pm

Linkara · Post by **Linkara** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:18 pm

My artwork has been on a slow increase throughout the last year or so. Here's a highlight of Carter from everyone storyline I've done.

I still suck, of course, but now I suck only at 99% instead of my full 100%.

Oh, and FEAR THE GIANT EYES FROM ISSUE 7 AFTER ART CRITIQUE!

Glarryg · Post by **Glarryg** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:50 pm

It's been two and a half years, and not a whole lot has changed:

... That thing on his chest got bigger.

Glarryg

Glarryg · Post by **Glarryg** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:53 pm

It's been two and a half years, and not a whole lot has changed:

... That thing on his chest got bigger.

Glarryg

Geekblather · Post by **Geekblather** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:44 pm

What a difference not-quite-a-year makes.

Lunar · Post by **Lunar** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:56 pm

Now for your viewing pleasure I present: The first and current Lunar and Kirk comics in the various forms they have taken (May not be for the faint of heart, some of these haven't seen light in years and may be feral and ravenous at this point)

1st Run: Comic one

1st run: Current comic

2nd Run: 1st comic

2nd Run: Current comic

Image not available, second run didn't make it that far

Current Run: 1st Comic

Current run: Current Comic

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:10 pm

Okay first time I've done this; each of the five main characters:

Warofwinds · Post by **Warofwinds** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:42 pm

Progression of my main character, Talon

Hmm...I think I got worse there before I got better

Corgan_dane · Post by **Corgan_dane** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:37 pm

NakedElf · Post by **NakedElf** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:22 pm

Twim and Sylphi stabilized fairly early on, and haven't changed much since then (though I have played with Sylphi's hair.) Most of the changes they've seen lately are plotful, such as getting a haircut...

<img src="http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e265/ ... lution.png" />

<img src="http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e265/ ... ution2.png" />

Serif and Frankie haven't stabilized as much. Frankie's just sort of hard to draw--I know what I want him to look like, but it doesn't always come out. Serif I'm not so sure about. But then, she's the newest character, so I haven't drawn her as many times.

<img src="http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e265/ ... ution3.png" />

834n · Post by **834n** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:32 pm

Good times.

VinnieD · Post by **VinnieD** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:32 am

A good sample from each chapter.

Chapter 1, all pencil, little shading, way too scratchy. Chapeter 2, all pencil, more shading, smoother but not well defined. Chapter 3, ink and pencil, changed art styles to make the bunnies look more fluffy. Chapter 4, gone all ink, with hints of color here and there.

Still trying to get the balance of tones right on my grays though.

Jesusabdullah · Post by **Jesusabdullah** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:23 am

The only "character" I've regularly drawn over the years is me, so...here you go. Self-portraiture to the max. Drawings 2-4 come straight from my old comic.

Most of my documentation of my 2005-2006 school year is on my old linux hard drive, so there's a hole there. I'm sure I could find *something* from there if I scoured the internet hard enough, but that's okay. Aside from changes and improvements in my art technique, one can also observe changes in my dressing style, in my hairyness and in glasses. I used to have John Lennon-type glasses until the 2004-2005 school year, and I just changed glasses again during the summer of this year.

I'm starting to build up enough material for progressions of drawings of my friends too, but I think I'll refrain for now.

Edit: Maan, I should've cropped picture one. Ohh well. Here's the original, if you really care to see more "detail."

Edit Edit: Maan, I find it funny how most everyone else is waay more consistent than I am. My drawing styles seem to be aaalways changing, like, even drawings on the same sheet of paper.

Edit Edit Edit (Edit Mushroom MUSHROOM): Keep up the good work Linky.

JTigerclaw · Post by **JTigerclaw** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:01 am

Same one from last year, with a couple more added to the end. I guess my progression has reached its peak, as far as how well the characters are drawn. The backgrounds are what has mostly gotten better, I think...

Oh, and also...

NakedElf · Post by **NakedElf** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:38 am

jesusabdullah wrote:Maan, I find it funny how most everyone else is waay more consistent than I am.

We may be trying for more consistency, though. I mean, if I were drawing myself, it ought to change over time, because I change over time... Sylphi I try to keep consistent from panel to panel... I think I've drawn her+Twim (they have roughly the exact same face) about 1,000 times over the past two years, so that's a lot of getting everything down...

Doublemint · Post by **Doublemint** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:47 pm

I'll do one for some of my characters later but here's two versions of the same scene. The first was drawn in August 2006. The second (a flashback to the previous scene) was drawn in August 2007.

What a difference a year makes.

Jae87 · Post by **Jae87** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:10 pm

I drew comics I'm coloring to update now months ago, which is why half of these are in color and half aren't,
but it's pretty much in the order of which they were drawn ^_^ (I think >.>)

Doombug · Post by **Doombug** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:20 pm

On the left is what was my pride and joy last year.
On the right is how I redrew it in a bit less than an hour, this evening.