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EVOLUTION

This was made May 10th, 2015. I was getting a little better, discovering more of Photoshop's features, but it's still making me cringe.

This was made on a six hour drive to PEI, July 7th, 2015. I still didn't know what a colouring was & refused to let go of drop shadows. I discovered textures though! ...But I didn't really know how to use them.

I made this for my friend on October 1st, 2015. Still clinging to drop shadows, but improving.

This was probably one of the first good things I made. October 23, 2015. I know it's not the best, but I'm still proud of it to this day. It was for intrusively's story, Dead Hearts.

Bit of a time gap since I lost my Photoshop for awhile (laptop broke, had to buy a new one, couldn't figure out how to get it free without getting a virus so I ended up buying it). June 7th, 2016. The drop shadow has made a return.

Also June 7th, 2016. A colouring! Crappy text placement & too much lightning, but progress.

No drop shadow? A colouring? A decent background? Holy shit. June 20th, 2016.

August 23, 2016. Entered into a contest under a different name. Didn't win/place, but still extremely proud.

August 27th, 2016. Inspired by my old Grim Reaper cover.

And lastly, my banner. August 28th, 2016. While I still haven't mastered the art of making my own colourings (I get 99% of mine from Deviantart), I have come a long way & am so proud of myself. I know I'm not the best, I doubt I ever will be, but I'm happy with what I can do.

It may take a lot of cringe along the way, but the more you do it the better you get. Don't delete your old "cringey" works, keep them & look back on them, be inspired to do better. I look back on Virus & things I make now look like they belong in a museum (until I take a stroll through other graphic designers' books & return to reality).

I'll probably look back on this chapter someday & cringe at the last few.