anotherronism

Folks... My very first TD image is so buried in my gallery that even I don's see it very often.

This idea may have been done before but I was thinking a neat forum thread would be to showcase our own personal growth on TD.

Show us your very first pic and the date. Then something from the middle. Then your most recent "serious" work.

Maybe a bit of self-examination along the way.

Sounds like an interesting - non-volatile thread. We'll see.

Ron

anotherronism

11 Jan 09: "Something"
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=18484
My very first effort. I had found the site via sudoko.com and was just doodling and trying to figure out how to use the interface. Of all people - it was Matthew who made the first comment I ever received. And it was feedback that got me hooked. I still like this guy and cannot bring myself to delete him even when I do major housecleaning.


12 Jan 09: "The Kid"
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=18557
My first serious effort. Hard to believe now it was only my second day on TD. This is where I discovered layering and carpel tunnel syndrome at the same moment.

14 Jan 09: "Take a Trip?"
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=18955
Inspired by a featyred image on Google Images where I had gone looking for inspiration. This was still my first week on TD and I was oh so hooked at this point. Watching the playback I realize this is the piece where I learned mistakes could be fixed as you went along.

16 Jan 09: "Silence"
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=19462
My fisrt real attempt to incorporate the standard Theme Elements with something else. Still one of my favorites. (And OMG - still my very first week on TD. I think I did over 60 pics that first week.)

11 Mar 09: "Not Bothered By It. You?"
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=30284
This one is hard to explain. It started as a doodle and developed into a child. I'd been wanting to try a nude on TD and this happy accident gave me a purely innocent way to do just that. I can happily say I've never once received a negative comment on this piece. And I was waiting for some. Thank God this is a site of enlightened artists and not ultra-conservative freaks.

22 Apr 09: "Organic"
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=37592
My most-commented-on piece. Another happy accident. I had just seen the movie "Seven Pounds" and was in love with a box jellyfish in that movie. I really didn't think I could pull any Jelly off in TD in any Theme but luck led me to flowers and viola.

Since then I've been playing with pattern a lot. The addition of Avatars has led me to some interesting stuff which, in the end, I either didn't submit or have since deleted. These pieces appeal to my own sense of geometry but just aren't that interesting.

I also got fascinated with doing eyes for a bit but never found anything interesting to do with them.

So I'm on TD now for, what, seven months and this is how I've grown.

Ron

PS
I'm truly interested in hearing other people's 'tours' of their own timelines, influences, sideroads, backtracks and progress.

Robindcr8l

My first pic on Oct. 8, 2008: http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=4647

A later version of a robin: http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=37048

And my pic that made Top 5 in June: http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=47458

Luna

Great Idea Ron!



Dec. 30th 08
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=16206
This was the first picture I actually submitted 3 days after I found the site.

April 1st 09
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=34218
This was the last picture I spent days doing. Everything after this took under 2 hours.

July 29th 09
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53250
I did this for Matthew, but it's also for Arty, and everyone else who is struggeling or grieving.

Dragon

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=1013
July 21/08 This was my very first pic. I’m not terribly impressed by it now but I do keep it around to remind myself how far I’ve come since.
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=5701
Oct 20/08 This one got me into the Top 5 for Oct/08 much to my absolute shock and I remember how ridiculously proud I was of that accomplishment. I showed all my co-workers (who really couldn’t care less but were very polite)
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=26810
Feb 21/09 This was my first attempt at using negative space to create something really interesting. This is still one of my favourites and I love to watch the replay. I also recently realized that it is composed entirely of the same type of piece for the whole thing except the eye.
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=43208
May 28/09 This is my most recent one that I really spent a lot of time on and consider a serious piece. I really love this one and go back to it frequently. I love the way the chick bodies ended up looking like beaten gold which was not planned at all. I was simply looking for something to cover up some bits that needed covering and it was one of those happy finds.

So here I am, over a year after starting and still loving this site. Good idea for a forum thread Ron!

matthew

My 1st pic was done on my wife's account...
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=8785

10 pics later...
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=9125

My 1st censored pic...
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=22733

My favorite pic to date...
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=27784

My latest pic that I put any effort into...
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=51740

five

Good topic. I don't know about growth (since I often change what I am trying to do when I draw on TD), but here's my walk through TD gallery, as I saw it today

My very first TD picture:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=24448

My first TD picture that I really like:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=24986

My sense of humor comes out:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=25461

My first attempt to replicate a painting:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=25503

Still one of my favorites:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=25871

As is this one:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=31152

and this one:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=32765

Finding the fruit stems:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=40941

Achieving blurriness:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44689

Falling in love with Avatars

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44947

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=45909

Playing with saving white space:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=46893

Playing with saving black space:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=48833

My last drawing (not counting my doodles)

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53802

solosater

Ok there are a lot here… Feel free to skip ahead ;-)

My first ever, I actually drew the face and then discovered the background but loved the effect of the floating features. November 20th 2008.

George
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=9943

The first drawing I put any time into, I still love it. Those pants were pre repeat and I discovered the too much of a good thing leads to blank spots, Grrr! November 23rd 2008.

Cool Cat Nappin’
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=10679

I’m pretty sure some people out there still think this is my best drawing ever… I did enjoy it and it led to many a beautiful dress. November 24th 2008.

Blue Skies from now on…
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=10697

This is the first really challenging drawing I did and still one of my favorites. Also pre repeat, and I had no idea when I started her that she was going to have wings… November 24th 2008.

Fallen Angel, Contemplating the Abyss
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=10720

Trying to use my real world tricks in the TD world, not really working so well… December 23rd 2008.

Profile
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=15401

I had the honor of doing the very first Animal themed drawing on TD. Yea me! January 7th 2009.

Really Bad Sci-Fi
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=17554

My first Gothic drawing that was anything more than just putting pieces randomly on a background. February 3rd 2009.

Like a Lemming?
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=23159

Ok this one took forever! I think it turned out rather nicely. February 14th 2009.

Peace dudes!
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=25515

Finding MOVEMENT!!! February 26th 2009.

Marching to the Beat of Her Own Drum
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=27636

Giving good advice. May 4th 2009.

Always Wear Sunscreen!
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=39548

My first try at re-creating an original. I think I did ok… I got better with the next two in that series…May 6th 2009.

The "Marigold" Dress after Bill Brauer
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=39814

Salsa Dancers after Bill Brauer (May 10th 2009)
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=40440

Harvest moon after bill Brauer (may 10th 2009)
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=40529

My first nude, I think she looks skinned but I love her anyway. May 11th 2009.

True Nude
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=40540

My first true success in “Candy”. May 11th 2009.

Escaping Sorrow
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=40641

Figuring out how to make it GLOW! Also working with depth a little more than before. June 9th 2009

The Desert Dawning
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=49217

Really working on depth and layering, this was really out of the box for me. July 2nd 2009.

Delicate Arch - Cast in It's Own Shadow
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=49467

Matthew and his big ideas… The mirrors, July 10th – 22nd 2009

Why is There Not a Three Way Mirror?
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=50589

The Mirror after Talantbek Chekirov
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=51131

Bridal Shop's Three Way Mirror Display
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=52262

Achieving Texture… July 18th 2009.

The Nature of the Beast
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=51713

Getting’ hated on… July 31st 2009

Dancing in the Light of a Solar Flare (censored)
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53652

Only 22 out of 180, not to terrible...Is it?

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My first TD drawing: 25 October 2008:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=15770

I enjoyed the humour in the feedback: 17 Jan 2009:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=14279

The first drawing that I was really proud of: 24 march 2009:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=32843

I was pleased with this but I would do the sea differently now: 2 April 2009:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=34362

My first and only attempt at wildlife: 4 may 2009:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=39433

The one that took the longest to draw: 27 May 2009:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=43123

cutegrl289

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=1642
One of my first pictures that I put real thought into

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=2411
My first Top 5 (I was so surprised!)

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=7611
Definitely one of my favorites still

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=15579
One of the pictures that began the epic "Thong" discussions

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=17610
My first drawing with "Animals"

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=24548
Another one of my favorites

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=33185
Animation!!!

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=34274
The last picture I spent a lot of time on

midnightpoet

My first drawing, Nov 17th 08
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=9306

My first "real" drawing. April 4th
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=34844

My favorite picture to date. April 30th
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=38884

My most recent serious efforts:
June 11th
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=46066#comments
June 16th
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=46965#comments

ZeroMerc

my history is not as long but here it is

my first
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=40611

my fav silhouette (want to do more of these)
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=41838

from today
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54258

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based on some of the talent here i really feel sub par when compared. I however do this because I like it. The art is for me and my alone. If you happen to like it I am ecstatic, if you dont that is okay to, cause like I said... its for me!!

solosater

That's a wonderful attitude, I wish we all could adopt it and keep it. Btw, love your stuff, even if you don't care one way or the other.

Dragon

I too like your stuff ZeroMerc, and I would in no way use the term 'sub-par' to describe your work. You do have the right attitude, draw for yourself and if others like it then that's the gravy on top!

belladonnis

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=32531
This was my first real attempt.

fi http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=33430

My one and only Picasso, which has gotten the most comments.

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=33494

My first try in animals.
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=34176

My first attempt at human skin and skin tone.

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53729

Didnt really like the way poochies face turned out. Its the eyes.

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53923

First real try at a landscape.
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53923

This is my latest. It was really fun to do, and I think it turned out well.

Im still learning, and the experience has been so much fun.

belladonnis

Opps! http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54275

This one is my latest!! See I told you I'm still learning!!!

pollyesther

first pic
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=14691
this is the first one i spent more time on
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=16657
one of my best
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=21590
& my most recent
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=55468

this way of drawing has shown me a lot and i have had so much fun on think draw. when i first discovered this site and the way it worked, it was so delightful and fun all i could do was laugh and laugh. I'm still lovin' it.
Major kudos to Rachel=)

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I missed a vital bad one ... how not to draw hills ... they couldn't be flatter.

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Ooops! 'Forgot the link ...
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=28550

lynnspotter

1st pic- http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=6821

humor-http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=10131http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictu reId=10629http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=30727

Where in the World series-1st http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=12745 later ones http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=17457 & http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=19103

Dr Bear!http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=15199http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictu reId=26079

Past objects- http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=26733 http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=26217 http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=16910

flags- http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=21599 http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=23383

Come backs-Rons: http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=37592 mine: http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=37718

Playbacks- http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=34862 http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=41547

Lately I've done mostly 'puttering around' pics! http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53440

I'm definitely not the best artist, but I like to joke & have fun!