Question for Artists: When did you first really start with your artwork?

Two years ago in October, shortly after my Birthday, I got a graphics tablet; and it just sort of went from there. It was weird, learning how to use one; but I eventually become accustomed to it.

 

I loved to draw with pencil a lot when i was young. (8+) Never gained a interest in painting or anything. When I was like 13 or so I got my first tablet and since then I've been drawing with it. I used to use Paint shop pro back then until I was introduced to photoshop. Then I became interested in graphic design I tried to balance out practicing drawing and design but I think I spent more time with design. I don't regret it but I wonder how much better I could have drawn now if I kept practicing haha

 

I started the Summer of 2011. I did a few pictures with pencil, then scanned it, and then used a mouse in GIMP to finish the rest. I ended up getting a tablet Christmas of 2011.

I didn't start getting serious about my Art until Summer of 2012. That's when I started to explore different media and practice a whole bunch. I hit slumps every once in a while but I feel pretty confident in my routine.

 

I wouldn't remotely consider myself artistically talented at all, but I taught myself how to Sig/Avatar/Userbar/Photomanip in September of 08. Been going since then fairly consistently.

 

I've been drawing since I was around 4 but i didnt get serious about wanting to be an artist til I was maybe 11? I wasn't very good, but then I majored in studio art in high school and was voted most artistic my senior year. I went to the Art Institute for animation starting in 08 but i quit after actually starting to learn actual animation techniques, but I had taken nothing but drawing classes before hand so i improved tremendously. I transferred to graphic design and got my first tablet and because of my prior training I ended up being at the top of all my classes. Unfortunately I had to drop out because of financial problems but i am happy with what I learned.

 

I've been drawing since I was little, but I got "serious" in 2008-2009. As for graphics, I started in 2007.

 

I first started digital art my freshman year of highschool, but I've been drawing since I was young. from Fakemon, to Dragonball Z characters. I continue to sketch, and do digital art whether its templates, signatures or spriting.

 

I became very interested in drawing when I got hooked on Pokémon during 1998. I was determined to make my own Pokémon trainers and such. Perhaps even have my own running show or comic book series in the future. So being influenced by that, I pretty much sprouted from there. I got to play Photoshop a couple years after and pretty much taught myself how to use it. I got really big into Digital art during my last two years of highschool.

 

Mmmmm, I remember I first started drawing when I was at 2nd year high, with pencil and paper. Had no knowledge of Photoshop yet the time... so, it was really not that good. Then 2 years later, I messed around the net and stumble upon photoshop. Decided to use it and bam, went from traditional to digital. I still sketch with pencil and paper though, I just turn it into digital.

 

I only do signatures, so not sure if that counts or not but... I learned how like last year, Satix taught me pretty much everything I know.

 

Let's see... I was interested in drawing since seventh grade, but around that time all I drew were really bad looking chibis. I'm more interested now, and I'm trying my best to get better. ^^

 

I think it happened the Summer between 7th and 8th grade when I took Summer art classes. I entered a calendar art contest that next school year where different grades in the county competed for a specific month (12th for the cover, 11th for January, 10th for February, etc...), and I won for April. I've been pretty serious about art ever since.