The Blog of Satierf

  I want to open up this article with a funny comment I received in one of my tweets that goes briefly over my process for the last Amy Rose drawing I did. It made me chuckle! Maybe I am a fool for sharing my secrets... unless it was my intention all along! After all, there aren't really any secrets as most things I do are done by several other artists as well. Also, even if it WAS a secret, why the hell would I keep it all for myself? I mean, maybe by keeping it I could be the only exclusive artist capable of doing this kind of artwork... Naah! It's just a matter of time and a little bit of effort for other artists to figure out my ways, and like I just said: it's not really much of a secret as several other artists draw in similar styles already. I actually see a lot of benefits in sharing my approach to drawings because this will help several artists to improve their skills or branch out in style. The world needs more artists, as well as the industry (animation, comics, ...

These days I came across a tweet made by an ex-follower of mine that drew my attention. I sometimes check who followed and who unfollowed me on Twitter to gauge the kind of profile that usually loses interest in what I have to share and also out of sheer curiosity. Luckily for me, I have been receiving more new followers than unfollowers, so the list was pretty short. While checking some of their profiles, this specific person had tweeted the reason why they had unfollowed not only me but several other people: This hooked me because it hits sorta close to home. In a few ways, I can relate to this person! Being constantly online seeing people's edited lives where we see all their successes without knowing the failures they had to go through, constantly comparing ourselves to seemingly flawless artists that apparently draw hit after hit with no exhaustion. The impotence that strikes, the feeling of worthlessness and the inability of competing, of reaching this unrealistic standard es...