I was advised early on by someone to only show my best work, but a lot of times what I think is my best and other people do isn't the same, and it's fun to show a little of the process. (I guess it's part of my "branding" on LJ *lol*)
I wish I were better at step by step tutorials and teaching like comlodge and chasingdemons, but not many people have ipiccy either.
In a small icon it's much easier to finesse the joins if there are even any in there at all. In larger work they are much harder.
I hears yah. *lol* Although ironically, sometimes it's been the opposite for me: I feel like an icon has to be perfect, flawless, like a haiku or drabble; whereas with a larger work, for some reason I can tolerate flaws I wouldn't let pass in an icon (aside from visible join lines.)
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I was advised early on by someone to only show my best work, but a lot of times what I think is my best and other people do isn't the same, and it's fun to show a little of the process. (I guess it's part of my "branding" on LJ *lol*)
I wish I were better at step by step tutorials and teaching like
In a small icon it's much easier to finesse the joins if there are even any in there at all. In larger work they are much harder.
I hears yah. *lol* Although ironically, sometimes it's been the opposite for me: I feel like an icon has to be perfect, flawless, like a haiku or drabble; whereas with a larger work, for some reason I can tolerate flaws I wouldn't let pass in an icon (aside from visible join lines.)