In Media Res

Huuuge commission for halotroid09 on deviantart for his podcast series on youtube which explores Catholicism in modern media. Unfortunately, blogspot doesn't seem to allow the drawing to be shown in full quality,  so I'll link to my deviantart here.

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From left to right, Blessed Archbishop Fulton Sheen,
St. Therese Of Lisieux, and St. Francis Xavier

Believe it or not, this drawing actually helped me overcome some anxieties
 that have been barring me from making real progress in art.

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Things I thought I would never be able to do, but accomplished in this:
o Drawing resemblances to real people ✔
o Drawing the same character more than once (St. Therese) ✔
o Drawing on a huge canvas ✔
o Drawing several people in the same picture, on the same scale ✔
o Drawing larger scale pixels ✔
o Drawing men ✔
o Drawing old people! ✔
o Drawing hands in various poses ✔ (instead of hiding them ;D)

In all honesty, it blows my mind that I was able to accomplish all of that and check it off the list. Anxiety had always been a significant roadblock in my way of getting better at drawing. If something seemed to overwhelming, I simple wouldn't even bother trying. This really surprised me and showed me that anything is really possible if your overcome fears, I just need to at least try first ;)

Time taken: 40+ hours over a span of 2 weeks
Music Consumed: 2 deliciously full CDS of Bastille 
Program Used: Ratemydrawings.com , Javadraw (free! )
Layers used: 50+
I owe a big thanks to my family and all the people who have encouraged me.

I think this goes to show more than just myself that you just need to practice and enjoy what you do. Go out and try something new, not with the intention of being either "really bad, or really good". But just having fun trying it. Chances are you'll ace it with a little time and enjoyment.