Those familiar feelings...

"Wish me luck."
(Full picture HERE)

Yes, yes... another post just several days after the previous one...
It's probably surprising for some as I "obviously" don't update so quickly xD

Anyway, I'm typing this to share my experience of drawing the picture above...
No, not about how I came to get this idea, how I wanted to do it, etc, etc... =.=

Well, let me put it this way:
I decided to draw a super-detailed picture... just as a challenge.
And so I spent quite an amount of time planning, sketching, drawing, filling in the details and shading. There were breaks in between drawing sessions, but I estimated the time taken to finish this, excluding breaks to be about 3.5 hours.

And mind you, under normal circumstances I won't spend that much time on drawing a picture... coz I'm the type of person who prefers doing quick things and getting them done quickly.

But this picture... it's so different. It evoked so many familiar and new feelings and thoughts...

You see, I've always been wondering... what's going to happen once I start doing something long-term? What of the end result? What if... what if it doesn't turn out well? Even if it does... how can you be sure?

I've been facing that sort of scenario for I-don't-know-how-long... for years I suppose.

And that limitation makes me take the "safe way" pretty much all the time.
Of course, we all know that the safe ways are safer - but they are not necessarily better.
Also, it makes me opt for quick methods as well. Sometimes it's just normal... because I want to draw something simple, or because I have just a little time for instance...
However, if this preference for quick methods limits one's confidence to get something done in the long-term, that's something to face and conquer.
Again, quick methods are not necessarily better - as quicker and more time-saving as they are.

Alright, enough on that. I'll get to the good part.

So I decided to draw the huge picture... and my experience was... strange (in a good way)
3.5 hours... not of "I want to get this done quickly!!!", or "Why am I doing this...?"
but 3.5 hours of pleasant, exciting moments.

And then I thought...
What's this familiar feeling?
Yes, the experience was kinda new, but at the same time it was really familiar.

Maybe it was the feeling of freedom before doubt started to clog everything.

Anyway, I was enjoying the moment so much that I actually finished it around 3 hours and 15 minutes... but it was so fun that I didn't want to stop T.T
So I tried to add as many details as I could... and in the end... extended the time to 3 and a half hours.
But even then, I was like "Aww... it's over?"

Well... I uploaded it anyway. And I must say, the satisfaction that comes with completion is awesome and rewarding.

So what have I learned from this experience?

Don't be fearful and doubtful of the unknown. Instead, face it and along the way love and enjoy it.

So... if any of you have any fears and doubts of anything... you should go for it. Who knows, you might be surprised by what you experience ^.^
At first when I started on the drawing I was like "errr..." but look at the result~!
I love this picture, not just for how it looks... but what it taught me...

Of course, not all results are guaranteed to be good, but that should stop anyone from continuing... it's just that if something doesn't work, one should rectify the steps and reflect, rather than just "bulldozing" ahead stubbornly.

Yet another long post, huh? xD
Well, I just had to get that out ^.^
P.S.: Today when I was having dinner something just came to my mind all of a sudden...
A quote that says:
"Life doesn't suck - you just suck at living"
which made me LOL internally and prompted me to post in on Facebook... hehe

Alright, that's it for now.
Later~!