Yearly improvement ART meme

I actually did this before, but it was such a fail... here's the link ->Improvement meme 2012


(I can't link the original meme because fuck dA and its fucking thumbnails)
anyway here's my glorious improvement art meme, which I took some time out of my ridiculously busy schedule to do. Can you believe it, 2 weeks Christmas break and 5 assignments get thrown at you????

2014: Yeah I did come a long way, but I do kinda wish I could improve more in terms of skill and not waste my time doing schoolwork because in the end school is full of bullshit. I know I shouldn't be comparing myself to other people, but still...
The last drawing in 2014 is actually a Christmas present for secret santa for my drama club. I'll upload the full picture once I gift it to that person. Will also upload a process video of it because why the heck not?

Special thanks:
ReiRobin for teaching me digital painting, being patient with me and being a great friend; I'm so glad I decided to approach you for an art trade when you put that up on Youtube, because I'm able to meet the guy behind all these amazing maplestory and speedpaint videos, and eventually befriend <3
Countless online tutorials that I bookmarked
DeadlyCookie98 for being an amazing guy and a brother to me. We met through Cave Story and I'm really glad we did. You're a really nice guy who gave me encouragement regardless of what I posted, and you're one of my most awesome friends I've ever had
ForTehLolz89 for being another one of my cool friends. I seriously think you're going to surpass me in art so stop degrading yourself


I have so many other people who made me for who I am. Whether we're in separate paths or whether we're still friends or whether we hardly know each other, I just wanna mention them here



there's a lot more but too scared to tag them hahaha... why did deviant Mentions have to exist