Gardener Girl, a "Draw This In Your Style" Art Challenge

 

It all started in a dark, rainy day... YouTube recommended me a video by Mimimoo Illustration that day (which may or may not be dark now that I think about it).

I feel that sharing one's art journey is very personal and takes courage; and Mimi's journey was full of twists and turns. I was intrigued and thought I'd check out her Instagram page. As I scrolled through the artworks, I felt inspired. Finishing one artwork each day definitely made a big difference!

Something clicked in my mind while seeing all these cute illustrations: my art thought process was missing composition and background/midground/background elements. Thus far, I almost always drew a character on an empty background and found myself not knowing what background to add. This, I realized, is a wrong order! I should start with a composition in mind and add a character in it.

As it happened, Mimi was having a "Draw This In Your Style" challenge, so I applied what I learned and drew this.

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