Evolution in Graphics - Major Cringe

I was browsing through AFF, seeing if any of my old accounts left any traces and I came across one where I entered into a graphics contest and goodness - why did I do myself like that?

The first one was of my earlier works from 2015 and I was so confident that it looked good. Now looking back at it, it's so UGLY OMG WHAT WAS I THINKING AHH, I had to laugh for a bit. The one next to it is one that I made most recently (today) out of boredom, which in comparison is better than the first. It's just funny to me, seeing how much my style and skills have improved and changed XD

I can't even remember exactly how long I've done graphics (5+ years?? on and off). But seeing how much things has changed, this really serves as a hard reminder to me that these type of skills take practice and time. I'm quite hard on myself when doing something new as I always think I should do well the first time or else I give up entirely (which is NOT a good mindset) but as I'm getting older, I've been easy on myself more, so that bad mindset will fade away in some time hopefully. 

I guess my evolution can be resonate with those who's discouraged of their graphics being not the best quality or not like the aces of graphics here. It's okay, a lot of learning and practice goes a long way. ^^

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lilacyouths #1
Also the first one can be easily fixed with changing fonts and tweaking the colours, also making the main image smaller so it won't get too close to the edges of the frame!
lilacyouths #2
Came here from the tags because I just did the same thing; comparing my graphics now and then. And wow hooman, you've improved a lot! Loving the complementary colours on the second <3
Moon-Walker #3
Wow! The left one is really cute. You can't judge it's from your early day's work if I have to pick one in between these two posters I will surely go for the Baekhyun (Cutie <3) because I can't find any fault/mistake in it. I think we all felt in the same way when we look back at our old work. Few days ago I also shared my 5 years of experience/work.
https://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/1281635/34/sep-4-2015-jul-28
chroma #4
Your first poster is so cute! It looks neat & seems like you already had a good basic. Most of the times, designer's first poster I came across looked somewhat cluttered since they might try to do many things at once. Besides, the yellow background is so cute I can't *-*

And yes, a lot of practice will always do the "magic" since doing nothing won't absolutely help us improve in anything ^^
ann1914 #5
I felt the same way when I first started, lol. I thought the graphics I made at that time looked nice (ah, the memories). I also did a comparison years after and noticed some improvements. :')

But I think we all feel the same way when we see how much we've changed, learned, and improved over the years. Hard work and persistence can definitely pay off in the long run. ^^
dreamshun #6
MAN WHAT ARE YOU SAYINGGG I ACTUALLY LOVE THE FIRST ONE SO MUCH! IT'S SO CUTEE I WANNA JUST PAT BAEKHYUN'S HEAD, HE LOOKS SO ADORABLE T-T

you did a great job since the beginning, gradually improving everytime you create an artwork <3
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