Photography & Digital ArtDEC 31, 2021

30 Artworks I've Created During My 4-Year-Long Challenge

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I'm Martina Stipan from Croatia. 16-year-old me started this art project not knowing when it will be finished. But I was sure of one thing, I was going to finish it, no matter what.

I started it because I needed to push myself to make more unique artworks. And this was just the perfect way to do it. It's a bitter-sweet feeling finishing this because that means I have finally imagined and created 100 artworks, but then again, I have done them all.

So, something about the last one - Farewell. I wanted to finish in a similar tone to how it started. The first artwork, Abandoned, was published on July 12, 2014, and it's still one of my favorite drawing ideas. Farewell is a really personal work of art and that's why this is really important to me.

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#1 Wind

84points

I always wanted to work in the creative field so I could share my perspective of the world. All of these beautiful drawings are done in Adobe Photoshop and with help of tablet Wacom Intuos Pro.

And how many times did I fail during these 4 years? Many times. I just counted 27 unpublished creative ideas that I felt weren't good enough. And failure is your best friend because you learn that you can get back up, create, and do more.

Which artworks are your favorites? Stay creative and keep dreaming wide awake!

#2 Alone

80points

#3 Mirror

76points

I think every artist struggles with creative block at times. I like to take breaks from art when I can't come up with an idea. Or if I really have to create something, just for a goal I set to myself, I purposely search for inspiration, whether that is from movies, music, nature, or something else. Most of my work is already inspired by personal experiences or emotions. I'd like to think that I don't have any unusual techniques, but I'm sure you can see the style I developed through my artworks.

#4 Lunar

73points

#5 Polaris

65points

I've always looked up to Jonas De Ro, I'm nowhere near his level of technique, but his style and ideas are always amazing. Panji Andrian “panjoool” is also an artist that I look up to. I think it's hard for young artists to develop style at first, but after years of creating art, I think the artist's style is recognizable even if it's digital art.

#6 Journey

55points

#7 Wander

50points

The time to finish an artwork really depends on my workflow, if I have a set idea, it takes much quicker than when I'm constantly trying to find new things and ideas on how to create art. Mostly that time can take from 4 to 7 hours. I have so many artworks that I yet have to show present to galleries and have my own exhibition, so that would be one of my goals, as well as finally creating a personal art store for prints, licenses of my art.