# 39 No need to be afraid (they don't bite)

This is going to be a very sappy post, sorry.

I feel like I'm not doing enough. Never.

Yesterday, someone saw my art and said that it's great, that he also learns and hope to make something like this one day.

It shocked me so hard. I was on the opposite end so many times, that it became natural for me. I never thought someone would really see me as an example.

I feel like I should be happy, proud. I'm not. This art wasn't great or even good. How can someone be inspired by my arts if they are bearable at best?

So tonight I tried to increase the grid to 256x256. To become better.

But I was so overwhelmed, I couldn't even start to do anything.

I have so much support on this journey. How can I still be so miserable? So many people have never heard a good world and still became masters.

I don't really know how to end this thought, I will try, ok? I won't give up, that's all I can do. My goal remains the same, and let me be damned if I will stop before reaching it.

I wonder how many people will recognize that it is.

Just sketching for the reference, as always at the start, I don't do that, but I'm sure having a little background sketch of what you want to draw is insanely helpful. That way you don't have to focus on planning and proportions, and can go straight to the details that will make the art pretty.

I had no idea how I wanted to finish the wings. I had a vision of something light and free, but nothing more.

Finally, after a few designs, I ended up with this. Looks kinda like a blowing wind (at least it was supposed to be). I really enjoyed this more kind of free way of drawing. No plan, just trying whatever came to my mind.

A little love to the serpents. I fell like I should make a full-sized one, they are so sun to pixel.

Final piece.

To be honest, screw me, I made incredible progress from the start, and I'm just lying to myself. Good job Citrus, you did great, keep going.

Ps. You, too, are doing amazing, and I'm proud of your every step.