Okay, let's have a little talk over here. Sometimes, I get tagged in books-

Shocking I know. And I'm glad that I get tagged in awards and stuff like that (SI PLEASE CONTINUE TO TAG ME) but then, one fine day, I get notified that I got tagged in a graphic shop thing. 

That's no biggie, I like checking out other graphics, I like seeing the beauty actual designers create. 

and then when I saw the cover on her book- my throat started to suffocate and all my thoughts about me being good at graphics withered away. I had fallen into the hole of comparison. 

I then did what everyone else does. I went and checked out a angry rant book, laughed at the comments of some idiots stating how the authors opinion is wrong, and then was like

"Why don't I compare my old graphics to my actual graphics?" 

So here we are. Let's take a ride down memory lane, a long, old, forgotten lane cause I've been making graphics since correctly 11/10/19- Y

Yep, that was the exact day last year when I opened canva, read the first chapter of some cover tips book and thought that I automatically became a cover maker. 

But let's get something straight, (or gay or whatever) on 11/10/19 I was still new to Wattpad, I was on my old account, I had no idea about anything and I didn't have a gallon of holy water along with me everywhere. 

The evolution is here.

11/10/19. The first day canva era. 

Gals- when I first got canva, I was overwhelmed. I thought I was some master at it or something and immediately opened a cover shop for some weird reason after making two covers. 

I honestly thought that those covers looked cool. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ROAST ME ON THEM. I had no idea about proper text placement, pictures, litteraly anything at all. I didn't even have PicsArt yet. I just used templates. 

The first order. (13/10/19)

I got my first order from a very dear friend of mine. MY EYES NEED BLEECH AFTER LOOKING AT THAT SHITTY MESS OVER THERE. ....why didn't any of you tell me that's COLOR SCHEMES ARE IMPORTANT. 

The change (14/10/19) 

This was when I practiced on canva all day, obsessed with making covers. And I learnt some things, like getting good pictures and things like that. Like the only one in this which didn't suck (or swallow- I need holy water) that much was that beautiful beloved thing. 

Okay let's talk about something. Using a template isn't the worst thing in the world, but USE IT PROPERLY. WITH GOOD PICTURES, AND GOOD IDEAS. I hate canva now- but it taught me love (What's up with the references today)

The growth. This was when I learnt to align the texts properly, when I learnt about add-ons. (Date from 16/10/19)

I had a good work ethic. I leant quickly and I was on Wattpad a lot during that time.

 Like, a lot. I was starting to read tutorials, open my mind and all. I downloaded PicsArt that day, didn't know how to use to tbh. 

The first era. (20/10/19)

Look at those. Definitely not the best, but they look like something good. This era was the start of the revolution, where I started to use PicsArt and phonto but with canva. Where I started to enjoy PicsArt, and with that I joint many contests.

 The BLEECH. (21/10/19)

This was when I started to grow arrogant. I thought that I was actually good at graphics while I was making them ^. 

I started to use phonto a lot, I started to try new shit and I thought that those looked good. Hell, I even thought that the judges were idiots for not liking them. I now know that judges are wonderful people. 

Holding on and letting go. ( 23/10/19 to 14/11/19)

This was the era of Actually action. This was when I realised that I like using PicsArt and that canva was getting boring. 

But, I had a lot to learn. Here, I joint many contests for inspiration and I tried using new things. My text placement still sucked, but some of these look okay. 

Also, just a note. I now know that in the peek a boo one with the clown has artwork in it. 

Artwork that I didn't make and that's bad. That's wrong and I have never used and will never use anyone else's artwork again in my life. USING SOMEONE ELSE'S HARDWORK IS FUCKING BAD OKAY. 

You see something that looks like digital art? Don't use it. It doesn't matter if you say that you'll give credit to the artist. Unless you asked the artist and they actually approved, you cannot use it. So don't. 

Ah, this era. I still remember. This was the last era on my hidden phone, the phone I hid from my parents cause they were strict and shit back then. 

 staying up late and making these. This was when I started to use overlays and a lot of PicsArt. And phonto. Nope, I didn't want canva at that time. I wanted to use my own fonts and my own designs. 

These were the last ones I ever made on my now dead hidden phone. I had everything on that phone, my old account, my now inactive friends. And I lost it.  Like I actually threw it in a dustbin to hide away suspicion. (I was a weird kid alright)

And this is getting to emotional for me. I then couldn't make graphics, or at least I thought so. 

I had to start from scratch. I had to use my now phone, I had to try new things. But I was a coward. And lazy. 

The awards plus an aesthetic that I made before I lost it all. 

Cool right? I don't know. 

The calling. (May to July)

Just Because I left graphiccs, didn't mean that they left me. One fine day, I got tagged in a contest. I felt the urge to join, so I did. And then well, I made my first graphic in seven months. The broken wings one. 

It felt good, making it. So I downloaded we heart it, I searched for pictures and pngs, yes the blue nina Dobrev one is incomplete cause I was bored. And from there was the start of the Actual revolution. 

The end of part one. Cause my fingers are paining and in hungry- hope you liked it! Also, thank you.