Ever since I started this blog, I have gotten plenty of messages from people asking to be spotlighted. However, I have gotten different messages, sometimes anonymous, of people saying that they think that their blogs are not good enough to be shown, that they don’t have pictures using as much quality as other blogs, and so they were too scared to ask.
Then I got a message from this person.
This is Helix. He continues to draw even though he’s been running his tumblr for more than half a year now, and yet only gets one or two asks a month. Even so, he continues to draw, making multiple posts a day. He hasn’t let that fact keep him down, or that he can’t draw incredible amazing masterpieces that take days to complete. He draws for the love of drawing, and he’s happy for it. He doesn’t feel bad for not using a tablet or not being able to use programs like other artists do, and he still had the courage to ask.
I want you all to know, that this Spotlight blog is not about who’s the best of the best. It’s about giving everyone their chance to have their blog presented. It’s not about how good your blog is, it’s about letting your work speak for itself, and giving you a chance to say “This is what I do. Take it or don’t.”
You don’t need to be afraid that you’re never good enough, and for those of you that were too afraid to begin with, I urge you to start asking.
So in honor of Ask-Helix and his courage in asking to be known, starting tonight and through the rest of the week, I will be showing blogs done in the same pencil/hand-drawn style as his blog, with each one showing how much you can make of that type of style and how you shouldn’t be dissuaded or think you can’t make something of it.
Look forward to tonight’s blog, the first part of what I’m calling “Helix Week”.