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There are a lot of success formulas, but probably all of them consist of practice and time, and the saying 'Practice makes perfect' is here not without reason. This is especially true for drawing, where understanding proportions, shading, and other techniques can turn a crude circle with lines into a detailed, realistic face. 'Draw This Again!' drawing challenge invites artists to re-draw their pencil sketches and drawing ideas and present them side-by-side for comparison, showcasing their skill improvement.
From pencil drawings to vibrant 3D rendering creations - these images prove that nobody was born an artist and the journey to mastering drawing involves a lot of patience and hard work. Have you also been producing some cool drawings? Then post your version of 'Draw This Again!' below and don't forget to vote for your favorite beautiful drawings!
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#1
2005 Vs 2017 By Jade Mere
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#2
About 10 Years Of Progress By Miles
#3
Progress Of 11 Months By Itsmehoswa
#4
Progression To Semi-Realistic Style By Abigail Diaz
Talise Snyder 7 years ago
I like how the face of the girl on the right seems warmer and more inviting. The girl on the right's face is more cold and she seems more distanced.
#5
About 9 Years Of Progress By Laura Brouwers
#6
1 Year Progress By Zary
#7
Draw Jessica Alba Again
#8
3 Years Of Progress By Isvoc
#9
I Repainted One Of My First Digital Paintings From 4 And A Half Years Ago By Sara Tepes
ErMerGerd ItBecky 7 years ago
I watch her videos to help me with my art sometimes, adore her style
#10
Improvement Of 4 Years By Noisebaskerville
#11
My Art 5years
Final score:
187points
#12
7 Years Difference By Munchkinmay!
Final score:
184points
#13
Age 5 Vs Age 15 By Natalie Dementhon
#14
Progress Of 3 Years By Amy Hussein
#15
2008 Vs 2011 By Daria Widermanska
Daria Widermańska 7 years ago
I'm the autor of both drawings and I'm pretty angry you didn't credit me. Here's my original post on deviantART: http://anako-art.deviantart.com/art/Draw-this-again-211407317 . It's really sad that BoredPanda put their web address on pictures that don't belong to them...
#16
Change
Final score:
146points
Julia Raine (Submission author) 7 years ago
UPVOTE GUYS 😂😂😂 Never thought it will even get 1 upvote lmao 😂
#17
1 Year Difference By Claudia Sketches
Final score:
139points
#18
Redraw Of A Portrait After 7 Years By Frida Lundqvist
Daniel Velazco 7 years ago
Funny enough, the first one looks like a 12 y.o. and the later looks the same girl at 20 xP
#19
2015 Vs 2017 by Chibi-Megimoo
#20
Redraw Of My First Monster By Rifal Jaelani
#21
Drawing Of Ginger Two Years Ago And Now.
Final score:
120points
#22
Progress Of Drawing A Wolf By Tina Johanne
#23
1990 Vs 2014 By Ania Ania
#24
4 Years Progress Of Drawing A Horse By Tessa
jacluckycat 7 years ago
Wow you've come far. The first is still worlds better than i could do.
#25
The First Time I Touched A Computer Vs 2017 By Eriday
#26
6 Years Difference By Lina Kisonyte
Final score:
100points
#27
Progress Of 2 Years By Ximby
#28
15 Years Of Progress By Andantonius
#29
Progress Of Tiger By Dustin Walker
#30
Redraw After 7 Years By E. Palmeri And R. Palmeri
#31
5 Year Improvement By Laura
#32
2015 Vs. 2012 By Katefoxart
#33
1 Year Progress By Bethany
Nikki Stevens 7 years ago
I love when someone uses shadow and highlights to convey a person's nose and other facial features, vs hard lines. I love this one.
#34
Redraw After 8 Years By Onekatie
#35
6 Years Progress By Remaining Head Spirits
#37
2010 Vs 2012 By Vonnabeee
#38
1986>2015
Final score:
63points
Gàbriel Solucsab (Submission author) 7 years ago
^^@lizzyM, no, I did not take 30 years to add colors, it's a old sketche i made when I was young, I found it in an old archives shoesbox and I wanted to make it more realistic using Photoshop. ^^
#39
Eyes. I'm 14 Right Now And I've Improved Even More Since The "now" Photo.
Final score:
63points
#40
Redraw After 4 Years By Idylean
Meurice Juan Pedro Fernandt 7 years ago
the second drawing reminds me of tinkerbell. if she would be adult.
#41
The Blues Brothers, 2003 Vs 2011
Final score:
59points
#42
Found A 10 Year Old Pic I Was Really Proud Of Back Then And Gave It A Quick Reimagining By Milkcognac
#44
Digital Work Remake, 5 Years In Between
Final score:
52points
#45
Age 14 Vs Age 16- "perrie Edwards"
Final score:
51points
#46
Harry Potter
Final score:
51points
#48
10 Years Improvement!
Final score:
48points
Victoria Pietsch 7 years ago
Can't believe you did so well as an eleven year old! That is still pretty amazing.
Marcel Hemberger 7 years ago
wow, though i still see some minor "faults" it s amazing and almost photorealistic. gj.
Artistic Palette 7 years ago
Correction, the 2016 one is not on;y photo realistic, it is hyper-realistic. There is no "almost" about it and there are no "faults." Let's see your work.
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David Conner 7 years ago
What's even more interesting to me, and almost never represented in this sort of post, is that oftentimes the "after" images that are shown here actually represent only part of the evolution of a lot of artists. Everyone begins drawing with the goal of reproducing realistic images. With practice, many artists master this. And then eventually a lot of artists who have mastered realistic representational art evolve beyond it, realizing that visual arts have the ability to convey both ideas and emotions through non-realistic elements that resonate with viewers in a different way. This is where artists find and express their individuality, and where they move beyond technicians to express themselves and not just to draw what they see in front of them. Van Gogh and Picasso were both relatively realistic early in their careers, but neither is famous because he reproduced what he saw. Both will be remembered through time because they created representations of what they imagined and felt.
AcousticGString 7 years ago
This post is proof that anyone can learn to draw, it just takes practice, and determination just like anything else. I've been in art courses where people go into it only being able to draw stick figures, and come out of it with a completely honed skill of drawing.
Ivy Lyster 7 years ago
These are really cool! I just wish people would stop commenting "I wish I could do this", or "I'm so not like this". First of all this is self-hate, and it also puts the attention on yourself, not the artist. Thanks!
Miriam Hirsch 7 years ago
It's funny, there are lots of comments about the photorealistic work being better. Study the old masters. their work does not look photorealistic. Photos are flat and not really realistic at all. Drawing from life looks totally different and natural. If more arts programs were taught in schools starting from kindergarten, more people would be aware of the differences in perception.
Talise Snyder 7 years ago
I agree with you, and I think that people praise the photorealistic works because it pretty unbelievable that someone could draw something and make it look so realistic.
Load More Replies... David Conner 7 years ago
What's even more interesting to me, and almost never represented in this sort of post, is that oftentimes the "after" images that are shown here actually represent only part of the evolution of a lot of artists. Everyone begins drawing with the goal of reproducing realistic images. With practice, many artists master this. And then eventually a lot of artists who have mastered realistic representational art evolve beyond it, realizing that visual arts have the ability to convey both ideas and emotions through non-realistic elements that resonate with viewers in a different way. This is where artists find and express their individuality, and where they move beyond technicians to express themselves and not just to draw what they see in front of them. Van Gogh and Picasso were both relatively realistic early in their careers, but neither is famous because he reproduced what he saw. Both will be remembered through time because they created representations of what they imagined and felt.
Notchimine Mette 7 years ago
Three things I learned from this post- 1. There are people with less talent than me. 2. The are people with way more talent than me. 3. I don't like CGI. Oh and 4, practice may not make perfect but it definitely improves! Well done people. Keep on drawing :)
Cassie 7 years ago
Where do I go to learn how to go from the before to the after? I got the before down. The after, not so much, and I've been practicing for years. I just don't know what I'm doing.
Miriam Hirsch 7 years ago
Look for life drawing classes at community colleges or other arts programs offered by Professional Artists teaching private classes. You have to build hand eye coordination and learn how to see figures and objects as they really are rather than what you think they look like. Above all, be patient with yourself and practice, practice, practice.
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Vicki AKA v23474 7 years ago
I think this collection is amazing, I am definitely not an artist, but I appreciate those who are...
GwiazdkaNadia 7 years ago
I love the fact that they keep their old, sometimes very old works, that the drawings weren't lost or thrown away.
Amy Rader 7 years ago
I recently did one too! I love seeing what people do in a few years! drawthisag...50-png.jpg 
Isabel Baele 7 years ago
Love to see such posts of other artists, how they improved, how their style changed over the years. Keep it up!
Oscar Blanco 7 years ago
Not a big surprise, specially with the ones mentioning that one was done in early teens and the other as an adult!
My parents kept some of my "artwork" from back when I was in my early teens, it's what I would expect it to be, when created with no artistic schooling, practice/experience and a more immature view of the world.
It's important to not though, that all those artists put in examples here, and all other artists out there, including myself never CEASE to learn.
A lot of people, when looking at my work say: "I wish I could do that", "you are so lucky you have the talent", "It's so easy for you", etc.
I didn't start out drawing like that, painting, doing 3d, photographing etc... Every technique I have developed is the result of YEARS and YEARS of practice, investigation, studying, looking at how others work and absorbing what I would like to emulate, and just evolving constantly.
And that's the main thing here.
You never cease to learn. MY WORK: http://sketchtoon.com/ 305075_102...6def35.jpg 
Tish Christian 7 years ago
I smell the distinct smell of BS No proof and some are on other websites as photographs... hmmm ! Naughty panda !
Nanashi Wakahisa 7 years ago
Some of these are a little more on the unbelievable side with the timeframe but they're all beautiful.
Mike Olson 7 years ago
Wow! Breaking News!!! If you practice something, you will get better at it. Man, if I only had this information sooner.
Moose Keating 7 years ago
Mike Olson Practice your sarcasm. It needs work.
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Michel M. Prins 7 years ago
I respect your opinion, but let me inform you why it's valuable to a professional to have knowledge in both traditional and digital drawings: A professional (or very passionate hobbyist) visual artist always has to start from the bottom, this is indeed traditional. In other words: Drawing from life and references. Later on they will draw more with colors etc. Then they can continue on to digital. The process of drawing then goes faster, because they have more creative freedom and all of the tools are already in there to use. Many digital programs are quite similar in ways of using, so it's not directly that we have knowledge of one single program, but many. And a program does not "magically" make a drawing on its own and if it does it's a bad program, since artists don't get satisfied if the work is being done for them. To end this, professional traditional painting- and drawing tools are VERY expensive for people with not enough money, making painting software a great alternative.
Load More Replies... David Conner 7 years ago
What's even more interesting to me, and almost never represented in this sort of post, is that oftentimes the "after" images that are shown here actually represent only part of the evolution of a lot of artists. Everyone begins drawing with the goal of reproducing realistic images. With practice, many artists master this. And then eventually a lot of artists who have mastered realistic representational art evolve beyond it, realizing that visual arts have the ability to convey both ideas and emotions through non-realistic elements that resonate with viewers in a different way. This is where artists find and express their individuality, and where they move beyond technicians to express themselves and not just to draw what they see in front of them. Van Gogh and Picasso were both relatively realistic early in their careers, but neither is famous because he reproduced what he saw. Both will be remembered through time because they created representations of what they imagined and felt.
AcousticGString 7 years ago
This post is proof that anyone can learn to draw, it just takes practice, and determination just like anything else. I've been in art courses where people go into it only being able to draw stick figures, and come out of it with a completely honed skill of drawing.
Ivy Lyster 7 years ago
These are really cool! I just wish people would stop commenting "I wish I could do this", or "I'm so not like this". First of all this is self-hate, and it also puts the attention on yourself, not the artist. Thanks!
Miriam Hirsch 7 years ago
It's funny, there are lots of comments about the photorealistic work being better. Study the old masters. their work does not look photorealistic. Photos are flat and not really realistic at all. Drawing from life looks totally different and natural. If more arts programs were taught in schools starting from kindergarten, more people would be aware of the differences in perception.
Talise Snyder 7 years ago
I agree with you, and I think that people praise the photorealistic works because it pretty unbelievable that someone could draw something and make it look so realistic.
Load More Replies... David Conner 7 years ago
What's even more interesting to me, and almost never represented in this sort of post, is that oftentimes the "after" images that are shown here actually represent only part of the evolution of a lot of artists. Everyone begins drawing with the goal of reproducing realistic images. With practice, many artists master this. And then eventually a lot of artists who have mastered realistic representational art evolve beyond it, realizing that visual arts have the ability to convey both ideas and emotions through non-realistic elements that resonate with viewers in a different way. This is where artists find and express their individuality, and where they move beyond technicians to express themselves and not just to draw what they see in front of them. Van Gogh and Picasso were both relatively realistic early in their careers, but neither is famous because he reproduced what he saw. Both will be remembered through time because they created representations of what they imagined and felt.
Notchimine Mette 7 years ago
Three things I learned from this post- 1. There are people with less talent than me. 2. The are people with way more talent than me. 3. I don't like CGI. Oh and 4, practice may not make perfect but it definitely improves! Well done people. Keep on drawing :)
Cassie 7 years ago
Where do I go to learn how to go from the before to the after? I got the before down. The after, not so much, and I've been practicing for years. I just don't know what I'm doing.
Miriam Hirsch 7 years ago
Look for life drawing classes at community colleges or other arts programs offered by Professional Artists teaching private classes. You have to build hand eye coordination and learn how to see figures and objects as they really are rather than what you think they look like. Above all, be patient with yourself and practice, practice, practice.
Load More Replies... Vicki AKA v23474 7 years ago
I think this collection is amazing, I am definitely not an artist, but I appreciate those who are...
GwiazdkaNadia 7 years ago
I love the fact that they keep their old, sometimes very old works, that the drawings weren't lost or thrown away.
Amy Rader 7 years ago
I recently did one too! I love seeing what people do in a few years! drawthisag...50-png.jpg
Isabel Baele 7 years ago
Love to see such posts of other artists, how they improved, how their style changed over the years. Keep it up!
Oscar Blanco 7 years ago
Not a big surprise, specially with the ones mentioning that one was done in early teens and the other as an adult!
My parents kept some of my "artwork" from back when I was in my early teens, it's what I would expect it to be, when created with no artistic schooling, practice/experience and a more immature view of the world.
It's important to not though, that all those artists put in examples here, and all other artists out there, including myself never CEASE to learn.
A lot of people, when looking at my work say: "I wish I could do that", "you are so lucky you have the talent", "It's so easy for you", etc.
I didn't start out drawing like that, painting, doing 3d, photographing etc... Every technique I have developed is the result of YEARS and YEARS of practice, investigation, studying, looking at how others work and absorbing what I would like to emulate, and just evolving constantly.
And that's the main thing here.
You never cease to learn. MY WORK: http://sketchtoon.com/ 305075_102...6def35.jpg
Tish Christian 7 years ago
I smell the distinct smell of BS No proof and some are on other websites as photographs... hmmm ! Naughty panda !
Nanashi Wakahisa 7 years ago
Some of these are a little more on the unbelievable side with the timeframe but they're all beautiful.
Mike Olson 7 years ago
Wow! Breaking News!!! If you practice something, you will get better at it. Man, if I only had this information sooner.
Moose Keating 7 years ago
Mike Olson Practice your sarcasm. It needs work.
Load More Replies... Michel M. Prins 7 years ago
I respect your opinion, but let me inform you why it's valuable to a professional to have knowledge in both traditional and digital drawings: A professional (or very passionate hobbyist) visual artist always has to start from the bottom, this is indeed traditional. In other words: Drawing from life and references. Later on they will draw more with colors etc. Then they can continue on to digital. The process of drawing then goes faster, because they have more creative freedom and all of the tools are already in there to use. Many digital programs are quite similar in ways of using, so it's not directly that we have knowledge of one single program, but many. And a program does not "magically" make a drawing on its own and if it does it's a bad program, since artists don't get satisfied if the work is being done for them. To end this, professional traditional painting- and drawing tools are VERY expensive for people with not enough money, making painting software a great alternative.
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