I've redrawn an older piece of artwork, that I've previously uploaded to this site, to match my current style and skill level. Can I upload this new piece as its own post or should I update the older post with it?

That shouldn't be a problem

It's up to you if you would prefer to

• replace the original post (ask a staff member)

• delete the original post (flag it as the inferior version of the update)

• keep both (set the original post as the parent of the update)

loose_noose said:
I've redrawn an older piece of artwork, that I've previously uploaded to this site, to match my current style and skill level. Can I upload this new piece as its own post or should I update the older post with it?

upload the new one as a new one

updating existing post ids is currently a real butthurt and i think it's worth preserving older arts that've been remade anyways, even if you might not be as proud of it as your current work there are still many more people who admire the older stuff

far too many times have i seen artists i love totally erase the art that made me fall in love with them in the first place just because they felt it was antiquated

I recommend uploading the new version as its own post and then making it the child post of the old one. Quite frankly artist shame and embarrassment over their older works bother me. It's a form of perfectionism that tends to be self-destructive. Your art five-ten years ago was at the height of your skills then, just as your art is at the height of your skills now. In five-ten years from now, will you look back at today's art and be ashamed of it because you can do better then? Yes, you can do better now, but you should still be as proud of your older art as you are of your current and future art. If you're in the habit of nuking old, "shameful" art, how will you know how far you've come and how far you'll go?

Still, in the end, the decision is yours, not mine or anyone else's.

clawstripe said:
I recommend uploading the new version as its own post and then making it the child post of the old one. Quite frankly artist shame and embarrassment over their older works bother me. It's a form of perfectionism that tends to be self-destructive. Your art five-ten years ago was at the height of your skills then, just as your art is at the height of your skills now. In five-ten years from now, will you look back at today's art and be ashamed of it because you can do better then? Yes, you can do better now, but you should still be as proud of your older art as you are of your current and future art. If you're in the habit of nuking old, "shameful" art, how will you know how far you've come and how far you'll go?

Not to mention how it can influence and serve as inspiration to others. When other people are feeling down about how "bad" their art is, that older art lets them see that everyone starts somewhere and get better over time. Most people don't pop out of their mother's womb holding a paint brush or tablet pen and start churning out masterpieces when they first touch a canvas or tablet, even though it may feel that way to someone who wants to start doing art as a hobby or career. I see a fair amount of art getting deleted because "it doesn't represent my current skill level", and I can't help but feel saddened about current and future artists having less to see regarding other artists' journey of improvement. Or the fact that inspiration can come even from older, lower quality pieces, so how many works don't get created because the pieces that would inspire some artists have been deleted.

watsit said:
Not to mention how it can influence and serve as inspiration to others. When other people are feeling down about how "bad" their art is, that older art lets them see that everyone starts somewhere and get better over time. Most people don't pop out of their mother's womb holding a paint brush or tablet pen and start churning out masterpieces when they first touch a canvas or tablet, even though it may feel that way to someone who wants to start doing art as a hobby or career. I see a fair amount of art getting deleted because "it doesn't represent my current skill level", and I can't help but feel saddened about current and future artists having less to see regarding other artists' journey of improvement. Or the fact that inspiration can come even from older, lower quality pieces, so how many works don't get created because the pieces that would inspire some artists have been deleted.

That's one think I love. seeing how an artist improves. I was uploading princelykadens lately galleries and you can see so much improvement with each year.
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