PSA: All-nighter to rescue my art from a last-minute crash
Honestly, I was finishing my digital piece for the big online showcase. Tbh, I had worked on it for like a month, getting every little detail just right. Ngl, when I went to export the final file, my art program totally froze and then closed. I had to dig through my backups, but the newest one was from three days ago. So I had to redo all those hours of shading and effects from memory. I stayed up until sunrise, barely keeping my eyes open. When I finally posted it, people actually praised the 'spontaneous' feel of the rushed parts. Now I just shake my head, but I guess sometimes chaos makes better art.