The first piece of digital art that I ever created.

It all started while I was searching for a picture of me when I was younger with my Big Wheel. I was asked if my Big Wheel had brakes, and I was pretty sure they didn’t but I looked for the picture just to make sure (You can view that picture here.) While searching, I found a notable image from 26th of June, 1991. In that photo featured my first piece of digital art.

I was in Kindergarten then, having been lucky enough to have a home computer at that time. The Apple II gs was responsible for many hours of games like Thexder, Police Quest, and also trying to answer the questions that allowed you to play Leisure Suit Larry with my brother. I think I created the art in Print Shop Deluxe or Paintworks Gold.

As you can see, it was the work of a genius, with my my appropriately styled glasses, very correctly sized shirt, and perfectly done clip-on tie. That genius is only amplified when you look at the printed work itself, which is a self portrait of me wearing the exact same clothing. Apparently I was a fast worker then as well!

While it may not be much, it’s still cool to look back eighteen years and see the first thing you ever created on a computer. Too bad I haven’t improved at all!