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i’ve finally discovered which kind of art style i want to and i’ve been drawing a lot lately (both digitally and traditionally) however, i’m starting to worry quite a lot.
for example, my main weakness are men and i’m afraid that if they don’t fit what is typically masculine then i’ll be insulted and looked down upon, or if i draw my characters with different body types or use a certain way to draw eyes or the alike.
I wish some artists would recognize that Patreon can be used for more than just a better way of setting up commissions. It’s a great place for comic makers from what I’ve seen, and I’ve recently set up a Patreon for character design as well. I’ve had some of my fellow artists genuinely frustrated at me, saying things like “How would that even work?” and “Just stick to using Patreon for drawing commissions.” As an artist who focuses on designing characters and is passionate about it, it really really mad me mad.
So recently I’ve had to do a lot of soul searching in regards to what direction I want to take my art into, since I’m applying for university and gathering works for my portfolio and whatnot. I always wanted to have my own passion project, some sort of animation project or webcomic that would work on the long term and that I would use to help me develop my art since my focus and dedication towards it would require research and practice. I always felt like I never really dedicated myself to anything unless I really loved it, so I thought a passion project would be my perfect solution to getting better without feeling like it’s a painful process.
Then I started to notice a really funny tendency I seem to have without even considering it consciously most of the time. It seems that a very strong motivator of mine is who will see my work. It sounds strange put it like that, but I was always eager to create something if it was for someone else or for a fandom or for an artist and every other idea, as much as I like it in its own, didn’t seem appealing enough unless it would reach out to a very specific audience. I never noticed how much that factor influenced me, and I really wish I could just forget about it and not be motivated by it, but I feel like it’s really hard to change my mind like that after letting it be a determining factor for so long. It’s just really weird.
(sketch is mine)
This is a double confession so sorry for the long reading guys//
I really love drawing characters from my little pony, but I’m afraid people will label me a brony or a weirdo if I draw them. I mean, it’s probably really irrational but since I’m trying really hard to be seen as (at least semi) professional artist, should I just keep those drawings to myself? Sorry if this sounds stupid//
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#2: inspiration where’d you go?
Lately i’ve been trying really hard to get back on track with drawing, but I’ve found after a few lines or a sketch I get bored and don’t finish anything. I don’t know why, I have tried many things, exercising, watching animated films, watching speedpaints and tutorials, listening to new music, taking long and short breaks, everything I can think of. However, I think I actually got worse at drawing (forgetting how anatomy works on animals and human legs mostly). I really don’t want to lose what I have, but I don’t know what to do. I’m scared that I’ll wake up one morning and forget everything I know about art and be stuck with taking some job I don’t even want in the future because I don’t have talent anymore//
Just posting this as a reminder to submit your art to Pics 4 A-C! You can feature your awesome art (just be sure to leave a link to where you’d like it to be sourced to) and we add it to confessions that come through without any art. It helps us out a lot!
I like drawing a whole lot but everything i draw are just doodles, i barely lineart or color any of my drawings. Earlier this year, my older sister looked through my sketchbook and said things like “all of your drawings are dumb doodles. You’re never gonna improve like all those awesome people you idolize” and this happend right after i mustered up my courage to upload my ‘doodles’ in the internet. I felt like shit, the shittiest shit that had ever been shitted. I know she’s just trying to make me motivated to draw more serious stuff but still. So, i did try to draw more serious stuff and apparently my drawings looks less and less like doodles, for me tho. But when she check my sketchbook again she would still say that my drawings still look like ugly doodles. She knows about my art account and will sometimes tell me things like “why arent you uploading anything? ((Then she’ll look through my sletchbook and say)) hah they’re all crappy doodles. Nothing is upload worthy”. When will i ever be good enough? Will i ever be good enough?. You see, there’s alot been going on my life and i feel like drawing is the only thing i’m good at and when she says things like that it hurts. A lot. i stopped cutting last year because i realized how idiotic cutting is but the pleasure and relieveness caused myself to start cutting again. Idk how to solve my problems.
I’m one of the younger artists in an art based group I’m in, the youngest really. When people hear about my age for the first time, the most frequent comment I hear about it is “Wow, really? You’re an amazing artist for your age!” or “When you’re my age I can’t even imagine how good you’ll be!” It’s honestly flattering to hear things like this and I appreciate these people so so much, but at the same time it makes me feel this nagging sense of insecurity. I used to receive similar compliments about my height, but for a while now I’ve stopped growing and my friends, most of which were half a head shorter only a year ago, now make me look average or even small in comparison. I feel like the same thing is going to happen to my art, where I reach a plateau one day and let everyone down and the very concept terrifies me. Recently I haven’t even been able to so much as pick up a pen and put down a simple sketch without feeling dissatisfied with everything.
Or sometimes I fear the exact opposite. When I look back at my old work, I think to myself about how bad I used to be and how far I’ve come, and then this little thought pops up that maybe, in two years I’ll look back and ridicule the art I do today the same way I do to the art I did two years ago. It makes me lose my sense of purpose. It’s intimidating to think about who I might become in the future, how compared to them I may as well be some sort of utter failure and how nothing I’m doing really matters. I always convince myself that we learn from our mistakes and that if I don’t keep drawing now, I won’t ever be that person I imagine myself as, but the fear always manages sneaks its way back in somehow.
I don’t know which is worse
I have a problem with jealousy and I get so secretly competitive with my friends that I improve leaps and bounds.
As someone who has horrible time managing skills and motivation issues, I am the absolute worst with projects, especially with comics and fanfiction! I either never finish and leave it alone for years or delete all of it. What would you do to fight the permanent hiatus virus?
sometimes i really hate seeing the positive “love your art, you’re still improving everyday” posts or any other variation of that. i don’t care about improving or anything like that, i’m already full of confidence in my art. even if i find a mistake somewhere its not “oh my god i’m so bad at drawing” no,my reaction is “hmm guess i should focus on that later.” my only problem with art is that i’m barely getting any feedback or anything and it’s very depressing. the mistakes are starting to turn from “things to work on next time” to “no wonder no one likes what i do.”
i’m tired of seeing posts filled with advice like that, i want to see more posts telling you how to be confident even though no one reblogs your art or leave any nice comments.