k so this is gonna sound stupid probs but, like, there's a lot of fellow artist in this thread so I guess I'll make this mini rant/ question post thingy
Sometimes I'll go online and I'll look at artwork from other people, usually people I follow and admire, and something inside me just gets this really weird emotion. It's like I could feel fine but suddenly I feel something akin to anxiety and sadness but also odd determination washed out by resignation? Trying to put it into words is difficult.
I see the artwork and I want to be that good, I wish I could look at my own art and admire it like I do the art of others, I want people to love my art as much as the art I'm seeing, how popular it is, how polished it is, and part of me is like 'yes i'll get there someday' but another part is like 'I'll never be that good' and it's like I'm both determined to get there but also grieving and being resigned to the possible fact that I'll never be that good. And I just feel overwhelmed with my own inner struggle and sadness that I just want to sob and I get shakey and scared. I get angry at myself for not believing in myself but also angry that I expect to ever be that good. It's just such a contradicting overwhelming well of emotions.
Am I the only one that experiences this?
Seek to be worth knowing...
Sorry for the super later response! ( Been busy... and kinda forgot! ^ ^; ) I understand this feeling 100%! I get it a lot, but I am finding out that this event helps a lot with it. I used to hesitating to post my art anywhere because I don't feel that it's worthy. However, as I find myself drawing more for this event, I am starting to discover that I might not be as bad as I thought I was. And I see myself improving a little each week. I still find myself in a weird place though. I'm still trying to find my own style. It's really hard to develop your own way of drawing things... At least for me. And that doesn't help this feeling any, especially when I see other people so set and polished in one style. But, it's good to be versatile too. I would definitely recommend playing with different techniques and styles of art. -Nods- I think that was the moment I realized that I might not be as bad as I thought. Plus, it may not seem like it at first, but drawing in a different style actually helps a lot. Until I started getting into a cartooning style, it was really hard for me to break down shapes in pictures. Don't ask me why it helped. I couldn't tell you why. It just kinda made something click. Hahaha. Being surrounded by nice, encouraging people in this thread really helps too. ^ ^ If you start to feel yourself in a slump, just try a different style, or even take a break and come back. I get so frustrated sometimes that I can't see straight, so I take a break to go find food, or to watch some Thomas Sanders vines or something. Just keep pushing yourself, and next thing you know, you'll look at your artwork now compared to an older drawing and you'll shock yourself with how much better you've gotten. And keep in mind that everybody has their own style, so don't compare yourself to them too much!
Comments: The squishy, cuddly version of Venusaur. x3
Did I tell you how much I love this? Marker??
I hope I did, because that's all I can think about when I saw this piece again!
There's so many people this year, it's hard to respond to everyone, but I totally hope I've tipped most of you for your beautiful art.
Thank you for sharing all your art!! heart
It definitely cheered up my day to see these freaking cute Seals and Saturns!! heart
I hope I did, because that's all I can think about when I saw this piece again!
There's so many people this year, it's hard to respond to everyone, but I totally hope I've tipped most of you for your beautiful art.
Thank you for sharing all your art!! heart
It definitely cheered up my day to see these freaking cute Seals and Saturns!! heart
Seek to be worth knowing...
Ahaha, yes you did tell me. You said you got squished by the cuteness. xD <3
It is colored with marker, yes. ^ ^ We bought prismacolors on black friday. ;D
x3 You've tipped me a few times, yes. And you're welcome for sharing.
Edit: its time stamped about 30mins after her most recent post in her post history, so she just must not have come back online since
Let's keep an eye out on her post history~
Hopefully things just got crazy busy and she haven't been logging on.
Let's wait a few more days. Let's check in on Wednesday to see how things are then~ wink
Thank you for keeping the art collector accountable!! heart
I ended up not sleeping and instead started lining the picture xD What even is sleep? clearly something I don't need since I have to get up in 3 hours
Also if Ariciel has gone poof, should I go back and do a different picture for my 21 or should I just leave it as is? It is just a basic unfinished sketch right now anyways. I don't mind either way xD I can doodle a little saturn or something real quick~
Looking at my art, I feel like I've been steadily improving. Aside for the few poor excuse of a sketches that I have... But I suppose everyone needs to have their ups and downs. I feel actually kinda proud. I ended up gifting my mom the turtle sketch. She super loved it.
Anywhoo, good luck e're bodeh! You can dooooo eeeeeeet! Get that daily practice on! I shouldn't talk as I have a tendency to churn out art on my resting day off. xP
The first thing I did was screw up the background and make it way too dark. After that I figured I should just keep painting so I can get the rest of my mistakes out on this paper and maybe do better next time. (It's still not done BTW) The colors are so wrong....I can't seem to figure out how reference my colors IRL against the back-lit colors on my monitor. O_o I have a plan though....so we'll see.
I really don't like this paper. Which sucks because I think it might be the only paper that will go through my printer. =/ It makes everything look so splotchy.
Why is art so hard? crying
What paint are you using?
I think this is lovely, don't be too hard on yourself smile (easier said than done, I know!)
Sorry for the double quote but I ended up lining it. Still, I would like to know if you would like anything changed! She is the cutest thing ever and I just want to squish her even if she is a bloodthirsty taco-loving killing machine xD
I ended up not sleeping and instead started lining the picture xD What even is sleep? clearly something I don't need since I have to get up in 3 hours
Also if Ariciel has gone poof, should I go back and do a different picture for my 21 or should I just leave it as is? It is just a basic unfinished sketch right now anyways. I don't mind either way xD I can doodle a little saturn or something real quick~
You don't have to redo your drawing.
It's still legit XD;;
But I might have to add a note if the user does not respond soon.
I will be removing requests that aren't renewed tomorrow.
It's still up, so it's still valid~ wink
The first thing I did was screw up the background and make it way too dark. After that I figured I should just keep painting so I can get the rest of my mistakes out on this paper and maybe do better next time. (It's still not done BTW) The colors are so wrong....I can't seem to figure out how reference my colors IRL against the back-lit colors on my monitor. O_o I have a plan though....so we'll see.
I really don't like this paper. Which sucks because I think it might be the only paper that will go through my printer. =/ It makes everything look so splotchy.
Why is art so hard? crying
What paint are you using?
I think this is lovely, don't be too hard on yourself smile (easier said than done, I know!)
Thank you! heart
It's done in watercolor.
I didn't mean to come off as being hard on myself.
The painting is fine as is, but I did have very specific goals that I failed to meet.
See? Proof:
So it's a matter of fact that the background is much darker than I meant it to be which forced me to rearrange the entire value structure of the painting.
And it's a matter of fact I haven't figured out how to reference colors from my monitor -- but I also haven't given up yet!
It doesn't REALLY matter for this particular painting, I know, but it's a skill I want to have so I want to give it anyother try using a different method.
I'm kind of frustrated/burnt out at having spent all day on a painting that I'm going to redo, but that's just how learning goes sometimes. I don't feel like a personal failure or anything, so to me it's different than "being hard on myself". I just want to keep pushing myself to do a little bit better than what I'm currently capable of. I don't want to be hard on myself in the sense of putting my self down, but I do want to be hard on myself in the sense of holding myself to high standards. How else am I supposed to get better? razz
Basically how you feel about traditonal is exactly how I feel about digital rofl
I just cleaned up these lines traditionally and it took about 2 hours. I dunno how long it would take you to do the same thing digitally, but it would take me waaaaaaay longer, and would come out way worse. I could do every line 50 times, hitting ctrl + z over and over until it was right, or I could just do it once and get it right the first time AND get the pretty pencil texture that digital doesn't even have.
But now my husband is pushing me to paint it traditionally which means I gotta transfer the lines onto watercolor paper somehow (hopefully printer - it works sometimes...) and then go over all the lines again in colored pencil - so that's two more hours at least confused
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Depending on what art program you use, you can make images look textured, you can use pencil brushes, and some
people make digital look traditional. It baffles me. But yeah, I can see how doing watercolor can make the process of
line transfer more tedious. Your patience is astounding but your work is beautiful. So I agree with your husband.
PAINT IT!!!! emotion_drool
Yeah, I know some people make digital look traditional, but I have no clue how. gonk
Also for me it's only partly about the finished product. I just don't like working digitally and I do like working traditionally. With digital I always feel awkward trying to draw on such a slick surface and I never feel like I have enough control.
Personal Theme: Anatomy Comments: So this is Aurora, and if you couldn't tell by the name she's kinda like a celestial being. I wanted to do a weird islamic/arabesque background but I just ran out of time.
Also I could not find a pose ref for this piece so I pretty much just winged it. Considering it looks fairly correct I guess it shows how much I've learned
Bonus image for yesterday's theme:
Day # 20 Theme: Demon Personal Theme: Anatomy
Nice- You even got the foreshortening going on with saturn's leg - that stuff is hard~ Go, Kitteh! emotion_brofist
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