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a year ago
Motivation is hard to find, I'm irritated by this art block and inability to finish anything no matter how simple it is. It has been going on for more than three months now but the first "symptoms" began as early as March of this year. I feel terrible just sitting around getting nothing done, failing to complete commissions on time and barely drawing much for myself. Even when I have the time to draw, I end up sleeping excessively or mindlessly scrolling around on the internet. I at first thought my art style issues was the source of my problems but I think more of it had to do with my own mental attitude. I convinced myself that I had art block and of course it became a reality. It is true that I have a real life with many responsibilities that are quite time consuming, but I shouldn't be neglecting one of the few unique skills that I have.
I'm convinced that rest is not the answer to my lack of art, I just need to push through until I can get myself drawing consistently again. I love drawing but I also hate not drawing when I have the opportunity to do so. I have all these plans to improve my art and art style but I will never get better at art if I don't do anything. The only answer is to move forward and make it happen.
Thank you for all who have continued to support and show interest in my artwork, I appreciate all of it. I hope soon I will get back into the rhythm and get this account back to life.
I'm convinced that rest is not the answer to my lack of art, I just need to push through until I can get myself drawing consistently again. I love drawing but I also hate not drawing when I have the opportunity to do so. I have all these plans to improve my art and art style but I will never get better at art if I don't do anything. The only answer is to move forward and make it happen.
Thank you for all who have continued to support and show interest in my artwork, I appreciate all of it. I hope soon I will get back into the rhythm and get this account back to life.
-High expectations from yourself
-The daunting nature of finished pieces, in case they take you a long time to get done
-The lack of mood to do studies because of real life.
I yolo through my art and I have a blast. 0 expectations, they don't take that long, and I don't do studies because I'm waiting on a better time ;)
Yeah, it is ideal to WANT to draw, write, etc, but the drive will not always be there, just like going to work/school/solving most responsibilities of an adult's life are not making most of us jump in joy. You just get on with it.
This brute force method won't always work either. Sometimes, the mood is just that bad. Or life gets in the way. But if you keep at it, it'll just get easier and easier until the 'forcing yourself' part becomes a habit.
Maybe this is a wilder take on the topic, but it's what got me through a lot of 'writer's block' onsets. Talent isn't a magical power we're born with. It's attained through lots of repetition.
Motivation is not the make or break resource that decides what you will ultimately do that day.
And writer's/artist's/etc block is just you giving yourself a myriad of reasons as to why you can't accomplish what you want to do.
But what if...you can? Why not give it a good try, at the very least?
That's my take on this topic. Hope parts of it are useful to you, floofydragon!
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