Possibly upset but take the loss and try it again. Try to prevent anymore freak accidents.

*chuckles* Yeah. There's always that sort of paranoid feeling that it might somehow happen again O_O

if it really meant alot to you; you get upset...then you calm down and if ya have to you start all over again you do so

I usually MEAN to start over, but never get around to it. I generally don't have much time for personal work outside of commissions, so if I do find the time, and then the project gets wrecked, I usually don't have the time to start it all over again - I just have to cut my losses and go back to work. Sucks :b

i know its hard to find the time but doing some of the art that you care about thats for you is one thing that will help you have a less chance of feeling burned out about doing art like some artists get. Remember an artist creates for their audience second and first for theirself...at least thats how i view it.

Heh, I definitely get that feeling, although I know what you mean. It's just not quite as easy as it sounds :b

Well, I create for my clients first, as it's my primary income :b XD

hehe and i can understand what you mean since its your main money supply ^w^

Ummmmmm depends.

Initially? Probably break something or cause a fit.

Once I've retained some composure, try again with maybe some different effects and perspectives to see if you can find something better than the original.

*chuckles* I always have the opposite reaction because I try so hard to NOT overreact. Everyone in my family was sort of a big overreacter - start screaming, or break something. So I grew up with more of a deer-in-the-headlight "......" reaction. I do get upset, though, but rarely have those "Aww I totally shouldn't have done that when I found out," moments.

Yeah, it's a good chance to improve on your original idea, but sometimes I find it's hard or impossible to make it look as good as the original. Art has weird ways of screwing with the artist sometimes, it seems like XD

I definitely get upset, although not necessarily terribly so. I'll typically have a "............................." response, followed later by a "I can't bloody-well believe it," followed immediately by a "Well, screw it." I always intend to go back and fix the damage or start all over again, but almost never do.

This happened just the other day. Been working on a graphite and ink work on canvas and had JUST finished the thing - I went to spray the thing with fixative to keep the graphite from smearing when it pulled up the ink and started bleeding it all over the place.

MORAL OF THE STORY: DON'T SPRAY FIXATIVE ON INK D8

loltrialbyfire... x_x I'm such an idiot.

Hahaha, so I'm more or less over it, although I still haven't gone back and fixed it. I believe it's salvageable with a little paint and redoing a few parts, and it could have been a lot worse, but still. Definitely had to give up on it for a few days :b

First look for any temporary file I might have made when messing with layers or whatever.

If there's nothing there then get drunk or some other self indulgent activity. Give it a couple of days before messing with it again.

I hope you find something you saved!

Whoops, non digital. Sorry about the spill!

Getting drunk still applies.

lol

Can't, allergic to alcohol :( XD










Okay, so I can, but it means I'll probably just make myself sick instead of drunk :b

What about a pint of ice cream then?

*chuckles* That works.

In my case, I just ate my left over Chinese food for dinner XD

Allergic to alcohol? Never heard that before.

But... I'd try and finish it regardless of whatever happened to it

It's not an allergy, persay...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_blush

I'm Asian, and Asians have a greater chance of inheriting a genetic flaw that (in layman's terms) means our body can't properly handle the poisonous aspects of alcohol like other people can - our enzyme responsible for handling the poisonous stuff doesn't work right. So it means we get really drunk/sick really fast :b It's hard to get buzzed, because if you're not careful, you skip right over the fun "buzzed" part and go straight to feeling like you want to puke =/ XD

*chuckles* Nah, it wasn't a digital file. It was graphite and ink on canvas, and the ink got wet and bled all over. It wasn't entirely destroyed, and I thankfully don't have to start all over again!

You follow these 3 simple steps:

1) Begin a violent cussing and smashing fit

2) Calm down and see what you can recover from it.

3) Begin working from what you've recovered (or) if you cannot recover any of it, start from scratch or begin a new project.



For the record... it fucking sucks when that happens!

lol

And yes, it does!

I'd probably* compensate for stuffing myself with food, then wait, play games, try to get rid of my anger, then resume working on it.




*this has happened to me before.

Hehe, yeah, sort of what I did :b

"..."
"Screw it."
*eats*
*chills out*

Now, a few days later, I wanna finish it :b

It works x)

Well, at least most of the time. It gets worse, of course, if I can't recover any part of my work :(

Yeah..

freak at whatever messed it up, mope for about half a day, then depending on the pic (if the pose was a hard one or if it was easy) i would start over or just give up. (really depends on my mood for the day. If i was really stressed out then id bag it and redo it later/never XD)

Heh, yeah... It can depend on a lot of things. Some pieces just feel easier or harder than others, even though they're the same amount of work/time.

yea XD

pissed and probably do the image over again in a few days so I don't get lazy on making it again. on the bright side it will likely look even better then before.

:)

I think i would get have a mental breakdown and go on a drinking binge.

thisss

*chuckles* I'm thankfully not quite that upset over my loss, although my loss definitely could have been worse, so I'm thankful.

Also, alcohol tends to make me sick, so not as big an incentive to get drunk XD

ummm, mental breakdown and go on a bologna eating binge? lol

lol, ewww, I think a bologna binge might make me sick, too XD Maybe, like, a good ol' classic chocolate or icecream eating binge...

thankfully it wasn't a due commission you were scheduled to drop off that day or something x__x
it can always be worse lol
anyway, that sucks ><. i'd probably take a few days to get my thoughts together.

Yeah, that would have sucked :S I definitely would have done it over, or given a refund in that case.

Hmm... back in 2004 or so, I was sketching out an Oriental dragon. After finishing up the sketch details and scanning it, the paper ripped as I retrieved it from the scanner.

A good 1" rip right down the dragon's face. :(

But I taped it together and continued to finish it. It required only minor touch-ups in GIMP to erase the signs of damage.

Argh, still sucks the original got wrecked, though :(

Speaking of massive art projects that could go horribly wrong, im working on a large project using those little melty bead things. And on occasion i accidently bump one of the panels im working on and they go everywhere. So it happens, and theres not really a point to getting frustrated, if you love your art, you do what it takes to create it.

You managed to take such a frustrating occurrence and make it sound almost nice XD :)

Speaking of the thing... i went to iron it... some of the parts didnt fuse together properly, and i was getting irritated. But i figured out how to fix it. And all is well.

Oh, excellent :3

Im finished with it, ill be posting photos sometime this week, so keep an eye out if you would like to see them.

I would get upset, but there would be nothing I could do about it. :<

It's possible that I'd just not do it again. xD Depends on how much I liked the image. If I liked it a LOT, I'd probably draw it again in the future.

Yeah, thankfully what I did to my image is repairable.

Oh, that's good. :D

First "un-stress"'ing might be a good idea, then make a "follow these to avoid stuff totally crashing, like having some kind of "save every 30 minutes" thing :P
I got one of those after a flash I worked on for 8 hours straight blue screened and blew up. So now I save every ~50-100 frames, or every mayor revamp. I think you can choose that for some programs that they auto save :3

Heh, wasn't using a digital program, though. Big pencil/ink picture I was working on had the ink bleed all over. Learned from that mistake, though! Graphite fixative does not play well with ink O_O

Ah... well then it's rather more complicated ^=^'
It's those moments you WISH were digital haha :P

... still room for the "un-stress" part thou hehe x3

*chuckles* Yup. Where's an Undo button when you need it!

Hehe, would sometimes be nice to have real life a bit more "digital" :P
And vice versa x3

do something else. it usually doesn't become as good the second time. atleast that's my experience.

and put up a post it on my monitor that says "make backups while drawing"

*chuckles* I'm usually pretty good about saving frequently, whether I'm writing or painting. However, no save or undo button for traditional work :(

Oh have I had that happen to me before. I usually stare blankly at the screen for a few minutes, sigh, and then go eat some chocolate. Once that mission has been completed I'll decide if it's worth me starting all over again or if I just want to give up now.

lol, that's pretty much what I did.

I would probably go smash something and go away to fume over something else for a bit. Then, once I wasn't angry I would get back to the project as best I could. It's always painful losing something you've been working on but all you can do is move on and keep trying. Giving up only stops your work from coming to light in your eyes and the eyes of others. Don't deny yourself or others that. I hope things are well for you.

Yeah, I find it hard to start again, though. The passion that sparked it originally usually has been reduced to frustration :(

Yeah, sometimes that happens and when it becomes frustration you have to step away or you'll taint it. It's hard to say what really motivates one to get back to older things. I'm so ADD that I seldom finish things I start even though I enjoy making them. It's sad sometimes. I'm sorry this happened to you, I know your pain. Computers are fickle monsters and people steal thumb drives. Either way, I hope you find that spark again and finish your work. Everything you put up is a joy to see from the stimulating to the serene.