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14 years ago
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Dear Diary,
You know what I hate? When my mom looks at a sketch I'm really happy with and says, "Oh you can do better than that."
I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't get so upset over this, but it really bothers me. OTHER people can appreciate it and will compliment my efforts, but no, evrytime she sees a sketch of mine, like the one I did for our school advertising, she'll go, "I don't know what everyone's going on about, I mean, I've seen you do better."
Duh.
Of course she's seen me do better, it's a PENCIL SKETCH for God's sake! I mean, does she really expect every drawing I do to turn into a full-blown, fully colored and shaded complex piece of work? And when I show it to someone they'll say, "Wow! That's very nice! You're really talented!" but no, it's always, "Oh I've seen you do better than THAT." I mean, what, am I not up to her standards? There's only so much you can do with a pencil and paper.
Sorry for venting on you all, but I just needed to let it out. It just seems like everything that I do that's cartoon and a sketch, she just can't seem to be able to appreciate. I mean, cartoons may look easy and simple, but they're HARD they're absolutely NOT as easy as they look. And I put effort into everything I do, but she just doesn't seem to get that.
Maybe I am overeacting. Maybe I am taking this too hard. Maybe it just hits me where it hurts. But it just seems like you shouldn't say that to an artist, especially when they're happy with what they've done.
Anyway, sorry for ranting on you all.
~Thunder
I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't get so upset over this, but it really bothers me. OTHER people can appreciate it and will compliment my efforts, but no, evrytime she sees a sketch of mine, like the one I did for our school advertising, she'll go, "I don't know what everyone's going on about, I mean, I've seen you do better."
Duh.
Of course she's seen me do better, it's a PENCIL SKETCH for God's sake! I mean, does she really expect every drawing I do to turn into a full-blown, fully colored and shaded complex piece of work? And when I show it to someone they'll say, "Wow! That's very nice! You're really talented!" but no, it's always, "Oh I've seen you do better than THAT." I mean, what, am I not up to her standards? There's only so much you can do with a pencil and paper.
Sorry for venting on you all, but I just needed to let it out. It just seems like everything that I do that's cartoon and a sketch, she just can't seem to be able to appreciate. I mean, cartoons may look easy and simple, but they're HARD they're absolutely NOT as easy as they look. And I put effort into everything I do, but she just doesn't seem to get that.
Maybe I am overeacting. Maybe I am taking this too hard. Maybe it just hits me where it hurts. But it just seems like you shouldn't say that to an artist, especially when they're happy with what they've done.
Anyway, sorry for ranting on you all.
~Thunder
Thanks~
Anyway, thank you very much for the very lovely comment~
But sometimes an artist just isn't looking for critique, they're looking for appreciation. Don't get me wrong, critique is great, but sometimes I'm just not in the mood.