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I REALLY hate my art...
13 years ago
So I've come to a realisation.
I really hate my art. It's SO rare I ever draw anything I'm proud of any more. I lose motivation to draw because of this - I just can't ever get things right. And when I do finally sit down and really try to draw, I have really great ideas - I just can't do it. So many ideas have tried and fallen in the past 2 months, things I've really loved the thought of, and then they've never gone anywhere. I've forgotten most of themnow. It's depressing.
I don't feel I've improved in SO long. I don't feel I'm ever making progress and I can't experiment with poses - refs just don't work for me. Even the poses I've always been drawing, I can't feel I ever get any better. My anatomy won't improve. I just feel to be at a total standstill. When I do feel I've done something right-ish, it's like a chibi or something incredibly cartoony - which is certainly not where I want to be with my art.
Just ranting to you guys here, you've probably noticed I've lacked art uploads here, and now you know why. I'm trying to finish the commissions I've had in but they're just not going anywhere. I'm hating their progress and it's just not good enough. I can't draw any personal art. I'm desparately trying to draw my characters more, and certainly trying to vent through art ... but it's just NOT WORKING for me. I feel awful about it all the time.
I'm not going to carry on because of the serious Jet Lag ... I got home from New York on Monday, drove 4 hours back to my house, showered, ate and slept at 10 or 11ish ... then woke up at 5am the enxt day to go back to London - Over 4 hours this time - on an art trip for school. Got home at 11:30 and then woke up the next morning for school. I'm sleepy and annoyed and spending too much time tonight thinking to myself - which is NOT what I want to be doing. Things don't ever end positively when I do.
You didn't have to read this at all, thank you if you did, I just needed somewhere to rage a little D<
~Kloof
I really hate my art. It's SO rare I ever draw anything I'm proud of any more. I lose motivation to draw because of this - I just can't ever get things right. And when I do finally sit down and really try to draw, I have really great ideas - I just can't do it. So many ideas have tried and fallen in the past 2 months, things I've really loved the thought of, and then they've never gone anywhere. I've forgotten most of themnow. It's depressing.
I don't feel I've improved in SO long. I don't feel I'm ever making progress and I can't experiment with poses - refs just don't work for me. Even the poses I've always been drawing, I can't feel I ever get any better. My anatomy won't improve. I just feel to be at a total standstill. When I do feel I've done something right-ish, it's like a chibi or something incredibly cartoony - which is certainly not where I want to be with my art.
Just ranting to you guys here, you've probably noticed I've lacked art uploads here, and now you know why. I'm trying to finish the commissions I've had in but they're just not going anywhere. I'm hating their progress and it's just not good enough. I can't draw any personal art. I'm desparately trying to draw my characters more, and certainly trying to vent through art ... but it's just NOT WORKING for me. I feel awful about it all the time.
I'm not going to carry on because of the serious Jet Lag ... I got home from New York on Monday, drove 4 hours back to my house, showered, ate and slept at 10 or 11ish ... then woke up at 5am the enxt day to go back to London - Over 4 hours this time - on an art trip for school. Got home at 11:30 and then woke up the next morning for school. I'm sleepy and annoyed and spending too much time tonight thinking to myself - which is NOT what I want to be doing. Things don't ever end positively when I do.
You didn't have to read this at all, thank you if you did, I just needed somewhere to rage a little D<
~Kloof
And thank you so very much. For all of your nice comments and the advice - I really do appreciate it ou~
now look at mine
now back at yours
now back at mine
so your art is different than mine
but if you look closely with my work you will see that with each piece there is a little more improvement
I have a unicorn
now look back at your art
suddenly you realize you have improved too and will continue to do so.
As someone who has been formally trained, I trust you know that with each piece you can push your boundaries and limits. It may not always turn out right, but that just means you're getting there. You see what you need to do to make those steps forward. So you have a great idea. Draw it, get it out as best you can, and then move on, and in time you can revisit it with renewed and refined skills.