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So frustrated... :/
12 years ago
If my inactivity continues in the near future, here's why:
I've been struggling with a nasty art slump for over a month now, and it's really beginning to piss me off. :/ I had hoped to finish off the drawings I owe quickly this summer, then open up commissions right away... but it doesn't look like that's going to happen anytime soon. Every time I attempt to draw something, it turns out way below my expectations... like something I would have drawn four years ago, back when my grasp of proportions and anatomy hadn't developed at all. That's just what it feels like -- as if my sense of anatomy has completely deteriorated. I've also attempted to color my recent YCH auction on a few different occasions, but... something just seems off. It's not my best work. FAR from my best work. .__.
I have no idea WHY I'm struggling so badly to output anything, but it couldn't have come at a worse time. I actually have time to doodle now? Oh look! I'm suddenly unable to draw! -__- Fuck. At this point, I'm legitimately considering finishing off these last couple commissions I owe and just... stopping. Going on an indefinite hiatus or something. If my artwork continues turning out so subpar, I'm pretty much just setting myself up for disappointment each time I pick up my tablet. It's not enjoyable anymore, and I can't make money on commissions if I struggle just to sketch and color a simple character. So why bother?
Also, I broke my toe after being viciously attacked by the corner of my couch. D:
I've been struggling with a nasty art slump for over a month now, and it's really beginning to piss me off. :/ I had hoped to finish off the drawings I owe quickly this summer, then open up commissions right away... but it doesn't look like that's going to happen anytime soon. Every time I attempt to draw something, it turns out way below my expectations... like something I would have drawn four years ago, back when my grasp of proportions and anatomy hadn't developed at all. That's just what it feels like -- as if my sense of anatomy has completely deteriorated. I've also attempted to color my recent YCH auction on a few different occasions, but... something just seems off. It's not my best work. FAR from my best work. .__.
I have no idea WHY I'm struggling so badly to output anything, but it couldn't have come at a worse time. I actually have time to doodle now? Oh look! I'm suddenly unable to draw! -__- Fuck. At this point, I'm legitimately considering finishing off these last couple commissions I owe and just... stopping. Going on an indefinite hiatus or something. If my artwork continues turning out so subpar, I'm pretty much just setting myself up for disappointment each time I pick up my tablet. It's not enjoyable anymore, and I can't make money on commissions if I struggle just to sketch and color a simple character. So why bother?
Also, I broke my toe after being viciously attacked by the corner of my couch. D:
Maybe I should do like you said and tackle it head-on? I'm sure practicing regularly would be beneficial. :P Although part of me still feels discouraged enough that I just want to forget about drawing for a loooong time. >__>
Also, broken tow? Ow~ >_<; Sorry to hear.
Yeah, I tried to move past the couch too fast and jammed my foot straight into the corner. xD I would have posted a picture of my toe, but it's kinda... gruesome.
Oh, dear, that doesn't sound fun at all. I do hope it heals up quickly!
of times, I just can't paint.
KIKI: Really? When that happens, what do you do? Before,
I could fly without giving it a thought. But now, I don't
know how I did it.
URSULA: When that happens, all one can do is struggle through
it. I draw and draw, and keep drawing.
KIKI: But then, if I can't fly...
URSULA: Then I stop drawing. I take walks, look at the
scenery, take naps, do nothing. Then after a while,
all of a sudden I get the urge to draw again.
GET WELL SOON