NO YOU DID NOT ART THOSE LINES CORRECTLY, NOW YOU MUST RE-ART ALL THE ART SO IT IS IN LINE WITH MY PERFECT VISION THAT I ASSUMED YOU UNDERSTOOD COMPLETELY AND PERFECTLY GOSH!
Really? Well I looked at this journal because of the dilemma I had recently, and all the conclusion I can come up with is that I am not an artist, I have no right to call myself that
Dilemmas are part of being an artist, i don;t think I've spoken to a single artist that hasn't had a good dilemma. And this journal was about frustration, i'd drawn something and then started to get annoyed because it looked like something someone else did even tho i always use photographs to learn from. But i chuckled at myself, played some games and got right back on with a new photograph. You gotta try and take art lightly to an extent, it's a hobby first, that's how i'm determined to treat it now. Given up on commissions and i find myself relaxing and actually suddenly improving.
Always draw from life. Try not to mimic another artist's work you will only get more frustrated because you just don't see the world in the same way. I have found this problem with so many artists "but he does it like that..." and it's much more fun I find.
Also.. I think you have to take the word artist lightly too. To me.. it just describes what I do with a chunk of my free time. No pressure here, just me enjoying myself. Professional artist.. that's the title I would someday love. Artist is a hobby, professional artist and you're doing something you love and getting paid.
Aye.. commissions. I want to get a job in computer graphics, I don't want to do this as something to earn money. It's not reliable at all. BUT right now I'm in college, unemployed, so I just figure it'd be a good way to recharge my account as I keep........ donating money to other people who need the money more than me. If you wish to call me a moron for doing this, I agree.
I feel like I tend to remove the "fun" from everything I do. I always look for negatives, I always try to make myself so miserable... perhaps to just justify why my dreams are still nowhere to be fulfilled. Living alone in an apartment with a steady job, no need for extras... I know I know, only 10 people in the whole world can afford that.
I suppose what you bring up about "other artists" is sort what was bugging me a few days ago. I sometimes remake pictures by other artists to feel like I can do special things, show my skills in graphics, but now I started feeling like a huge hack, so being out of ideas, I was willing to do commissions, but difficulties rose up, been sketching for over a week and nothing works, so I want to yell at myself that I suuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!!
I would love to just say "oh it's just a hobby", but if it's just a hobby... then who the hell am I? I spend my life either in my room or college. The world of furry art is a pleasant escapism...... I mean I still feel lonely often... eh I guess I want something where I can say "I improved, I learned a lot". It felt like with drawing, I was closest to saying that, but ... wooosh, a whole week, lots of sketches and I'm not even close to what's being requested.
Maybe it's just drama, maybe I'm just overreacting, I'm sorry. With the first difficulties I felt that I might just learn something, but I started using references, tried a lot of tricks I knew and nothing, leaving me to think that "a real artist would have SOMETHING at this point".
I do wish to end the comment by underling how much I do appreciate the response given here. I do bet I'm being really whiny, pure drama, totally emo, I'm sorry, I realize it's a huge waste of time.... I suppose I'll get some time off, maybe I'll finally practice some 3d and then I'll come back and try to do it. Your comment here helped me cheer up a little bit, so I'm glad about it.
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Always draw from life. Try not to mimic another artist's work you will only get more frustrated because you just don't see the world in the same way. I have found this problem with so many artists "but he does it like that..." and it's much more fun I find.
Also.. I think you have to take the word artist lightly too. To me.. it just describes what I do with a chunk of my free time. No pressure here, just me enjoying myself. Professional artist.. that's the title I would someday love. Artist is a hobby, professional artist and you're doing something you love and getting paid.
I feel like I tend to remove the "fun" from everything I do. I always look for negatives, I always try to make myself so miserable... perhaps to just justify why my dreams are still nowhere to be fulfilled. Living alone in an apartment with a steady job, no need for extras... I know I know, only 10 people in the whole world can afford that.
I suppose what you bring up about "other artists" is sort what was bugging me a few days ago. I sometimes remake pictures by other artists to feel like I can do special things, show my skills in graphics, but now I started feeling like a huge hack, so being out of ideas, I was willing to do commissions, but difficulties rose up, been sketching for over a week and nothing works, so I want to yell at myself that I suuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!!
I would love to just say "oh it's just a hobby", but if it's just a hobby... then who the hell am I? I spend my life either in my room or college. The world of furry art is a pleasant escapism...... I mean I still feel lonely often... eh I guess I want something where I can say "I improved, I learned a lot". It felt like with drawing, I was closest to saying that, but ... wooosh, a whole week, lots of sketches and I'm not even close to what's being requested.
Maybe it's just drama, maybe I'm just overreacting, I'm sorry. With the first difficulties I felt that I might just learn something, but I started using references, tried a lot of tricks I knew and nothing, leaving me to think that "a real artist would have SOMETHING at this point".
I do wish to end the comment by underling how much I do appreciate the response given here. I do bet I'm being really whiny, pure drama, totally emo, I'm sorry, I realize it's a huge waste of time.... I suppose I'll get some time off, maybe I'll finally practice some 3d and then I'll come back and try to do it. Your comment here helped me cheer up a little bit, so I'm glad about it.