Practice practice practice.~! All of the things, even if they do not go as planned, look to others for constructive critique perhaps, have them tell you what they LIKE about the things you draw.

And it's okay not to like your own art sometimes; every artist is their own worst critic. As for people ripping off your things, I tend to look at it with an air of flattery, they are INSPIRED by you so with to recreate it themselves.

Yes it IS a little annoying but these days I have stopped caring: My own experience and opinions only- I find you cannot control the world, and even less the internet. To go to an extreme example would be: if you don't wish anyone to rip off your work; don't post it. But then again that is not the nature of an artist; we love to share, to inspire, to find others who "art" the same way.

Perhaps your frustrations come from being so very unique~ I suppose it can be lonely in a sense..

You will have to find your own way to overcome this feeling: though it could be a matter of stress and frustration~ perhaps take some time for yourself and don't give a care to what others think. Just do what you want to do. I'm sure it will be awesome.

(I have been stuck in Butler character all day, so sorry if this reads as peculiar to you ^_^.)

Some things I like to do when I feel this way:
Watch other people stream- You'll be surprised how much you learn just by watching, and sometimes unknowingly your hands will do amazing things just because you watched someone draw a particular LINE.
Create a playlist for yourself, pick a mood, collect music and draw to it.
Don't feel bad about discarding sketches.
With a TABLET: draw ALL the things, things you are Familiar with drawing, things you have never drawn before, things that are stupid. It's all about practice. (To be honest I now find drawing on paper a task, as I'm constantly looking for the screen.

Hope that helps, even a little.

Thank you for the help and insight.<3

Thank you.<3

I honestly just dealt with this recently to the point where I was just ready to give up entirely. Find a new passion.

I guess what got me through was just trying to ignore those negative thoughts. Pushing to better myself and work on a piece until the thoughts were unbearable, then I stopped and
looked at my work and tried to look at what I liked about it. I ended up managing to complete a commissioned piece and didn't feel completely horrid about it. But streaming my
art while I work on it really helped.

So far the thing that has kept me happy with my art is doing textures in sl. Thank you for the insight.~

I second that last bit about streaming

Does feel like it helps me keep focused if my attention is slipping away a lot at the time :v

For the tablet, one thing I did was start out with small resolution sizes as I got acquainted with it and steadily went up., so like basically start out with 500x500 sized pictures and make doodles and lil mini paintings :D

Thats a really good idea, thank you.<3

I had the same exact problem when I started using a tablet. I've been using it for...I think 5 years now...and have only just recently gotten to a point where I am as happy with my digital stuff as I am with my traditional. (literally just in the past few months) Just think about how many years of traditional art you have under your belt vs digital. Of course it's gonna feel weird at first. It will take time and practice but don't get discouraged! You can do a lot of things digitally that aren't feasable with pen & paper, plus you save TONS on supplies. One thing that helped me was to keep doing my linework in pen, then scanning it & coloring it. Eventually I was scanning sketches & inking them on the tablet until it started to feel more natural. You'll get the hang of it, just don't give up!

Those sound like very good steps, thank you sweety<3

I found out what often distracted me from drawing was fidgeting with my music. Other things was doing silly doodles, even if they looked horrid, it puts you in the mindset to art!

happens to everyone! just chill relax and dont force it. just doodle and dont worry about it looking good or not. point is to have fun.
the people that mimic or 'rip you off' is a forum of flattery dont put to much stock or worry about it. it happens to the best of us.
What your having tho sounds like a typical Art Block. go look for things that inspire you and such. music, art, food, life ect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1oZhEIrer4
this is a video based on a quote about people trying to be creative, its called "Nobody Tells This To Beginners".