What makes a great artist...
9 years ago
..., be great? Does that question even make sense? Sorry.
I mean, for you, what are the points that make someone be a really nice artist? Is it only their art that you judge? Is it also the quantity? Their progress over time? Maybe being more technical instead of too informal with people. Or on the contrary.
I have this problem, guys. I'm not a good artist, I will never be able to live out of this. I do love drawing, the art... It, no doubt, is a great part of my life. But I haven't got the capacity to be social enough, nor constant. I get tired of people, not individually, but the act of engaging into conversations that must keep going forever. Am I a shit of an artist if I can't reply a note right away? Or am I that bad because the time I take to finish a piece is illogically long?
There was a time when I was, like, okay. I used to talk more to people over here. I do have in my heart some people I met here. And most people know I'm no new to the site with this account, for that matter. But they know I've changed a lot. And as you may imagine I don't enjoy the situation, it brings nothing good to either of us.
I want answers. What do you people most hate about this. And what does "good artist" mean to you as a customer and/or artist.
This is sort of a rage I guess. I'd appreciate that if someone has something not-respectful to say, they don't say it. I just don't feel that well at all.
I mean, for you, what are the points that make someone be a really nice artist? Is it only their art that you judge? Is it also the quantity? Their progress over time? Maybe being more technical instead of too informal with people. Or on the contrary.
I have this problem, guys. I'm not a good artist, I will never be able to live out of this. I do love drawing, the art... It, no doubt, is a great part of my life. But I haven't got the capacity to be social enough, nor constant. I get tired of people, not individually, but the act of engaging into conversations that must keep going forever. Am I a shit of an artist if I can't reply a note right away? Or am I that bad because the time I take to finish a piece is illogically long?
There was a time when I was, like, okay. I used to talk more to people over here. I do have in my heart some people I met here. And most people know I'm no new to the site with this account, for that matter. But they know I've changed a lot. And as you may imagine I don't enjoy the situation, it brings nothing good to either of us.
I want answers. What do you people most hate about this. And what does "good artist" mean to you as a customer and/or artist.
This is sort of a rage I guess. I'd appreciate that if someone has something not-respectful to say, they don't say it. I just don't feel that well at all.
Having a lot of art out there, does not say you're a great artist, but it helps you mature and develop as one. Every five years or so you can see the progress you've made, and it's usually significant. But I digress.
To me, a good artist is someone who puts themselves into their art, and speaks through it. Expression, emotion, and even motions through lines or brush strokes... It's really easy to put out "commercial art" that's easy for people to consume. Make some cute thing with big head big eyes and tiny body like Beanie Boos and people will eat it up. Or make something that everyone thinks is sexy and have that crowd eat that up. But in the end it's sort of empty. To me, at least. I could draw stereotypically cute shit all day, but to me that's boring and unfulfilling
I'm not saying that you have to make a statement, or do something dramatic like hang from a building while painting the archangel Michael with your toes, but you should put yourself in your art, however that may be. The resulting picture may not be the most popular thing on the site, but you can't expect it to be. You can't expect everyone to resonate with portions of yourself you put on display. Do what feels natural, do what feels right, and the resulting art will speak. That applies to music and theatre and dance and many other expressions of art.
Anyway, this is a silly ramble, but I hope it helps
In the end, I figured I had a love for video games. So much that I want to make one. My personal desire to get good at art has dwindled down, and my newest desire, to make things look great instead of being better happened. What I mean by this, as long as it looks good to you, you mustn't focus if your art is good enough for others. Eventually, if you take in mind what looks good to others and make your own version of your own desires mixed with everyone else's, you could easily focus on getting better for the bigger role you might have!
I am pushing my art to be much better, for the end result of an awesome video game O: Don't stress too much about this, yeah Ren? I love your art!