Current Art Situation
7 years ago
Guys, I’m going to be honest. I’m so close to the point of not drawing anymore. My head keeps messing with me when I draw, which leads me into taking a break from commissions, art trades, and art I want to draw for myself. I didn’t want this to happen to me, and wasn’t expecting it at all. I’m just so stressed and self-conscious about my own art. To others, it may seem great, but it looks like garbage to me, and I can’t get it out of my point of view.
I don’t want to refund people because I can’t afford to and people really want their art drawn by me. I thought forcing myself to draw would make things work out, but it just suppresses me even more.with the things I’m trying to draw. People keep telling me to take breaks, but I’ve taken too many to the point that I have commissions piled up on me, and that’s my fault since I let this happen.
You can’t believe how many Patreon requests I have piled up as well as the current Patreon comic I haven’t worked on in two months. Still only have the first page finished.
I don’t know what to do anymore. I hate to want to quit, but I can’t. I just can’t. Too many people rely on me to keep going and not to give up, but it’s too hard. So all I can do is to attempt to work on art slowly.
I don’t want to refund people because I can’t afford to and people really want their art drawn by me. I thought forcing myself to draw would make things work out, but it just suppresses me even more.with the things I’m trying to draw. People keep telling me to take breaks, but I’ve taken too many to the point that I have commissions piled up on me, and that’s my fault since I let this happen.
You can’t believe how many Patreon requests I have piled up as well as the current Patreon comic I haven’t worked on in two months. Still only have the first page finished.
I don’t know what to do anymore. I hate to want to quit, but I can’t. I just can’t. Too many people rely on me to keep going and not to give up, but it’s too hard. So all I can do is to attempt to work on art slowly.

LucainQ
~lucainq
Hey take your time and breathe, it's ok to take a break <3 Trust me, I've been there. The best thing to do is take a step back and walk it off. It's tough..I know.. but remember, you can do it... you can do it.

HedgieBeast
~hedgiebeast
OP
Thank you...


I think I once read a post somewhere that explained something like this. About how when everyone else is seeing our work as great and awesome, and yet all we can see are all the flaws in it, theres some turning point that in our quest for improvement and learning, we start to see more 'what ifs' in our work, rather that 'where we were'. Something along the lines of some hazy middle ground of improvement but we just cant realize it xD; I probably made that more complicated than it needed to be. BUT POINT IS. Like everyone else has said, its ok to take breaks, something that ive found thats helped me is to set a schedule, I work on art on a set time. Whatever I dont complete in those work hours- no matter how much I tell myself "but I shouuullldddd", I leave it there..it'll be tomorrow's work. Trying to force yourself to work will cause more harm than good if you really art feeling it. Remember to take a step back, deep breath, clear your head, tomorrow is another day.

HedgieBeast
~hedgiebeast
OP
Thanks Night...