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5 years ago
Lately I haven't been enjoying drawing as much as I used to, to a point where I even felt like dropping it altogether. You might have noticed these big gaps between pictures. This is also the reason why I experimented with other media, hence the 3D renderings that I've uploaded. I don't like where my style currently is and I personally think that it looks bland and boring. I do struggle with that and on top of that, it also feeds into my depression I'm currently fighting with, since I just don't know what to do with my life.
On the bright side though, I think I took a first step today towards changing something in my creative process. I'll upload the result shortly after this, just don't expect a masterpiece. In fact, this should kinda serve as a message that there might be some different looking stuff being uploaded in the near future, experiments so to speak. I've been looking at videos and stuff, in hopes to change my way of thinking, which is certainly something I do too much of when drawing. I also need to learn to accept imperfections, not everything has to be perfect. Other things are lighting and colors, which are severly underused by me.
The themes will stay the same though, it's not the content that is bothering me, it is the way I approach my art. I'd of course welcome feedback on how to deal with something like this, especially from other artists. I'm sure I'm not the only one who went through such a phase. Maybe someone who is reading this, is going through something similar with their art and might be looking for some pointers too. I wouldn't mind exchanging thoughts.
That's all for now. Thanks for reading, I hope you have a great day and stay safe.
On the bright side though, I think I took a first step today towards changing something in my creative process. I'll upload the result shortly after this, just don't expect a masterpiece. In fact, this should kinda serve as a message that there might be some different looking stuff being uploaded in the near future, experiments so to speak. I've been looking at videos and stuff, in hopes to change my way of thinking, which is certainly something I do too much of when drawing. I also need to learn to accept imperfections, not everything has to be perfect. Other things are lighting and colors, which are severly underused by me.
The themes will stay the same though, it's not the content that is bothering me, it is the way I approach my art. I'd of course welcome feedback on how to deal with something like this, especially from other artists. I'm sure I'm not the only one who went through such a phase. Maybe someone who is reading this, is going through something similar with their art and might be looking for some pointers too. I wouldn't mind exchanging thoughts.
That's all for now. Thanks for reading, I hope you have a great day and stay safe.
This isn't my art account, but if you'd want, I wouldn't mind exchanging thoughts like that with my actual art account or somewhere else. If it helps, your art is pretty consistent, and you have a pretty good grasp on a lot of things!
Feel free to note me, if you want to share some thoughts.
It just kind of got harder and harder to do as time went on, and i'm not really certain why
Sometimes when it's with the influence of making somebody else happy I feel a spark and can kind of harness it, i've made a sprite and some fan art of a community-created boss recently, but I can't seem to channel that similar 'spark' of passion into creating something tickly or foot-focused, or with a background especially. It's really been driving me crazy these past few months, I wish there were an easy way to just kind of be okay with it
Perhaps as per your advice; changing something about how I do things might get me interested again. Maybe it's doing backgrounds that's been slaying me as of late, as valuable as I feel they are
I suppose it really is the mindset that affects things. Not expecting to make the next big artwork. I think i've shot myself in the foot in a way; it's good to take pride in your work but i've worried I won't make my next picture the best one in some ways. That's not the whole situation, but i've been doing some thinking and it sort of feels like it. You are your own biggest critic, as they say
But that's a situation more specific to me. Backgrounds are a total pain though, it's also just that drawing alluring poses can requite some good mental work and drawing tickled poses especially require a fair bit of effort. I think I need to stop thinking about it and just do it, really. I'm holding myself back
But if it were as easy ass saying it, i'd have a whole lot more to show for the ideas I have xP
If you struggle with poses, try looking for references. You don't have to come up with everything by yourself.
Very very lovely view of the arches lifting out of the flip flops. Lovely arch definition, you did lovely with it~ xP
And it's not that I struggle too much with poses, engaging poses just taking a lot of work xP
Always feels like a pretty large commitment at times
It honestly wasn't as hard as you'd think
But do what is best for you and what would not burn you out I guess.
Maybe in the worst case this can make you feel happy about art again since it is more about the creative part and not the work to finish it.
I also don't think it looks boring at all. I do not agree x3
Personal thoughts aside, never stop moving forward or give up. You have no idea how many people wish they had your "bland and boring" art style. (I don't think it's none of that)
I do appreciate your comment though.
You been an artist long time ago, damn, I still remember your main Imp character when I meet you.
You are a very skilled and great artist, no doubt about it, some times is hard to come with new ideas, or even the inspiration and creativity to do more stuffs, its something I totally understand, that, and the time to create new stuffs, Its ok, if you want to take a break from drawing, and focus on 3D, your 3D stuff had been amazing, and you also got a lot of skill and talent for it.
But most important, is, don't let this things drop your mood my friend, maybe that break from art and 2D, can help a lil bit and who knows, maybe you end up enjoying and do more amazing stuffs in 3D :)
But whathever is your choice, I'll support you dude, I don't want to see this friendly Taorena sad
*hugs gently against his pec*
Thank you very much though, I do appreciate it.
Auch Abwechslung in Form von den kleinen Anims find ich super, denke, da brauchst dich wirklich nicht zu verstecken Spritey *hugs* <3
Artist in dem Sinne bin ich leider nicht, "nur" ein Hobbyfotograf, aber auch da gibt's wohl parallelen zum zeichnerischen, denn die Fotos, die ich zB vor etlichen Jahren gemacht hab, gefallen mir heute nicht mehr wirklich, weil ich all die Fehler drin sehe, die ich heute kaum noch mache, ob bei der Aufnahme direkt, oder später bei der Nachbearbeitung, das kann dann auch manchmal schon ordentlich frusten ^^;
Aber da es eben nen Hobby ist und mir Spaß macht und ich damit andere Happy machen kann, mach ich da auch weiter mit - manchmal braucht man halt bissl Pause hier und da, damit's ned zu ner Reizüberflutung kommt, speziell wenn man eh schon viel auf dem eigenen Teller hat, eben eins nach dem anderen, dann geht das schon wieder und ich bin mir sicher, du kannst das auch! *flausch* ^.^
An den POVs und den paws wird sich ja nichts ändern. Mir geht es ja eher um den Entstehungsprozess. Ich experimentier jetzt erstmal mit anderen brushes und sowas herum.
Experimentieren ist auch immer gut, das gehört denke ich auch dazu, Künstler zu sein, denn, man macht ja nicht dauerhaft immer das gleiche, das würde stillstand bedeuten und würd einen irgendwann innerlich zerfressen. Von daher, ist es schon gut so, wie du die Sache angehst und wie gesagt, ich bin mir sicher, dass da bei dir was gutes bei raus kommt - nur nicht aufgeben! ^.^
But with the depression that you mentioned, I understad why you feel that way but hey, experimentation is good, you might find some technique you really enjoy through messing around!
Whatever it may be, I'm sticking by your side still <3
(Sorry, I'm not good with words ;w;)
As long as you have the freedom to do so, changing things up is welcomed!
You're a very talented artist and the scenes you capture are extremely pleasant to look at, as well as the attention to detail. but always remember real life comes first. Secure what you need to do so you can focus more on what you want to do. Trust me, I have a full time job and am doing grad school and still have plenty of time to draw every day.
and remember, if you need someone to talk to, I'm always here. We may not speak much, but you have similar issues a lot of my friends and I used to have, and taking the right steps really is the key to getting out of the rut. No short cuts. Just walking in the correct direction by seeing things a new way. Still I like the idea of you taking it simple and experimenting. No need to be perfect all the time. You're still good at what you do.
It's true that there is always that thought in my head of what people might think of my uploads but I've learnt to ignore it. The art I upload is art that I personally want to make and I upload them, regardless of what people might think. Like the 3D stuff, it's certainly "underperforming" in comparison to my other works but I still uploaded more, because I wanted to. So what the masses think is not really an issue for me.
The pleasure of drawing comes from seeing the final piece and being happy with what you did. Uploading is just a social part of sharing what you did in hopes of getting useful feedback or making others happy (at best, there are some that upload for more selfish/malicious reasons). Though in the end, you shouldn't feel ashamed of anything you do, whether it's a lapse in quality, significant changes in characters, shift to a new medium, etc.