I'm so Happy I could cry!
I think I've finally gotten over this uhhmm...
4 year art block I've been having. My watchers have probably noticed I only post things like... once every four months...? I just couldn't produce any art that I was happy with.
I think I figured out my problem.
1) I used to spend hours and hours on dA looking at all the AMAZING artists there are here, and I would think to myself "Awww I wanna be that good!" But I think self-conciousely I believed I had to draw just like them to be good. So then I would sit and try to copy styles and color things the same way they did, and it just wasn't working! EVERYTHING looked like crap! And it would take me a whole month to paint one picture! "Tell Me the Story" took 3 months, no joke. That's rediculous! Which lead to problem number 2) I have a VERRRY SHORT ATTENTION SPAN. I have TONZ of unfinished pics on my computer that will probably never get finished cause I just got bored.
They took too long because of problem number 3) PAINTING SUCK ASS. Well...actually,
I suck ass at painting, in rl
and on the computer. Cell shading is much MUCH faster and for me, it's way more fun!
I think I finally realized it all when I tried out for this WEWY contest. I was going to try and mimic the style of the original artist but after several failed attempts, i decided: SCEW IT! I'm doing my own thing. And I put away all my art books and pictures and i just...drew. And my own style, (which has been yelling "LET ME OUT YOU BASTARD!") for 4 freakin years finally came out! No, it's not the best in the world and I still need to work on a lot of things, but I am actually happy with it, and I don't need to be so self critical anymore because I'm not trying to be someone else. Frick, at this point, It doesn't even matter if I get into the WEWY top ten or not, I think I got something much better out of it anyway! ^^
SO, to conclude the randomness, If you feel like you are having the same problems, ask yourself:
1) Am I trying to draw like someone else to get "better"?
2) Am I uncomfortable with the style/media I'm using?
3) Am I being to critical of myself?
4) Is it taking too long?
5) Has your art stopped being fun??
If the answer is "yes," something needs to change.
Maybe the best place to start is by starting over, with only a pencil and some paper. No Books. No Refs. No Deviant Idols.
It worked for me, maybe it will work for you!
Anywho....
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OMG this made me laugh so hard =3
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