29 Jun 14:56
--Shout Box archive
29 Jun 14:55
--so to try and make sure that what they said doesnt go on deaf ears is sort of stressful lol
29 Jun 14:54
--Yeah step back from that kind of engagement Nicholas....folio work is just a constant thing, doesn't need to be so stressful
29 Jun 14:54
--i tried writing for the first time while i was in a literature class in uni and it just was impossible to even write any sentence at all because i was so deeply in the analytical mindset
29 Jun 14:53
--same I'm working on revamping my portfolio right now and the pressure im putting on myself is unbearable to the point where i get nothing done
29 Jun 14:53
--Put up the thumbnail, and announcement on FB. Left a PM to patback98 for a portfolio link of some sort to redirect from the thumbnail. Looks like that was his first post. Anyway, great work everyone!
29 Jun 14:52
--I know what you mean about overthinking. I find that if I over-analyze what I'm doing, I end up procrastinating instead.
29 Jun 14:52
--Ah I see what you mean....yeah perhaps so. I did over 50 thumbs for a recent piece...was diabolical...just couldn't get what I wanted, thought they were all crap. Showed them to someone for feedback, and his feedback was these are all awesome. Lol
29 Jun 14:52
--steven king said he only got writers block once and that was while he was teaching because it made him analyse himself
29 Jun 14:51
--so you throw out a ton of stuff and only start criticizing if after it's out; if you look at it critically while doing it its artists block pre-programmed
29 Jun 14:50
--i like to do the monty python thing, to just do stuff and ask questions later
29 Jun 14:50
--I haven't felt that in a while, so yeah mostly it is just deadline stress now haha
29 Jun 14:49
--When you get into the flow the process can be a lot like meditation, if you can take the stress of improvement etc out of the equation
29 Jun 14:48
--i read a study about stress relief caused by art recently and it said it didnt matter if you were a total beginenr or a skilled artist, the result was the same for everyone
29 Jun 14:48
--yeah, you don't really get more out of it the better you get, it can even hurt the fun if you put more pressure on yourself