10-24-2012, 11:11 AM
I personally love painting/drawing, especially when I have a vision of what I want done. It's an amazing feeling, when you see something from your imagination come into reality. That rush of excitement when the piece is turning out just the way you wanted. Nothing beats it, at least for me. We all study to get to that point.
I think the pressure of finding work and getting into the industry is what makes drawing "not fun". When you're drawing what you want and not trying to please the crowd or living up to industry standards, that's when you can truly enjoy drawing.
I grew up watching old animes like DBZ and playing RPGs, so you could say I have a thing for character art. I remember as a kid copying characters from game booklets and I remember just how fun that really was. Things only started to get complicated when I had to start studying to get better and looking to find work. Eventually though I grew to love studies and they made me a ton better. I still haven't grown to love the "getting into the industry" part though. I don't think anyone really can.
Every person has to ask themselves the same questions though, "Why am I here?" "What brought me to this point?" and "Why am I still here?" If you can answer those truthfully then you'll have your answers, haha.
I think the pressure of finding work and getting into the industry is what makes drawing "not fun". When you're drawing what you want and not trying to please the crowd or living up to industry standards, that's when you can truly enjoy drawing.
I grew up watching old animes like DBZ and playing RPGs, so you could say I have a thing for character art. I remember as a kid copying characters from game booklets and I remember just how fun that really was. Things only started to get complicated when I had to start studying to get better and looking to find work. Eventually though I grew to love studies and they made me a ton better. I still haven't grown to love the "getting into the industry" part though. I don't think anyone really can.
Every person has to ask themselves the same questions though, "Why am I here?" "What brought me to this point?" and "Why am I still here?" If you can answer those truthfully then you'll have your answers, haha.