12-26-2016, 01:38 AM
Hey Christmas,
First things first, happy holidays to you! Wishing you a good one where ever you are.
Swear to god, I know that feeling. I have friends who are really gifted at drawing. Gifted. Like this art thing is built in their system from the get go. You know those types that can afford to play video games and still draw really good stuff? People who can afford to squander their time and still bang out a good piece? Them. Standing beside those people will make anyone quit. I mean, I did.
"Why bother". "If they couldn't make it, there's absolutely no reason that I could". I believe those thoughts may have crossed your mind at least once. To tell you honestly, there are moments where I still think about those thoughts whenever some 14 year old kid can render as good as anybody in the business!
Years have passed and somewhere along the way I realized I never stopped drawing. Doodles here and there. Bored out of my wits and just started drawing.. all those little nuances snowballed at a point where I thought to myself that maybe I should get a bit more serious about it. There was a point recently or just months ago where I checked to see where my art peers from back in the day are right now. Those peers I looked up to either stopped drawing, or chose to not show their work online, or just posting under a pseudonym and still trying to make it (which I hope is the case for all of them across the board).
It's a bit crazy to think that, maybe, it's never about the talent. Or artistic inborn gifts. Maybe all it takes is a little bit of resiliency. Not that I'm speaking from a place that I've finally made a career out of art. Actually I am far from it.. Just saying that to feel that way is real and pretty normal. And if ever you think that it's just you? Let me reassure you that you're not alone in this and you don't have to be.
Welcome to the Crimson Daggers! Let's paint some stuff!
First things first, happy holidays to you! Wishing you a good one where ever you are.
Quote:my peers are SO talented and honestly it intimidates me. in my drawing class i was solidly average.. and as someone wanting to go into either painting or illustration i feel like i should have excelled in such a class and i feel guilty and weird for being where i'm at. i'm also worried about getting into the major i want, ect. ect.
Swear to god, I know that feeling. I have friends who are really gifted at drawing. Gifted. Like this art thing is built in their system from the get go. You know those types that can afford to play video games and still draw really good stuff? People who can afford to squander their time and still bang out a good piece? Them. Standing beside those people will make anyone quit. I mean, I did.
"Why bother". "If they couldn't make it, there's absolutely no reason that I could". I believe those thoughts may have crossed your mind at least once. To tell you honestly, there are moments where I still think about those thoughts whenever some 14 year old kid can render as good as anybody in the business!
Years have passed and somewhere along the way I realized I never stopped drawing. Doodles here and there. Bored out of my wits and just started drawing.. all those little nuances snowballed at a point where I thought to myself that maybe I should get a bit more serious about it. There was a point recently or just months ago where I checked to see where my art peers from back in the day are right now. Those peers I looked up to either stopped drawing, or chose to not show their work online, or just posting under a pseudonym and still trying to make it (which I hope is the case for all of them across the board).
It's a bit crazy to think that, maybe, it's never about the talent. Or artistic inborn gifts. Maybe all it takes is a little bit of resiliency. Not that I'm speaking from a place that I've finally made a career out of art. Actually I am far from it.. Just saying that to feel that way is real and pretty normal. And if ever you think that it's just you? Let me reassure you that you're not alone in this and you don't have to be.
Welcome to the Crimson Daggers! Let's paint some stuff!
If you are reading this, I most likely just gave you a crappy crit! What I'm basically trying to say is, don't give up!
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