Artist problems

[Laudine]

For me...

- I'm desperate for improvement. Yet, the more I'm learning, the more I realise that I know so little. My favourite artist did said "It's not about the destination; it's about the journey." Still, it can be really discouraging sometimes =P

- Being too perfectionist. It was manageable at first, but I'm reaching a point when I'm never happy with what I've done anymore. I cringe whenever I see my drawings. All the flaws aahhfhhlgdfg *dies*

- That also leads to fear. I know I'll be disappointed after I do anything, so I'm just scared to start drawing. It sounds silly, but it's pretty crippling @_@ I miss the days when I can doodle and draw without a care in the world..

All my problems are against myself, and it's rather hard to get over. I should give myself a good smack in the head xD

 

[vexnir]

For me...

- I'm desperate for improvement. Yet, the more I'm learning, the more I realise that I know so little. My favourite artist did said "It's not about the destination; it's about the journey." Still, it can be really discouraging sometimes =P

- Being too perfectionist. It was manageable at first, but I'm reaching a point when I'm never happy with what I've done anymore. I cringe whenever I see my drawings. All the flaws aahhfhhlgdfg *dies*

- That also leads to fear. I know I'll be disappointed after I do anything, so I'm just scared to start drawing. It sounds silly, but it's pretty crippling @_@ I miss the days when I can doodle and draw without a care in the world..

All my problems are against myself, and it's rather hard to get over. I should give myself a good smack in the head xD

Oh god, I feel you, I deal with all of these too. The last one is not silly, I get it very often - wanting to draw but scared to begin, because the concept feels like something hard to do.

As for never being happy with your drawings, I heard it's natural for every artist out there and they shouldn't worry about it. It's more about one's self-criticism rather than skill.

I looked up your blog though and you have lovely art, so please don't be so harsh on yourself.

 

[Laudine]

Oh god, I feel you, I deal with all of these too. The last one is not silly, I get it very often - wanting to draw but scared to begin, because the concept feels like something hard to do.

As for never being happy with your drawings, I heard it's natural for every artist out there and they shouldn't worry about it. It's more about one's self-criticism rather than skill.

I looked up your blog though and you have lovely art, so please don't be so harsh on yourself.

Ahh thank you for your kind words, it means a lot ;v; (and so glad to hear you liked my drawings!)

Sorry to hear it also happens to you. It seriously sucks not to be able to freely draw what's in your mind because you're afraid Hope you can overcome it soon!

Haha yes we are really our worst critic.. Most of the time I know what's wrong, but had no idea how to fix it. Colour is my worst enemy >.< Perhaps a mentor could help? I'm considering to join a course, to learn foundation and to get feedbacks from someone who knows better than I do haha.

Love your works by the way, especially your shading!

 

[vexnir]

Ahh thank you for your kind words, it means a lot ;v; (and so glad to hear you liked my drawings!)

Sorry to hear it also happens to you. It seriously sucks not to be able to freely draw what's in your mind because you're afraid Hope you can overcome it soon!

Haha yes we are really our worst critic.. Most of the time I know what's wrong, but had no idea how to fix it. Colour is my worst enemy >.< Perhaps a mentor could help? I'm considering to join a course, to learn foundation and to get feedbacks from someone who knows better than I do haha.

Love your works by the way, especially your shading!

Ah thank you! Yeah, I hope both of us can get over it soon. It's a bad feeling, since it limits creativity.

Hmm, to be honest, looking at your works (especially that last painting, golden summer) I think you're very good with color, actually. It seems very lively and nice. I think you're way above me in skill level, but if you want some handy tricks/tips about color I can share with you. I have few up my sleeve and they help a lot, haha. Chances are you probably know them, though.

And eep, thank you so much! Really flattered to hear that.

 

[Bowie]

My probably isn't improving on my work, it's releasing my work. You see, I have to be absolutely perfect in everything that I do, because it's my career I'm trying to build up here, and it's not something I can just have fun with and mess up like I perhaps want to. I have to make it individual and it has to be mine. Whenever I do release something, though, I end up deleting it after a day or two, because it feels imperfect to me, and I can't handle imperfection.

 

[ThatOneFangirl]

I lost one of my favorite markers because I forgot to pick it up..
My problem is having another artist as a friend and leaving stuff at her house

 

[Bloobloop]

-Losing pencils all the time
-I'm not great with trying things I'm not comfortable with (such as hands and feet), so I often don't try them at all
-I'm constantly rotating the page as I draw, which can lead to smeary graphite and it doesn't look as nice

 

[Luxanna]

I have my secret santa due this sunday, and i'm like still not motivated to finish it, I keep getting a little motivation but then I cant find my tablet and it quickly dies xD

- LOSING MY TABLET PEN DESPITE HAVING IT IN THE DRAWER, I ALWAYS LOSE IT - because I use it for my 3ds stylus-

Finding a pallet I can use all the time, Pastel, organic, vibrant- sigh- I cant choose and sai paint doesn't allow me to use different swatches QQ

- Finding that one style, or 2 different styles that I love and can do well, I stalk deviantart and tumblr and find all these beautiful and absolutly stunning coloring processes and i'm so inspired I can never keep the same one

-I used to get wrist pain/ my eyes hurt because I would literally stare at my screen and not move my eyes when I was spending like 4 hours at a time doing pixel art for a bit

- Starting WIP's and never ever finishing them

-Looking back on old art and feeling like you've improved a lot, but at the same time still feel like you really haven't

 

[mintellect]

Symetricall things like eyes and ears. I draw one perfect, but I just can't get the other one right. It's not as much of a problem in digital art because usually you can just copy the eye or ear and put it where you want, but in digital programs that don't have that feature and traditional art it drives me nuts. It's why I usually draw my characters winking or not draw ears at all, or very simplistic ones.
Folds and wrinkles on clothes. I cannot do folds or wrinkles on clothes if you payed me.
And shading, I hate shading. I'm always confused where I'm supposed to shade and how?? I usually draw a line on the side of the part of the drawing I'm shading in a slightly darker color than the object, like this and call it shading...

but that's not shading.
Hair details. As you can see from the above drawing, I don't really add details to my hair. People will likely say it looks stiff. But I don't know how?? I see people make amazing hair but I just make this detailless blob.
Anatomy. I've never been good with anatomy.
Hands and fingers.
I can't get a tablet pen so I have to use my finger to draw and it's a pain.
When I have this amazing image in my mind of what I want to draw, and then when I do draw it it doesn't look half as good.

 

[jiny]

can't draw hands

 

[Llust]

- when the colors wont blend properly
- traditional art is so stressful because 1.) i cant just CTRL + V & C everything, so its impossible to get the eyes to match in proportion, 2.) mess up on something? lmao, enjoy that pencil scar
- i use copic markers for traditional art and i swear like 99% of the time, i end up accidentally smearing the colors outside the lines bc i have a habit of brushing my hand across my paper right after every stroke

 

[Albuns]

I can'r do digital art to save my life.

 

[aleshapie]

For me...

- I'm desperate for improvement. Yet, the more I'm learning, the more I realise that I know so little. My favourite artist did said "It's not about the destination; it's about the journey." Still, it can be really discouraging sometimes =P

- Being too perfectionist. It was manageable at first, but I'm reaching a point when I'm never happy with what I've done anymore. I cringe whenever I see my drawings. All the flaws aahhfhhlgdfg *dies*

- That also leads to fear. I know I'll be disappointed after I do anything, so I'm just scared to start drawing. It sounds silly, but it's pretty crippling @_@ I miss the days when I can doodle and draw without a care in the world..

All my problems are against myself, and it's rather hard to get over. I should give myself a good smack in the head xD

I cannot say DITTO big enough! I am not a visual artist, but a fiber artist. I have been in my block for about 3 years. It hurts, actually. I try to force myself, but then get mad at my outcome and then blame myself for forcing myself into it...

Reality is, you ALWAYS see your own flaws. Hell, YOU made them, of course you know where they are! I will say, as an artist and the mother of a professional visual artist, the flaws are what makes art ART.

I tell my daughter all the time, "what if Picasso came out with his work today? We would discredit him as an artist. Monet could barely draw faces...hence his style, don't get me started on Dali. (who's art I am in love with)"

You are your own style... FLAWS INCLUDED, for better or worse...but usually for better!

 

[Dawnpiplup]

Sometimes whenever I draw, I have Artist's Block. For example, I drew chibis at one point in which I thought I did I really bad job in, but I kept improving and drew better! But then I suddenly lost motivation and thought that my chibis look terrible. From that point on, it feels like to me that my chibis suddenly got worse and worse...also ugh I get so sore sometimes whenever I sit for long periods of time lol. Also, sometimes I run out of the tiny bit of eraser on my pencil/the eraser is not good enough and smudges all over, and I kinda have a habit of brushing my pencil shades or eraser bits off my paper with my hands and it creates a smudge that I have to erase.

 

[riummi]

- the "omg can you draw me"
- when they keep pestering you to see what you're drawing
- you draw smt. and think it looks great only to look at it one day later and find that is was actually like sht :c
- feeling bad about your art
-art block
- when my hands are so cold i cant even draw properly
- people nominating you for "banners" or posters if you're "good at art" = =
- when you have an awesome vision in your head and it turns out like sht once you draw it
- having to underprice your art
-being rushed
- when your good at nothing else but drawing (i will have no career rip)

 

[aleshapie]

- the "omg can you draw me"
- when they keep pestering you to see what you're drawing
- you draw smt. and think it looks great only to look at it one day later and find that is was actually like sht :c
- feeling bad about your art
-art block
- when my hands are so cold i cant even draw properly
- people nominating you for "banners" or posters if you're "good at art" = =
- when you have an awesome vision in your head and it turns out like sht once you draw it
- having to underprice your art
-being rushed
- when your good at nothing else but drawing (i will have no career rip)

OMG! Can you hurry up and draw for me?!



(I could not resist!)

 

[Na Hee]

I just finished my first semester in visual art. I've always loved art in every form, but never really put my all in it before now. So I don't have a "background", let's say. Nobody ask me to draw them. Anyway, I'm not able to draw people yet (or ever...) Now that I'm working a lot in my many school projects, I witness a lot of "art problems" that are bugging me so much!

I do/learning drawing, painting, sculpture and digital. Soon I'll have photography.

→ Feeling like poop = No inspiration / nothing good is being done.
(I've lost 4 hours of precious time because I was feeling so down, had no good ideas and whatever I tried failed)

→ Thinking "too big" (at least, at school) = Can't do everything you want or can't do it at all / Hurt yourself
→ Looking weird??
(Once, I carried a part of my own tree trunk around school. And more recently, I carried a heavy table for my sculpture installation = my muscles were so sore)

→ When you're too slow.
(Though I'm slow at everything... in some cases, it's not good)

→ Actually getting started sometimes. It's so scary! Don't want to mess up!

→ Art supplies = $$$

→ Killing your eyes for 4 hours on Photoshop because once you're started and it's good, you just can't stop
(And since I've already lost a class before because nothing was good...)

→ Loose it and cry because your art carries a lot of emotions in it

→ Getting all dirty with charcoal, paint or plaster and having to spend the day with that because it's hard to remove or you didn't notice you're dirty
→ When you're drawing with charcoal/chalks and your face is itchy.......

→ When it takes forever to get the right color / the right amount
(Mixing colors is a real science itself!)

→ When you have an idea and you stick to it because it's really good! But at the end, it doesn't turn as good. Disappointment.
→ When you want to do 4895720 things at the same time because you have lots and lots of ideas. And then nothing is being done for whatever reason? Probably because that's too much for a single brain!

→ When you're drawing and you only see the flaws.
→ Being a perfectionist and hard on self
(I have to tell myself that nothing is truly perfect, and that since I'm looking at my drawing so much and from really close, it's normal. Plus, it's okay to let some flaws as it sometimes can end up being the brilliant part of your art! But it's still hard to believe)

Another problem is that I lost my ruler and I'm sad.

Also, I have another point. I can't do art in the morning/early afternoon. It's eh. I'm really motivated and inspired in the eveing and even at night. So when I have early classes, it always takes me a little time to 1) really wake up and 2) get really started and do nice things. Actually, it's not just about art, it's for everything. I can't study art history or another class in the morning either.

 

[Bloobloop]

- when the colors wont blend properly
- traditional art is so stressful because 1.) i cant just CTRL + V & C everything, so its impossible to get the eyes to match in proportion, 2.) mess up on something? lmao, enjoy that pencil scar
- i use copic markers for traditional art and i swear like 99% of the time, i end up accidentally smearing the colors outside the lines bc i have a habit of brushing my hand across my paper right after every stroke

Ugh yes! Getting the eyes right is so hard ><

 

[vexnir]

I got a new one after today:

- Whenever you start a stream and your computer goes against you. The lag? Alright, I'll just restart my software, happens sometimes...

...pen losses pressure.

/flips table

 

[mintellect]

When people ask to see what you're drawing. It bothers me to no end. Like, it's none of your business.