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!This post is a teenager complaining about the whole world (nothing new)!
I fcking hate when i suck at something i love.
Like, since child one of my Hobbys was drawing. It wasn't something I liked, it was my fucking personality trait, one of the first things you learn about me. But then something changed, every time I try to draw all I see are mistakes and I compare myself to others, then I I'm complaining about myself and then I take my notebook again, draw for five minutes and throw it against the wall.
Sometimes i feel like i don't draw because i like to but because I don't want to be worse than others in something I used to be able to brag about.(if you know what i mean)
I don't know if I should keep trying or just give up and try something else.
Any comments?
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OK_mel
I get what you mean. I also experienced something similar, where drawing was basically my only hobby and when people were better than me it hurt like hell. I barely drew back then because of how shitty I felt. Art just wasn't fun anymore. But now, I'm in a better place with drawing. Why? Because I persisted (and also my life situation changed for the better). I know it's hard to do when you feel like that with art but you'll definitely regret it if you give up. My tips are:
1. Draw with different mediums. This helped me make art more fun since I was experiencing different things than usual and you might discover a medium that you like more than previously thought. For example, I thought I hated oil pastels (like most people), but one day I just jotted down a drawing with oil pastels in my previous sketchbook and now it's one of my favourite drawings.
2. Draw whatever subject you want. When I was feeling shitty about my art I knew i had to practice the "fundamentals" to get better but I had zero motivation to do that. That's why I recommend drawing whatever you like, if you find yourself struggling with a certain part, you can practice it when you feel like it.
3. Draw on different stuff. Pressure of sketchbook getting to you? Draw on some printer paper, or maybe even receipts. I currently have two sketchbooks, one is A4 spiral bound with thin shitty paper and I draw there whenever I want to be loose or feel less pressure. The second is an A5 sketchbook with slightly thicker paper and I draw there when I want a more completed piece or just want to draw there. Whenever I'm not feeling either I do digital or a block of paper.
4. Be earnest! Don't let fear of others judgement ruin your enjoyment. Art is meant to be fun. It doesn't have to be good. Draw whatever your heart pleases, don't suppress yourself for others. The more I allow myself to draw what I like the more I like my art.
5. Don't compare yourself to others. I KNOW, I KNOW. The most annoying advice, I hated it whenever someone told me. Everybody is different to each other, so their art will be different too. I resented myself for not being able to draw realism as well as some peers but I just naturally gravitated to a different style (I like semirealism and I like to tell stories through art). My hands also are naturally very shaky, I'm bad at spatial awareness and I hold pencils weird, all of which affects my art to a certain degree, which makes it uniquely mine. Your art is unique because it resembles YOU, your life experiences, your struggles, your interests, your observations and no one is exactly the same, so you should value it!
Sorry for the MASSIVE comment lol. I just remembered how much I struggled at a certain point, so I wanted to help you out so you don't give up ^_^
THANK YOU SO MUCH<3 i will remember your advice (◍•ᴗ•◍)
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