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Feelings of insuperiority
17 years ago
You just look at your work, and for a moment, your happy, it looks just fine ^^; then you go look at everyone elses work... ^^; and you suddenly fall apart, what is it that keeps you from being like them? and it seems like its either that they are way more experianced than you, or there are these small changes that seem so simple, yet, you can never do it yourself for some reason ^^; For example, when i look at my stuff, i think its, so-so and then i go to look at 
YAD and i suddenly feel like im insignifigant, and he prroves that you dont have to be all neat to make wonderful pictures ^^; heck, half the stuff has random uncolored spots and scribbles X3 yet his work is so amazing compared to mine, and i dont know why i think this ^^;
It seems no matter how far you go, theres someone you think is better, and it just breaks my confidence to look at all these wonderful artists ^^; so much so, that im often repulsed by the simple thought of me trying to draw ^^; People tell me im doing real well, and that for my age, 14, im quite good ^^; and i know alot of these artists are older than me, and have probly had an art class or two, but i cant help but think im never going to get there ^^;
So overall, i adore all the artists i watch ^^; but i cant help but envy them, i want so badly to be good like them, i want to do what they do, what seems like, quite easily, at least, thats how they make it look. I know that i cant get better if i dont try, but its hard to try when you cant stand to see your own drawings half the time ^^;
YAD and i suddenly feel like im insignifigant, and he prroves that you dont have to be all neat to make wonderful pictures ^^; heck, half the stuff has random uncolored spots and scribbles X3 yet his work is so amazing compared to mine, and i dont know why i think this ^^;It seems no matter how far you go, theres someone you think is better, and it just breaks my confidence to look at all these wonderful artists ^^; so much so, that im often repulsed by the simple thought of me trying to draw ^^; People tell me im doing real well, and that for my age, 14, im quite good ^^; and i know alot of these artists are older than me, and have probly had an art class or two, but i cant help but think im never going to get there ^^;
So overall, i adore all the artists i watch ^^; but i cant help but envy them, i want so badly to be good like them, i want to do what they do, what seems like, quite easily, at least, thats how they make it look. I know that i cant get better if i dont try, but its hard to try when you cant stand to see your own drawings half the time ^^;
I may be older then you but I look up 2 you and all the other artists both on DA and FA for motivation. I can easily say that I should be the one feeling insignificant about anything around here, especially artwise @_@
Trust me you have awsome art. :3
ALL OF US FEEL LIKE THIS! ! !
I feel the same way. So does everyone here. There's always someone who is better than any artist here - because it's ART and not SCIENCE.
If it were science, we all could be rated on a scale and the best artist could be found out, and we would all know our place on that scale and exactly how good or bad we are.
But it's not like that.
Art is about emotions. If your art inspires emotions in others (positive or negative ones)...then it's doing its job as art.
Now, because everyone has different tastes and likes (emotional things), there's always going to be people who admire your work.
There also will be people who hate your work - but you have to realize that they wouldn't actually hate it if it weren't doing its job as art and affecting their emotions.
And there will be people who are not affected by your work.
Also because there are so many different techniques in art, there are people who are going to look at your work and say "Wow! How did he do that? I want to learn that!''
There will be those who will look at your work and say with a sneer ''How childish.''
And there will be those who will look at your work and worship you because they can't draw anything at all.
So chin up! There's lots to draw, and like the others have said, you've got lots and lots of time to improve yourself!
It's good to be critical of your own work - that helps you improve. But you need to do other things too, like look back through all your work and see how you've improved, or look at the work of others who are not as skilled as you are so you can see that you do, indeed, have quite a bit of skill.
Kev
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BUZZ!! Wrong answer teach. I'm the artist and I can mix what ever I damn well please. The fact that you've never mixed them is imatterial to me as I'm seeing if I can get the results/effect I want, which is what Art is All About.
So don't worry if your work doesn't look as clean as anyone elses because that's your style and it works for you.