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This journal is a reflection of my thoughts and experiences from the past several months. It's for anyone who is currently looking into hobbies or careers, not just art.
During my time as an artist, I get comments from people telling me that I have Inspired them to draw. I love that, I really love it when someone tells me that they started drawing because of my own work. It feels good knowing my work has that ability to provoke action in others. However, lately I had some close friends and associates get discouraged...to the point where they stop their strive altogether, because of my work. This isn't speculation, it's direct information from the source. It's disheartening to see that happen, so if you are feeling the same way, please take note of the rest of this journal.
During my time as an artist, I get comments from people telling me that I have Inspired them to draw. I love that, I really love it when someone tells me that they started drawing because of my own work. It feels good knowing my work has that ability to provoke action in others. However, lately I had some close friends and associates get discouraged...to the point where they stop their strive altogether, because of my work. This isn't speculation, it's direct information from the source. It's disheartening to see that happen, so if you are feeling the same way, please take note of the rest of this journal.
Don't strive for popularity.
This seems to be the root for the majority of problems I've seen. I've seen many beginners start drawing expecting a large amount of watchers and comments to happen. Or an experienced artist with amazing abilities, get discouraged seeing another artist with a plainer style get 1000s of views. It's all just statistics! The number of watchers, or the amount of views/comments you get does not matter. Worrying about this can drive you insane and take away the joy in creating something.
Comparing Yourself To Others
This could be good or bad. One, it could inspire to push harder and to expand your skills. Two...it could discourage you altogether. Admittedly, the latter has happened to me personally time to time. I think everyone have experienced feeing insignificant at one point, it's okay and does happen. The way I snap myself out of that negativity, is by analyzing the artwork that discouraged me. Turning my thoughts "I can never do that" into "okay, how can I do that?" I then create small easy steps to train and improve myself.
Don't Hide
When discouraged, you may refrain or hide from the artwork or person that caused the anxiety. Don't hide! In fact it does more harm than good because you are preventing yourself from overcoming self-doubt. I've known some avoid my art live streams all together due to this, or even stop their streams if I happen to be live streaming myself. Again, that's normal. However, no one should hide themselves for those reasons. Keep looking at art and streams, to get inspired and for reference! Don't hide.
That's all I'll say for now, but the bottom line is...don't get discouraged.
This seems to be the root for the majority of problems I've seen. I've seen many beginners start drawing expecting a large amount of watchers and comments to happen. Or an experienced artist with amazing abilities, get discouraged seeing another artist with a plainer style get 1000s of views. It's all just statistics! The number of watchers, or the amount of views/comments you get does not matter. Worrying about this can drive you insane and take away the joy in creating something.
Comparing Yourself To Others
This could be good or bad. One, it could inspire to push harder and to expand your skills. Two...it could discourage you altogether. Admittedly, the latter has happened to me personally time to time. I think everyone have experienced feeing insignificant at one point, it's okay and does happen. The way I snap myself out of that negativity, is by analyzing the artwork that discouraged me. Turning my thoughts "I can never do that" into "okay, how can I do that?" I then create small easy steps to train and improve myself.
Don't Hide
When discouraged, you may refrain or hide from the artwork or person that caused the anxiety. Don't hide! In fact it does more harm than good because you are preventing yourself from overcoming self-doubt. I've known some avoid my art live streams all together due to this, or even stop their streams if I happen to be live streaming myself. Again, that's normal. However, no one should hide themselves for those reasons. Keep looking at art and streams, to get inspired and for reference! Don't hide.
That's all I'll say for now, but the bottom line is...don't get discouraged.
Commission Queue Open - Jan '24 [Closed]
[Commissions closed. Thank you for the interest! Let the drawings commence and open sooner] (Color Commissions Closed) (Line art only commissions Closed) : https://forms.gle/m3n8tcbAHYRBptpf6
Opening Commission Queue - Jan 3, '24
I'll be opening up color and sketch commissions this week on Wednesday Jan 3, 9 AM US/Pacific. The goal is to finish 1-3 commissions per week, I don't want the queue to stay closed as long as before. (A YCH is also coming later this month) The prices are going to be about the same, for complex background pieces, the prices will be up by $5 more. More details will be available when the commission signup sheet becomes available. If you have any questions feel free to DM me here or email with Tsitra360[@]Gmail. Just a short example of what I'm able to do. And for sketch/line drawings. Looking forward to new commissions.
Art Status, and my mental state.
Quick Summary: I'll cut to the chase, I'm embarrassed with how long my current commission queue has been taking. Not just that, but the lack of any kind of drawing progress. I'm going through a few things that has been affecting me, and if that is something you like to know, keep reading. Otherwise, here's the summary: I'm still determined to finish off the rest of the commissions, but won't reopen for more once it's done. I want to restore my drive to draw more, before I can confidently open the commission queue again, and not make people wait so long. Trips trips trips: Throughout May and June, I've been going on multiple different trips. Not personal ones, a lot of important trips. In fact, I just came back from one last week. Ordinarily these aren't much of an issue, but I struggle to resume or improve my routines. I like to spend plenty of time to stream artwork, but the time gets cut up with errands or not getting enough sleep the day before. Still, I've dealt with these kinds
Commission Queues now Closed
Sorry for being late, alarm didn't go off proper. Below is the form links for the commission queue. (If you got up for the commission queue earlier and missed it, let me know) Update: Comms Closed for now. Cya Next Time.
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:'D i love you so much tsitra your amazing in every way! *hugs* thank you so much for these words keep being awesome!