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(IDN)What do you do when you feel insecure about your art? Idk man just curious. I kinda just listen to some nice jazz and try to ignore the bad feelies/negative thoughts, I luv showmore n bohemianvoodoo so much ♡ after the music session, I'll hiss at all of my drawings Oct 10, 2021
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I usually just draw more. If I'm not good at art, I'm going to get better. Alternatively, I write.
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I'm quick to get insecure in general so I constantly have microphones over my head with music or a podcast to block out all the thoughts... Mind's often in a spiral of self-doubt and insecurity and might as well just avoid that before I can hear it
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•I usually try to take a bit of a break and reassure myself! I'll get some water, get some air, think about how much I enjoy art, and realize I'm drawing for myself, and as long as I'm making myself happy, I shouldn't worry about it! One day I could make others happy with it, but for now, I'll just be content 
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It depends for me. Sometimes I get annoyed since I can't do something I can usually do. When this happens I like to look back at my old work and see what I like about it. Or I'll tale a break and come back to my work with fresh eyes.
Sometimes I just feel like my art is crap. Its easy to compare yourself to others since their artwork seems perfect. Often I like to take a break. Sometimes I like to think about whats making me feel crap about my art and ill do studies to improve it. Say I'm struggling with anatomy. I'll take some time to practice my anatomy.
One thing that does help in a weird way is knowing that most artists feel insecure about their art. I know many people who work professionally as artists who have their own insecurities. In a way it sucks that the insecurities never go away. But at the same time its comforting to know everyone's in the same boat.
Sometimes I just feel like my art is crap. Its easy to compare yourself to others since their artwork seems perfect. Often I like to take a break. Sometimes I like to think about whats making me feel crap about my art and ill do studies to improve it. Say I'm struggling with anatomy. I'll take some time to practice my anatomy.
One thing that does help in a weird way is knowing that most artists feel insecure about their art. I know many people who work professionally as artists who have their own insecurities. In a way it sucks that the insecurities never go away. But at the same time its comforting to know everyone's in the same boat.
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•I serach for tutorials on YouTube and hopes they will help me improve and feel better about my art
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I look at my old bad art and see how I am improved over time. This always makes me feel less insecure about my art.
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That's a good question. Whenever I feel this way, I sometimes like to reminiscence of my old art and feel proud for how far I've come. I've also learned to pinpoint what I think I need to fix/work on and getting to practice and study those flaws help guide my art style towards where I want it to be.
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I eventually kinda get over it. I'll sometimes still post it for the sake of productivity because something is better than nothing.
I kinda feel like it's healthy when I start losing confidence in my art, because A, it's temporary (I'm normally more confident in my art), and B, that's typically when I'm more likely to be motivated to improve
I kinda feel like it's healthy when I start losing confidence in my art, because A, it's temporary (I'm normally more confident in my art), and B, that's typically when I'm more likely to be motivated to improve
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idk if this counts but i oftenly feel insecure about my characters being way too simple or way too unoriginal, i know nobody is original but seeing a bunch of ppl with characters that are almost the same shit as mine makes me feel bad but i like my ocs way too much to completely change them because of that
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I always feel insecure abt my art.
Don't know what to do abt it though. I still draw things but I don't share it to anyone or anywhere.
Don't know what to do abt it though. I still draw things but I don't share it to anyone or anywhere.
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When I feel insecure I just try to improve by changing some details and experiment with different brushes to see if it’ll look better than before while I listen to music like some cool empowering lady Gaga songs that make me feel like I’m actually making good art or I’m doing something cool idk. Music adds to the experience and makes the end result better in my eyes because of the experience, in my opinion.
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Everytime i feel insecure about it i start compare it to my art a few years ago or i redraw one of my old drawings... for me it's the best way to see how much i've improved and if i will continue, i will get better too:)
But sometimes i just take a break from drawing and come back after a few days, this helps me too:))
But sometimes i just take a break from drawing and come back after a few days, this helps me too:))
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