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A question for artists.

Niyumi·5/15/2017, 10:51:31 AM·1 votes·222 views

(I realized my first post was in the wrong section. xD Moved it before the mods did)

So, I come from a family of incredibly creative people: My uncle is a very successful architect, my grandpa was an art teacher for 30 years and has art in a museum (and he still paints and carves a lot), my grandma is an amazing seamstress, my other uncle is a chef, my great grandpa was one of the best banjo players in the world, etc.

Surprisingly enough, I love being creative. Not necessarily for any reason or because of my family, just because I love making things. Yet, I have an issue. I can recreate someone else's work no problem, I can modify a recipe easily, etc., but I can't make anything that's my own original creation; I'll start on something with this wonderful idea in my head, but as I start working on it, I start to hyper criticize everything and end up hating whatever I'm working on, and then I'll start over. And then I'll start over. And then I'll start over. And then I'll start over yet again... and then I give up.

What's the secret to getting the ideas from your head onto whatever medium you're working on? Or, rather, what's the secret to just allow them to do so, instead of criticizing yourself to no end?

2 Comments

Lapis5/15/2017, 11:00:59 AM4 votes

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It's easier said than done, but you have to just keep at it and remember that you're gonna make crappy things. But with every crappy thing you make, you're gonna get a little better. Once you've made a bunch of things you can look back and see your progress, I always find it motivating to see that even though I'm still bad, I'm a lot better than I used to be. You can think of it like league if you want. Remember when you first started out and were learning the game? I bet you made so many mistakes that you would cringe at if you saw them now. But because you made those mistakes, you were able to learn from them and start to get a little better, weren't you? So let yourself make the crappy things and think to yourself, "This may not live up to my standards yet, but I made something that wouldn't have existed if I didn't make it." At least, this is what I've been telling myself. I still struggle a lot with what you're describing myself. I hope this helps a little!

Sahn Uzal5/15/2017, 11:03:44 AM1 votes

A tip I've heard before is not drawing, or whatever it is you do, everything at once. Draw a beginning, take a break, then come back to it and see if you're happy with what you did.

I also 100% Agree with Lapis' post.