All I want to draw is wizards and flowers
Sep. 19th, 2022 07:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingI haven't drawn anything for the past week and a bit. As much as I hate to say it, that comment on Discord really hurt my feelings. I know I shouldn't get upset, but damn did it completely destroy my motivation. It was like flicking off a switch.
Also, I mentioned a while ago that I signed up for an online art class, and it's not great. I'm starting to get a sense that skill at drawing is like skill at sports, by which I mean that this skill is its own type of intelligence that may not translate to, for example, verbal communication skills. Being able to present useful information in an engaging way - teaching, in other words - is definitely a skill that isn't inborn in anyone and necessitates tons of practice, so I can't blame the artist too much. Still, those videos depressed the hell out of me. Is the spark of creative talent truly so magical that there's no way of explaining what it is or how it works?
I'm not bitter so much as frustrated by my own inability to git gud at art. I think, in the end, you really need two things: community support and some sort of obsession. Community support is a simple matter of humans being social animals who receive energy from positive feedback, while obsession is a matter of being fixated on something deeply enough to put in hours of practice combined with the discipline necessary to hone your attention to detail as sharp as it can go.
I can't do anything about community support, but what I can do is figure out something to get obsessed about. I'm not feeling particularly passionate about anything at the moment, but I'm sure I can find something.
Also, I mentioned a while ago that I signed up for an online art class, and it's not great. I'm starting to get a sense that skill at drawing is like skill at sports, by which I mean that this skill is its own type of intelligence that may not translate to, for example, verbal communication skills. Being able to present useful information in an engaging way - teaching, in other words - is definitely a skill that isn't inborn in anyone and necessitates tons of practice, so I can't blame the artist too much. Still, those videos depressed the hell out of me. Is the spark of creative talent truly so magical that there's no way of explaining what it is or how it works?
I'm not bitter so much as frustrated by my own inability to git gud at art. I think, in the end, you really need two things: community support and some sort of obsession. Community support is a simple matter of humans being social animals who receive energy from positive feedback, while obsession is a matter of being fixated on something deeply enough to put in hours of practice combined with the discipline necessary to hone your attention to detail as sharp as it can go.
I can't do anything about community support, but what I can do is figure out something to get obsessed about. I'm not feeling particularly passionate about anything at the moment, but I'm sure I can find something.
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Date: 2022-09-27 04:04 am (UTC)I've seen some of the FFXIV fanartists just explode when brand new things we've never seen before are released and I have no idea how they do it. I mean, obviously tons of practice and ability to drop everything to make art happen, but also, HOW.