I'm afraid of always doing the same things
Is my art boring? Artistic insecurities
Dear Reader,
Self doubt is an annoying companion. Is my art boring? Am I always doing the same thing? This is a question I begin to ask myself when I repeat techniques like adding gradients to my sketches. (Which I REALLY enjoy if you haven’t noticed xD ) I think it is partly because I share my art online and with that comes the pressure of always presenting something “new and fresh”
I know that this is silly since I always switch stuff around and try to see what works well and what not how much paint to use how well does painting on in work with different colors. I have sketches where I like the gradient’s then the work on top completely swallows the gradient. Simple sketches, more complex sketches, sketches I add a background gradient to and so on.
Art is such an iterative process and allowing your self to follow a string that brings you joy can result in a new technique you add to your skillset and maybe it leads nowhere. Who knows. I think following along is what is most fun about art.
Even while writing this I have negative self talk creeping in saying. “Your readers probably think I’ve been thinking that her stuff is boring for a while now”
:P oh well. I know that this negative muttering comes in waves and passes. I know not to pay attention to this voice since it isn’t a good guide and if I would listen I would just stop making joyful art.
Funny enough I don’t have this feeling of doing boring stuff when I just sketch (with no gradients added xD )
Why am I telling you this? Maybe because I want to validate pursuing what is fun right now and really need to pep talk myself into doing what I know is a worthy creative pursuit.
And now that I spilled my insecurities to you to give them less power over me. Wanna share you art insecurities? It kinda helps :D
WEEKLY PRACTICE
And here are some of yours<3
himbeerfalter, bymiwi, kimberlyfleckart, sketchy_kei.h
This weeks practice will people playing instruments : references
Will you participate again this week? :D
If so tag me on Instagram. I will share some in my stories and here <3 #schmoescosyartclub
Love,
Schmoe <3
For what it’s worth, I think your art is beautiful and never boring because it’s yours! My insecurity is about my work never being ‘enough’ for a professional career (that’s why I never even tried). And I have the opposite of what you have. I always change, is my art not consistent enough? Is it too fragmented and without identity?
I think your art is beautiful and not boring at all, but I understand the anxiety. I believe there's a difference between doing something the way you enjoy and only doing it because it's easy and you don't want to leave your comfort zone, making the final result boring. I'm a new follower, but it looks like you're always challenging yourself and learning new things! So no, your art isn't boring at all <3