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8 years ago
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Im not sure what else to title this as but i guess its because its something i sometimes wonder/think about.
Usually when i draw, its characters and pin ups and such in different situations or for fun, but i've always been someone who just likes to draw all kinds of things in general. However, im always afraid people wont like content i made that isn't pin up/OC related, and that, even if i worked hard on it, it wouldn't be appreciated as much. I dunno i suppose its just partial insecurity that i have about my own artwork, so i stick to the thing most people seem to like rather then draw whatever comes to mind. Like, i love to draw dragons, animals, cute/cartoony stuff, all that. I just, never do it because it doesn't seem to appeal to people, and i feel like i cant improve further because i feel like i want to please people too much with content the general audience seems to like.
Im wondering if i should just go for drawing whatever i want to draw, or stick to what appeals to people most. I guess im just kind of scared to post things that aren't really related to anything else?
I remember as a kid drawing huge forest scenes with dragons and what not because i loved doing it, but it kind of fell into well.. Nothing i suppose.
Maybe i feel like my art always needs to have some sort of 'purpose' in posting, like, its a gift or a commission or something i know of people will enjoy.
I dont know, its difficult to explain and i dont know how people feel about this all, but i just dont feel so happy anymore drawing just OC's/people their characters. I mean yeah i like it, but i know i can do so much more, but perhaps im just afraid to do it?
Im gonna try to focus more on me stuff for now i suppose. I dont know what kind of reactions it will get but, i want to be happy in making art again.
Usually when i draw, its characters and pin ups and such in different situations or for fun, but i've always been someone who just likes to draw all kinds of things in general. However, im always afraid people wont like content i made that isn't pin up/OC related, and that, even if i worked hard on it, it wouldn't be appreciated as much. I dunno i suppose its just partial insecurity that i have about my own artwork, so i stick to the thing most people seem to like rather then draw whatever comes to mind. Like, i love to draw dragons, animals, cute/cartoony stuff, all that. I just, never do it because it doesn't seem to appeal to people, and i feel like i cant improve further because i feel like i want to please people too much with content the general audience seems to like.
Im wondering if i should just go for drawing whatever i want to draw, or stick to what appeals to people most. I guess im just kind of scared to post things that aren't really related to anything else?
I remember as a kid drawing huge forest scenes with dragons and what not because i loved doing it, but it kind of fell into well.. Nothing i suppose.
Maybe i feel like my art always needs to have some sort of 'purpose' in posting, like, its a gift or a commission or something i know of people will enjoy.
I dont know, its difficult to explain and i dont know how people feel about this all, but i just dont feel so happy anymore drawing just OC's/people their characters. I mean yeah i like it, but i know i can do so much more, but perhaps im just afraid to do it?
Im gonna try to focus more on me stuff for now i suppose. I dont know what kind of reactions it will get but, i want to be happy in making art again.
Art is supposed to be a form of expression, and the people that like your work will stick around to see whatever you decide to make :)
others ONLY when you want to. People should be thankful for what you do share with them and not come to expect it to be the ONLY thing you post- or to expect it at all. That'd be wrong on -their- parts, not yours.
Please DO focus on stuff for yourself! I know I'd love to see what you post, personally, but most of all I would hate to see you burn out or lose your love for art when you have such talent and skill to work with. It's important
that artists express themselves, even if it's only from time to time amidst doing work or free things for others if they're feeling so kind- because otherwise they wind up in situations like yours where their passion just gets
worn out and tired.
Mini rant aside, you do you, boo. <3 I'd prefer to see an artist never make anything for anyone else again if it meant that they were happier doing their own thing. It's sad when a flame burns out, when it burned so beautifully
in the first place. Hope that made sense. I support you all the way, no matter what you choose to do!