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i haven't attempted to draw what something feels like in a really long time. in fact, the last time i did that, i was medicated! what a coincidence.
it sucked to do, but i feel like i did a decent job of conveying the feeling.
in case it isn't clear, the thing i'm talking about in the image is related to why i was having those feelings, they don't seem to be directly related at first glance. but no, it isn't random and unrelated. that should be obvious, right? why else would i put it there? i don't like to explain my art because i feel it explains itself quite straight-forwardly, but y'know. just in case.
anyway, making things like this is a very helpful way for me to process the things i'm feeling and thinking about, and i choose to share them online sometimes in the hope that if someone else can relate somewhat, and have it help them as well, then it was worth sharing.
it sucked to do, but i feel like i did a decent job of conveying the feeling.
in case it isn't clear, the thing i'm talking about in the image is related to why i was having those feelings, they don't seem to be directly related at first glance. but no, it isn't random and unrelated. that should be obvious, right? why else would i put it there? i don't like to explain my art because i feel it explains itself quite straight-forwardly, but y'know. just in case.
anyway, making things like this is a very helpful way for me to process the things i'm feeling and thinking about, and i choose to share them online sometimes in the hope that if someone else can relate somewhat, and have it help them as well, then it was worth sharing.
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Hey, I know this is silly to say but.
Just this one page alone has the power to reach out and change the trajectory of so many peoples lives.
Sure maybe not many will see it compared to some others (like at the time of my posting, its got 72 views, my own included), but thats 72 people drawn to your work, and at least two of us read it and felt your healtfelt cry.
For me it felt like a powerful reminder to keep doing what I do. Because I'm kinda on the other side of your dream there to make a comic that changes people.
I didnt make my comics with the plan to change anything, I just wanted to make a comic to practice making comics to one day make something profound.
And now like 6 years on from that first comic I still meet people it has irrevocably changed the life of, merely by accident of sincerity.
I think if this is why your sincerity looks like, "bleating" out a voice to be heard and seen and hoping to touch the lives of others?
You'll do well, I think. You can create powerful imagery, and your heartfelt words still find a place in this world amongst all this noise, even if its with a small crowd who needed to hear and see this perspective.
You'll be okay, the "nothing" means a lot to so many people, I assure you. Please keep doing what you can handle <3
Just this one page alone has the power to reach out and change the trajectory of so many peoples lives.
Sure maybe not many will see it compared to some others (like at the time of my posting, its got 72 views, my own included), but thats 72 people drawn to your work, and at least two of us read it and felt your healtfelt cry.
For me it felt like a powerful reminder to keep doing what I do. Because I'm kinda on the other side of your dream there to make a comic that changes people.
I didnt make my comics with the plan to change anything, I just wanted to make a comic to practice making comics to one day make something profound.
And now like 6 years on from that first comic I still meet people it has irrevocably changed the life of, merely by accident of sincerity.
I think if this is why your sincerity looks like, "bleating" out a voice to be heard and seen and hoping to touch the lives of others?
You'll do well, I think. You can create powerful imagery, and your heartfelt words still find a place in this world amongst all this noise, even if its with a small crowd who needed to hear and see this perspective.
You'll be okay, the "nothing" means a lot to so many people, I assure you. Please keep doing what you can handle <3
this is very sweet, and i really appreciate you taking the time to leave such a lovely message <3
there's lots of missing context i couldn't fit into this that would better explain my thought process, but i think art always works better when you can meet it where it is as you are, and take from it what you need as an individual. all i've ever wanted to do with my art is make people smile, or try to connect on a personal level to be understood. a silly dream i had as a kid where the love i had for all people alone could shift something as colossal as the world has value on its own, no matter what i or anyone who shares that dream decides to do with it.
and, importantly, as you said, art *can* change the world, or it can change those who see it, you just have to acknowledge how you measure that, and not throw away even that little impact because it isn't "enough." (which is something i grapple with, having impossible standards)
when i showed this to my best friend, he said, "of course art can change things, if it wasn't for you and your art, i wouldn't be here." and i resolve not to take such things for granted, or assume what i do means nothing when people i dearly love tell me otherwise.
there's lots of missing context i couldn't fit into this that would better explain my thought process, but i think art always works better when you can meet it where it is as you are, and take from it what you need as an individual. all i've ever wanted to do with my art is make people smile, or try to connect on a personal level to be understood. a silly dream i had as a kid where the love i had for all people alone could shift something as colossal as the world has value on its own, no matter what i or anyone who shares that dream decides to do with it.
and, importantly, as you said, art *can* change the world, or it can change those who see it, you just have to acknowledge how you measure that, and not throw away even that little impact because it isn't "enough." (which is something i grapple with, having impossible standards)
when i showed this to my best friend, he said, "of course art can change things, if it wasn't for you and your art, i wouldn't be here." and i resolve not to take such things for granted, or assume what i do means nothing when people i dearly love tell me otherwise.
Thank you so much for sharing your thought process. I have struggled with similar feelings for nearly as long as I've been drawing. I felt pressure to create things that were worthwhile to others and forgot how to enjoy myself in the process. My family has always been supportive, but it still hurt to hear "You should only draw (X) instead of (Y) because not everyone can relate to (Y)."
Nothing in the world exists for absolutely everyone! What's the perfect arrangement of words that will make people understand? sums that particular anxiety up all too well. Relearning how to draw what I like was a bigger challenge than making 'marketable' art.
As for your art: the way you changed colors for both your writing and character fascinates me! The mounting pressure you felt translated to more color, deeper hues, culminating in a thought spiral—in which the character disappears, consumed by unrelenting dread. It's astonishing yet relatable.
Nothing in the world exists for absolutely everyone! What's the perfect arrangement of words that will make people understand? sums that particular anxiety up all too well. Relearning how to draw what I like was a bigger challenge than making 'marketable' art.
As for your art: the way you changed colors for both your writing and character fascinates me! The mounting pressure you felt translated to more color, deeper hues, culminating in a thought spiral—in which the character disappears, consumed by unrelenting dread. It's astonishing yet relatable.
thank you for your thoughts, i appreciate it! c:
i've pretty much always been a hobby artist, but i read a lot of comics/manga and always felt like those were things that taught me a lot about how to be a better person (corny as that sounds lol). so naturally, i wanted to do the same, make something meaningful that could help people. this is kind of an expression of how i had to learn that my experiences are not only not universal, but there's structures in place that can't be dismantled through art alone that i wasn't aware of as a child/young person (obviously). of course, art is inherently human and what we each take from it is meaningful no matter what, and art can have a profound impact on someone's life, but *i* can't be a manga protagonist, no one can, as nice a fantasy as that can be.
that was my intent behind it, but i think it's awesome that it's abstract enough that people can take their own meaning from it and come away happy that they saw it, and willing to tell me about it. that means a lot to me!
and i absolutely think you should always try to make stuff that means something to *you* as much as you're able. no matter what, it's my strident belief that if you're earnest and really put your heart into things, it'll come through to other people in one way or another. and of course not everyone is always going to be interested, but i've always deeply appreciated those who are. y'know?
i've pretty much always been a hobby artist, but i read a lot of comics/manga and always felt like those were things that taught me a lot about how to be a better person (corny as that sounds lol). so naturally, i wanted to do the same, make something meaningful that could help people. this is kind of an expression of how i had to learn that my experiences are not only not universal, but there's structures in place that can't be dismantled through art alone that i wasn't aware of as a child/young person (obviously). of course, art is inherently human and what we each take from it is meaningful no matter what, and art can have a profound impact on someone's life, but *i* can't be a manga protagonist, no one can, as nice a fantasy as that can be.
that was my intent behind it, but i think it's awesome that it's abstract enough that people can take their own meaning from it and come away happy that they saw it, and willing to tell me about it. that means a lot to me!
and i absolutely think you should always try to make stuff that means something to *you* as much as you're able. no matter what, it's my strident belief that if you're earnest and really put your heart into things, it'll come through to other people in one way or another. and of course not everyone is always going to be interested, but i've always deeply appreciated those who are. y'know?
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