Today I realized something about me and my art.
I have been looking at all these talented artist and listening to their advise. Sometimes I am jealous, in ahh, and I want to be as great as them. I look at my artwork and get mad at it. BUT i keep on trying and trying and start over.
As I post some of them, I see that people like them. I see that what I think is my least favorite drawing is somebodies favorite, and my favorite is their least favorite. I guess that's why they call it art, and eye of the beholder because it's how you see it. Just like clothes, some people think a t-shirt is ugly, and yet someone might think it's beautiful.
I decided today that I had to stop comparing myself to everyone and other artist, because oneday I might be as good as them, but not even that, I might already be. If I keep trying to copy and do what other people are drawing and how they draw, i would start to loose my uniqueness! I like to give people longer eye lashes for some reasons and do certain things, and when I change that, I guess It's not really me anymore.
I still like listening to tips and things other artist do though, because it helps me become a better artist. For instance I ask people "how do you draw" as in trace, or grid, or dots, ....
When I found out what they did and tried it It helped me alot! I still did my style but I got better. I can proportion my eyes and heads in the drawings and shade better and so on. I'm still learning and growing.
My mom always said " there is always going to somebody better than you, and always someone worse than you'
_something like that_ * and that goes for drawing, beauty , smartness, what ever, you can replace the word better and worse with anything!
So from now on I'll post everything, and I don't care if someone hates it, or thinks its ugly, or loves it and thinks its beautiful, as long as I like it, or even if I don't someone else might.............