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My confidence in my abilities has steadily been falling, which leads to less art/worse art, which leads to less self confidence. Them nasty downward spirals.
I want to inspire others, but if I'm not inspired myself, then how can I do that?

I look at past works and wonder "what possessed me to do that"

Beginner's luck maybe?
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*Retronator Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Interesting topic. Some time ago I found an old story I wrote in school about pencils and rulers and scissors building a house together. I too was like "where did that imagination go?!?"

With art I'm way more into technique which is easier to get better and better at. But originality? Yeah, that's a tough one.
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~BlueBlankey Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist
Exactly. I started doing art to show this imagination to others, but now that I know a lot more than I did about how to do it, the imagination leaves.
Now what am I supposed to do with this knowledge? xp
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*Retronator Dec 6, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Get a job, have a mid-20s crisis and then rediscover yourself. :)
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~sonic411 Dec 5, 2012  Student Digital Artist
do you listen to music when you make stuff?
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~BlueBlankey Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist
Absolutely- I don't do many things without music.
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~sonic411 Dec 5, 2012  Student Digital Artist
XD
well what do you read or watch that inspires you?


(personally for me homestuck has inspired so much the music in it is incredible and the concepts are amazing)
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~BlueBlankey Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist
I like to read nonfiction and watch them new-fangled animated movies for inspiration. All they usually do to me is make me jealous- not inspired.
Jealous that I can't do as well as they did overall- circumstances, like number of people and age, aside. (for some reason)
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~sonic411 Dec 6, 2012  Student Digital Artist
well damn man watch something that inspires you not something that makes ya look down on yourself
i compair myself to andrew hussie (creator of homestuck) who i thinks a genius and has played what he knows to it's fullest and makes all of his ideas work
and you know i HATE that he's so good at that
so you know what i do?
i work XD i work really hard at getting better
you know maybe getting to the point of being able to chat with the guy
that's what i work towards
not some business goal not some "how can i use this to take advantage" nothing like that
i just want to be able to do
the stuff i want to do
and that is make stories
and bring them to life through art

i really suggest you find something like that mate
someone you look up to and strive to be as good yet
in your own way or style
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