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"
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.
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
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)
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
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.
Now what am I supposed to do with this knowledge? xp
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)
Jealous that I can't do as well as they did overall- circumstances, like number of people and age, aside. (for some reason)
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