Hmm

[rueme]

Been looking at a lot of Cucumis' art recently, and wow, she's pretty impressive with posing and expressions. It's not the style I usually like, though I can't deny that she is very talented.

Which equals to another smack at my already cowering self esteem.

When I first met my Design teacher, he had to force me to repeat the words "I am good at this

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[dragonimp]

The first webcomic I ever started following was Demonology 101. The artist has redone the first chapter, but if you look at chapter 2 you can get a good idea of where her art was at when she started, and compare it to her current work. She got there through a lot of sweat and tears and the belief that she was, inherently, a bad artist. She's currently working as a professional artist and has a handful of published titles and she still thinks she's a "bad artist".

The thing is, we're all "bad artists". Our work will never be "good enough", because there's always someone better, there's always someone who does more, there's always someone more successful. And in moderation that's a good thing, because that gives us motivation to constantly improve. The trap is getting caught in the spiral of I'll never be that good so why should I try. That's why I brought up Faith as an example. She insists that she has no innate talent. Her skills were earned through hard work and perseverance

[rueme]

Wow her style is so unique! *loves*
Shes amazing to have gotten so far :) Congrats to her!

And yeah, sadly a lot of my arty friends feel a similar way, so I know I'm not alone in this. I know I won't give up since I love what I do... but it can be hard sometimes.

[hikaru_9]

Cucumis' is really good, but most of what I've seen looks like MS Paint doodles and it just seems so lazy to me. :/

I know how you feel though, I mean I get that way when I look at your art! ^^; I can't even draw directly into Photoshop, I have to draw my line art out the traditional way (inking too). ^^;

But I can look at my art and see improvement, so that really helps the self esteem. <3
*hugs*

Same Here

[noezel7]

Normally I would say something along the lines of "OMG WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!!? YOUR ARTZ IS AWESUM!" But I know I would be denying the fact that I suffer the same thing. I constantly compare myself to other clay artists and notice how much better they are than me. I always think, "Well, why do I keep trying when I'll never be at their level?" It can really put me out. But I keep creating because it makes me happy. Besides, if I can inspire one person, like you have for me, then my crappy little clay pieces are totally worth it. Keep at it Rue!!! I WILL SUPPORT YOU THROUGH THICK AND THIN!

[kurafufu]

Oh, you. We must talk later. When I get back from class. About your extreme lack of self confidence.

[rueme]

*CLINGS* ;_;

[amethyst_koneko]

^_^ More FMA arts make koneko a very happy fangirl! :D

Everyone has their moments of self doubt but just know this - your art IS amazing and you ARE that good! \o/