Biggest pet peeves of being an artist

[Callirai]

It sucks when other artists do this! I get it if you were wronged. I think the most I have seen that bothers me is when they talk about the quality of someone's art and say negative things about it. It is okay to critique things when asked, but generally those people weren't asked to critique and what they say is more rude and degrading than it is actually anything to help the artist.

[MrOwl]

It sucks that it went down like that. But at least you got into doing art and are doing good with it! The one difficulty about starting a collab with a friend is if they don't have that motivation. They don't always feel as obligated to keep working on the project too because they look at you as a friend and not a "colleague" or partner in the project. I don't really trust people with that stuff either.

You're right, at least I got into art, and I love it, my friend was a co-writer, I don't know if that made him a colleague/partner too tho.

[Callirai]

Exactly! At least you got something out of it! And you learned from it too.

[MorganaMevil]

I agree with you, but I think (ultimately) it has to do with the fact that non-artists are jealous that artists have both the passion and patience to become good at drawing, sculpture, whatever. I’m a writer only, but one of my best friends growing up was amazing at capturing people’s expressions in sketches. Me, I’ve always preferred to express myself in words. But there are definitely moments where I want to create a visual of a scene or character, and I just don’t have the repertoire. To have the skills I occasionally desire would take hundreds, even thousands, of hours of practice, and drawing/sketching just doesn’t bring me that sort of joy. I know because writing brings me that sort of joy.

So, y’all are all quite awesome. You know what your passion is. And you have the patience and dedication to make it known. Many people go an entire lifetime without ever experiencing that same joy.

[Callirai]

I understand that completely. And I love how you worded this. Sadly though, most of those kinds of comments are followed by their asking us to draw something for free because we are their friend. And sometimes we hardly even know these people or have only talked to them a few times or just have a class together or something. That is what makes it frustrating. But yes, compliments are great when they are actually compliments. And thank you for what you said, that was so nice!

[MrOwl]

Exactly! At least you got something out of it! And you learned from it too.

Thank you, btw what does "ladybugheart" means? 1998 is probably the year you're born. xD

[MrOwl]

I agree with you, but I think (ultimately) it has to do with the fact that non-artists are jealous that artists have both the passion and patience to become good at drawing, sculpture, whatever. I’m a writer only, but one of my best friends growing up was amazing at capturing people’s expressions in sketches. Me, I’ve always preferred to express myself in words. But there are definitely moments where I want to create a visual of a scene or character, and I just don’t have the repertoire. To have the skills I occasionally desire would take hundreds, even thousands, of hours of practice, and drawing/sketching just doesn’t bring me that sort of joy. I know because writing brings me that sort of joy.

So, y’all are all quite awesome. You know what your passion is. And you have the patience and dedication to make it known. Many people go an entire lifetime without ever experiencing that same joy.

I don't know about that statement, back when I didn't know how to draw, I didn't exactly cared about drawing, I learned how to draw out of necessity(create comics alone/don't rely on artists) and I treated it as a "tool" for a long time, nowadays I love art in general (drawing, painting, sculpting, etc) but I didn't before, and I don't think I was ever jealous of that skill, maybe I'm weird lol.

[Callirai]

Lady bug heart was just what I made as my online persona when I was younger. I liked ladybugs and hearts and yes, 1998 is my birth year. I have since switched most of my art related accounts to Callirai, including my Instagram. I just haven't gotten around to changing it on here. Lol.

[Crusoe]

This one is from my friends and colleagues when they see I can draw: "oh why don't you do this as a job?"
Maybe because it's an oversaturated market and I'd rather eat and sleep than being payed under minimum wage to deal with people that are just as annoying if not more as the customers at my sidejob.

[MrOwl]

Lady bug heart was just what I made as my online persona when I was younger. I liked ladybugs and hearts and yes, 1998 is my birth year. I have since switched most of my art related accounts to Callirai, including my Instagram. I just haven't gotten around to changing it on here. Lol.

Oh, I see, thank you for explaining it Callirai (whatever that name means lol) xD

[SagaHolmgaard]

My pet peeve right now is all the different body parts that can start to hurt after extended sitting down and working -_-

[Callirai]

So true! It is so hard to make this a caterer and as much as we would all love to, we can't commit to it fully until we are making money from it, which rarely happens if you are not doing it full time. I get that!

[Callirai]

Callirai was a name that my husband helped me make a whole back ago. I was learning calligraphy at the time so it was kind of based off that. I thought it sounded cool and unique so I kept using it!

[MrOwl]

Callirai was a name that my husband helped me make a whole back ago. I was learning calligraphy at the time so it was kind of based off that. I thought it sounded cool and unique so I kept using it!

It does sound cool, and unique, you both have good taste.

[Callirai]

Oh my wow! I agree. I was drawing a ton of studies this weekend and my back is killing me this morning! Not to mention my neck. And gosh darn my bottom got sore after sitting for so long too! I need a better office chair honestly...

[MrOwl]

My pet peeve right now is all the different body parts that can start to hurt after extended sitting down and working -_-

Take breaks every 20~25 minutes, hit the gym, enroll in swimming classes, etc your back will thank you in the future

[SagaHolmgaard]

I do take breaks every 30 minutes and stand up and stretch xD And I take walks every day and do morning workouts, still in pain lol

[MrOwl]

I do take breaks every 30 minutes and stand up and stretch xD And I take walks every day and do morning workouts, still in pain lol

Lol, maybe you should try customizing your setup? like make it as comfortable as possible, like this mangaka did. xD

[SagaHolmgaard]

Man I'd love this!! For now I'm stuck with my sad little desk and chair hahh

[nathanKmcwilliams]

Uh...not having enough personal time to draw. Between my full time job and marriage there's just not as much time to draw as I'd like. I still get stuff done, but...life and responsibilities.