Can peoples art get worse overtime?

[mariusthered]

Same as most people have noted on the "keep practicing" thing. I also think some artists get "worse" when they've kind of just told themselves they're "already good" and don't need to get better. Their art starts stagnating from there.

yes this happens to people who stick to one area of art. I mainly draw caricatures but learning that skill set means that drawing portraits is harder for me because I am not use to drawing a perfect likeness anymore , when I try their is always something a little off about it. but art is too big for us all to be perfect in every area and its a kind of trade up on the area you want to be good at.

[jacintawibowo]

Yeah exactly! There's always something to learn even in the style we're good at. I can't help but feel disappointed for artists who stay in their comfort zones.

[AngieVX]

It can temporary get worse if you experiment with style. Not actually worse, it can look less appealing to you or to some other people. But then it should get better. Anyway, art is not what you can measure with "better" or "worse", and there's no direct linear correlation between amount of practice and improving. It's not riding an escalator in a shopping center, but more a parkour journey through a sci-fi city. If you were experimenting with style and now the new style doesn't look appealing to you, go back to your old works and try to figure out what you really like about your old style, and then try to combine your new and old styles. It can be hard to do because you'll see a lot of mistakes in your old works, but it's a very important skill to look positive at your art.

[ifluke1]

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Does one drive betterthe older one gets.

There's experience and there's also natural age related decay that sets in

Id say most people end up plateauing into a comfort zone

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[illizard]

From what I've seen and from my experience as an art teacher, I don't think you can get worse with time. But as was told earlier in this topic, one's artstyle is constantly evolving and sometimes it can get less appeal to his current auditory. Also, one can make temporary bad impression with his art when he is experimenting with new technique\stepping out of comfort zone in drawing.

[ashriott]

Ugh >< contrary to some of the above posts, I think my art did get worse at one time to be honest. That was several years ago now.

It mainly had to do with straining myself, and forcing myself to get better at drawing. I was going through one really bad phase of "my art sucks". Even though I practiced a lot, and repetitively, it sucked... and it got worse compared to my works the year before. So of course I grew frustrated, and doubted my abilities. Anyhow, I took a bit of a break and went back at it with a clear head - focused on the fundamentals and practiced patiently. Lesson learnt everyone, practicing a lot is good, but you need to practice patiently and positively. And a short break here and there never hurt anyone!