How to stop comparing you art with others?

@AnnaLandin Anna Landin
Wed, 22 Apr 2015 06:08:34 +0000

@AnnaLandin wrote:

KaiLynx:

Another important thing that I think kind of relates to artist's block -- that is THE time if any time to push through and not stop drawing! There will likely be many mistakes, but perfection is absolutely not important. The reality is that maybe you can now see how to fix your mistakes in new ways by looking at work other than your own, and therefore be able to improve much faster by pushing through those emotions because it also shows that you aren't giving up on yourself.

Yes to this! While giving yourself time off away from drawing is important to, don't give up entirely. One of the reasons you get artist's block (ie: you think everything you draw sucks) is because you've gotten good enough that you can now see the flaws in the stuff you're drawing - you're on the verge of getting better! You're a few exp away from levelling up! Don't stop - keep going and I promise you'll be able to push through. It might happen in a few days, or it might take a few months, but you'll get there.

(note: sometimes artist's block is a symptom of something else, like depression, in which case you should NOT push yourself too hard; treat your depression, not its symptoms)