How to stop comparing you art with others?

@Doubtcent Doubtcent
Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:39:53 +0000

@Doubtcent wrote:

I really never stop comparing my art with other peoples art. However the way I do it is never negative. I never say, "Wow. I'll never get that good with art. I suck." Instead I say, "Wow. If I keep practicing and learning, maybe I can do something as cool as that!"

That's really how all of us should look at other people's works. Study, learn, emulate, and practice. Never feel like your work isn't good enough and never be proud enough to say that there's no room for improvement. Keep working at it and eventually other people will start saying "Wow" to your stuff.

I personally like looking back at my older art and seeing how far I've gotten. Heck I look back at the stuff I did only a few months ago and I didn't realize how much I've pushed myself to improve. It takes just as long to make comics as before, however I'm putting in much more detail and cleaner artwork, my jokes are better and I'm very satisfied with the choices I make.

As long as you keep the mindset that everyone started somewhere, from stick figures to full-drawn illustrations, there's no reason why we should ever stop comparing.