I'm sorry I'll shut up now

[MK_Wizard]

You keep practising, you take criticism with a grain of salt, you keep in mind that you can't please everyone and always be open to trying new techniques until you find the ones that work for you. Then, wash, rinse and repeat.

[DiegoPalacios]

Stop comparing yourself to others. Start comparing yourself with they "you" from the past.

Of course, you can always learn from others when neccesary.

Instead of focusing on perfection, focus on improvement. Perfection is impossible, but you can always improve.

Noticing your improvement will give you more confidence.

Hope this helps!

[droidmonkey1]

I'm drawing since I can remember, and always people like my art, not like in a "parent" kind of way.
They always wanted me to draw them from tv shows movies etc.
when I drew original art some of the people said that's nice now draw this and that, basically they wanted me to draw like others. that kind of thing relay can lower your confidence in your original art.
to get out of this you need to "Free your mind and the rest will follow.", the moment you understand you need to let go.
just draw finish one work just to finished it, then repeat. and one time publish one thing in social media or here.
you are in a circle that you need to break it slowly.
If you afraid to post art because of "what if people won't like it?" make your self a pseudonym and post under it.

[Draconic]

Okay so I'm trying to relaunch my webcomic. But every time I start on a page for it I just have no confidence in it and destroying it and start all over again. I mean I've always made sure that I'm humble and not egotistical about my artistic ability (or lack of). I don't know the only good thing I've ever been able to say about myself is that I don't lie about not being any good at art. I think this is turning into more of a vent than anything else. Yeah how do you build enough confidence in your art with out becoming an egotistical prick?

I don't know about where's your skill at, but have you tried to learn how to draw properly?

You need something to hold your skill on. If you take an art class, you will feel confidence that you know your skill is coming from a solid and stable source. If you don't take an art class and learning from multiple source on the internet, your knowledge about creating art is fragmented. It's hard to hold on something that is fragmented.

If you take an art class, even when your art suck, you will still feel confidence to yourself, because you know and understand how to improve after that.

[Pinwheel]

I'm sorry I'll shut up now.

[punkarsenic]

ahh okay. i dont really know what thats about but still - care about it less. you need to find a balance between arrogance and self deprecation

[Jenny-Toons]

Can't do that I use to be so arrogant that I didn't realize that when I made fanart I was hurting the people I was trying to be nice to.

Ok...this doesn't make sense and we've had this very discussion before.

If you're making fanart for someone, as a nice gesture, and they don't like it -- they just don't like it.

Unless you were making some really questionable fanart of their characters or of the creator themselves (and I'm talking some weird, creepy stuff that would upset MOST people) why would they be hurt by you making fanart?

Them not liking your style is a preference -- it's subjective, it's based on taste. That really doesn't mean you've hurt them.

They just don't like your art-- and it happens to ALL of us at some point.

However, if you have been arrogant in the past (believing you're better than everyone else, shutting others down, or something of that nature), then it's good that you've realized your behavior and tried to change it

What's not good is how you're going about it. Darling? Kiddo?

Being self-deprecating is not a better improvement from being an arrogant jerk.

If arrogance is on one extreme end, self-deprecation is on the OTHER extreme end.

And neither one will convince you to build confidence in your work.

Like @punkarsenic said -- find a balance. You don't have to constantly murder your art in order to be humble. That is literally the opposite of being humble. If anything, that's arrogant in and of itself because you're so sure you're "the worst of the worst"

[DiegoPalacios]

Hi Pinwheel.

So no I can't stop caring about it I've hurt far too many people in the past with my ego and arrogance.

Is a good thing that you want to be a better person, but hurting yourself with self deprecation will not help anyone.

Hating yourself will not make others love you in the same way being arrogant will not make others love you because both involve being too focussed in oneself and both are unhealthy.

Arrogance and self deprecation are both caused by the same problem: Comparing yourself too much with others. Stop doing that, is not healthy.

Focus on your improvement.

Instead of being stuck in the past learn to forgive yourself, but learn from your mistakes.

You can`t be humble if you focus too much on yourself, and self deprecation is a form of self obsession in the same way arrogance is a form of self obsession.

Personally i recommend you this book:

When i was younger i struggled too much with both sides of ego. I considered myself too much in some aspects and too little in others. This book helped me free myself from that unhealthy mindset and i think it helped me to be a better person.

Take care, wish you the best.

[Pinwheel]

Sorry everyone, I didn't realize that I was being a jerk. I'm going to promise not to post on any forum threads until next year.

[kip]

Pinwheel, no one called you a jerk! You’re not a jerk, you just lack some confidence in your art. Everyone here just tried to get you to feel better, bud. No one thinks you’re a jerk.

[Luminosophy]

Why do you think you're being a jerk?

[Draconic]

@kip @spudfuzz Just let them be and stop trying.

You can't help someone who shut the door to themself. No one can.

I just feel sorry that they aren't allowing anyone to help them.