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private drawings such as sketches, portraits and various handmade drawings. Due to the fact that it is not possible to hide folders, I decided to use this form of collecting my works
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I think I'm in a similar position to many of you deviants out there. I'm about to leave school, jump into the real world and begin the infamous 'art career'. I find myself in this awkward position where I know I must make art worthy of a portfolio. I know I can no longer get away with just being decent at drawing, or making something just good enough for an A in a class. I have to make REAL art, or even better an entire series of REAL art, and making anything else is just an waste of my time.
So, I promised myself sometime over the past four years that I had to stop my Disney fan art, my prismacolour sketches, and my scene-less horse drawings. For the most part, I focused my attention on what I thought was Fine Art, and I have now ended up with these questions: Are my ceramic pieces, my oil paintings, or my intaglio prints any better than the horses I drew in my spare time in high school? Have I really gotten any better? Are my oil paintings any more meaningful than my old fan art? I don't know.
I've decided to stop worrying and second guessing myself. If I feel like spending 20+ hours on a horse drawing with no background, I'm going to do it. At least I'll get better at drawing horses.
Done with graphite on bristol.
Photo from *venomxbaby
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So, I promised myself sometime over the past four years that I had to stop my Disney fan art, my prismacolour sketches, and my scene-less horse drawings. For the most part, I focused my attention on what I thought was Fine Art, and I have now ended up with these questions: Are my ceramic pieces, my oil paintings, or my intaglio prints any better than the horses I drew in my spare time in high school? Have I really gotten any better? Are my oil paintings any more meaningful than my old fan art? I don't know.
I've decided to stop worrying and second guessing myself. If I feel like spending 20+ hours on a horse drawing with no background, I'm going to do it. At least I'll get better at drawing horses.
Done with graphite on bristol.
Photo from *venomxbaby
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I realise that i already commented on 2 of your artworks just now, but when i read your description i just had to comment again ,
i so agree with the doubting yourself, and i am still not over that phase. it has come to a point that nearly every time i draw i get frustrated and this makes me feel horrible since i used to love doing it, now i feel like i don't have my own style and i am constantly looking for one. and thats probably exactly what i am doing wrong.
but just want to say , keep on doing what you are doing , because honestly , this looks amazing.
i so agree with the doubting yourself, and i am still not over that phase. it has come to a point that nearly every time i draw i get frustrated and this makes me feel horrible since i used to love doing it, now i feel like i don't have my own style and i am constantly looking for one. and thats probably exactly what i am doing wrong.
but just want to say , keep on doing what you are doing , because honestly , this looks amazing.