figure studies day 1

Posted Nov 22, 2017, 4:10:19 AM UTC

I haven't been keeping up with my art for the last several years. I'm now trying to start a new daily art practicing habit. Here's a few figure drawing studies I did yesterday (day 1).

I've been reflecting a lot on why I haven't been keeping up with my art and while some of it does have to do with competing priorities, a lot of it can be attributed to fear and disappointment I feel about my own abilities.

I have to stop comparing myself to everyone else. And I can't compare my worst art to others best art. Everyone shares their best work online rather than their worst art. As others have said about Facebook, we're in an age where everyone compares their day to day to everyone else's highlight reel.

I am a perfectionist and that holds me back. I figure since it's not going to live up to my expectations, then why even try? This negative thinking will only continue to hold me back. It's time to make time for art and practice. Because I'll never get better unless I practice and study!

So I'm going back to basics. I learned a lot from figure drawing before so I figure it's worth spending time on again. I'll probably jump around from this to other fundamentals.

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  • Dec 3, 2017, 12:14:43 AM UTC
    I know a lot of people struggling with that. Does this help you get past that?
    • Dec 8, 2017, 5:09:26 PM UTC
      oh yeah it's helped a lot. Also what helped is coming to terms with my perfectionism and realizing how much that was holding me back. I'm not able to get the drawing practice in every day but still getting it in every other day which makes a difference. It's really helping!
      • Dec 24, 2017, 1:00:40 AM UTC
        OH YEAH- perfectionism will do that to you. I'm suffering from that a lot. It's hard to let go and let a picture just BE. I found that having a book that was judgement free helped me. Being allowed to be trash and try stuff out helped me let go and have fun Smile
  • Nov 27, 2017, 6:09:36 AM UTC
    Starting over when you're in that kind of spot can be the best thing to do. I hope this helps you find a place in art where you can find yourself being happy!