- Oh, I am sorry.. I dont intend to come off that way.
Allow me to explain myself. Emotions are hard to get over text.
In my personal life I have been dealing with a lot. My kids have been homeschooled from the very beginning of the Pandemic, and it has been very hard on me personally. So I guess I may not sound as upbeat and as happy as per usual.. Im managing though, and have an optimistic view that it will get better.. just.. struggling with it for now.
Self esteem wise, and art wise.. I am okay. When you go to a theme park, you go there to have fun, and so long as the lines are short, and the food is... well, okay, you forget the small little bad things, and remember the fun.. Thats how I am with art. Sure there are a few bad things, but with art, the fun overweighs the bad, and 'trying to get to the front of the line.' I am working my way down the line by trying to get better, and the end goal isnt 'best artist ever' or 'get the most faves/money/watcher', it is to find comfort and fun in what I do. Coloring has presented a problem for me. I generally like coloring, but I always have the nagging feeling that something is off.. Im struggling to find the balance of 'fun' in coloring, and being happy with the final product.. Every interaction that brings me closer to the goal of finding whats wrong, and improving it, brings my happy/fun meter up with art. I dont hate it, but I want to do better, and also, again, enjoy it along the way.
Art, for me, is a great stress reliever.. dont worry about me on that regard. Just working my way down the line to get to that lovely roller coaster at the end. (Ive fully reached that happy fun zone with my sketches and coloring and still learn along the way.) Art is a process, and nobody is ever perfect. I am glad to learn more along the way.
- I am old enough to know when people are trollin and people legit have concerns.. Most people wont tell me something is wrong outside of a spelling error or typo.. I can discern what is an actual crit, and somebody being an ass.. No worries man. You cant please everybody, and there are always those who want to make waves, but there are also those who have no problem pointing out errors that can easily be fixed with a bit of time and practice.. I am happy with what constructive criticism I have heard here so far and will work towards doing a bit more color theory work.
- Ahh shit.. okay, I will adjust my monitor.. hopefully this will work out better in my favor, thank you for that information. I apparently have been screwing myself over.
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