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Famously said by many, “Ninety percent of success is showing up.” How true it is about a soul killing combination: looking at what our own first efforts in any endeavor, particularly art, result in, and then looking at the works of far more experienced artists. Giving up always seems the logical, if panicked, next artistic decision. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Art is as much a healing agent and a magical journey for the artist as it is for those who remain appreciative onlookers. You just have to decide to live for yourself in making the dream a reality. You must take these words to heart and just get started. The key to success is always to have finally, resolutely, begun.




Our deviant artist in the Netherlands, Suzanne (aka Suzanne-Helmigh ), has even set down an inspirational checklist to help you keep the 2015 New Year’s resolutions you may already be considering abandoning. Don’t do it! Join Suzanne in re-dedicating yourself to truly being the artist you want be and creating the art you want to create. The next time you feel like giving up, consider the words once penned by a pretty good writer, and just imagine what you might be missing in quitting…





We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”


— William Shakespeare










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Suzanne-Helmigh


I am taking my art to the next level in 2015, so who's with me?  I want to fall in love with art all over again.  Going through the painful process of growth as the art-bones stretch and your creativity gets set loose after wondering if you had any creativity at all!  2015 marks a new year and a new start, so make the most of it and don't start it unprepared!  Here follows a list of things I'd like to do in 2015. You could call it a bucket-list. You can copy mine or make your own, but this might give you some ideas for yourself.



01. Going through all the fundamentals all over again

It has been a few years since I have studied any fundamentals and they seem to be lost somewhere in a dusty corner of my brain. I will buy: books, videos, classes and I will study by drawing or painting with the knowledge I get from these.  After doing so, I will discuss the topics with some fellow artist friends and see if they have feedback or perhaps anything to add that I might have missed. Here is a list of fundamentals I'll be going through.


  • Composition.
  • Perspective.
  • Light.
  • Shape.
  • Painting techniques.
  • Story telling through imagery.





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An Experiment with Time is a long essay by the Irish aeronautical engineer J. W. Dunne (1875–1949) on the subjects of precognition and the human experience of time.

John William Dunne was an Irish aeronautical engineer and author. In the field of parapsychology, he achieved a preeminence through his theories on dreams and authoring books preoccupied with the question of the nature of time. As a pioneering aeronautical engineer in the early years of the 20th century, Dunne worked


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    The “Foundation” of modern science fiction

The early modern science fiction adventures written by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells pre–dated his by several decades, but it was Isaac Asimov whom the “Star Trek” generation of the 1960s thought of as being the “father” of modern hard sci–fi.

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02. Inspire and nurture creativity

I don't take this lightly, because without inspiring yourself, your creativity-flame will dim down and might die out completely. Having to reboot your creativity completely can take you much longer, so always keep that flame going!


  • With books.
  • With trips.
  • With quick sketches.... lots of them!.
  • By doing things I'd normally shy away from.


03. Banish negativity

I cannot think of anything more distracting and destructive than negativity. These last few months I've really been underestimating myself and starting to grow a big dislike towards anything I've painted.  At the same time I seem to have developed a very jealous nature of anyone for whom art comes easy and instead of getting inspired by those people, I felt myself a lesser artist. No more! It's time to prove to myself that I can do anything I want to.  I'll be ditching a lot of chronically negative people and will spend less time on social media.





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04. Make a dream come true

Now this one will be very different for each individual, but I have a list of things that I dream of achieving. I will give it my full 100% to achieve at least one of these dreams in 2015.


The dreams that I achieved in 2014 were:
  • Going to a big art event (Industry workshops London)
  • Getting a job as a concept artist in a AAA gamestudio.
  • Being a guest speaker at an art event (Comic Con).

Possible dreams to chase in 2015:
  • Working for Wizards of the coast.
  • Going to another big art event ( Another comic con, Trojan horse was a Unicorn, Industry workshop, Bali workshop etc.)
  • Taking an online class.
  • Getting published in an artbook.
  • Getting the first book of Caldyra finished.
  • Taking a trip to a far away country (New Zealand, Indonesia, America, Australia, to name a few.)





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    There’s a small cloud on the horizon as I stir from my sleep.

It is small and might blow away, but it feels too familiar to me. I shouldn’t take any risks. I turn myself over and try to push it away. It is so very early in the morning. I simply cannot bring myself to get up. I will live to regret this.

Two hours later I awake. The small cloud is bigger now, the tip of it touching the sun. I instinctively know I have missed my window


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05. Being a good example for others

This is something I still hope to be. I love helping other artists whenever I can. Seeing them grow and make amazing things is the best!  So there will be more journals and more Livestreams. I will also try to be the best person I can be and not be a negative factor in other people's lives.







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06. Making hundreds of sketches and at least 5 glorious pieces

These 5 glorious pieces will have to be completely finished and of the highest quality I can achieve.  I tend to call something finished rather quickly and post it online. But my plan now is to wait at least 30 days before posting it when I think it's done. That way I will have some good time left to find anomalies to correct. Failing will be a big part of this. If I'm not happy even after 30 hours spent on a piece, I will just scrap it any try again. That's why the hundreds of sketches are so important. I will not settle for anything less.


Let me know if you know any other cool things that inspire! And of course if you must create your own list and what's in it!






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Interview with Suzanne-Helmigh


01.

Did you ever reach that point where you decided to just give up on being an artist? If so, what got you back on track?


Suzanne-Helmigh






The day the world went away
by Suzanne-Helmigh



I think those moments that you nearly give up on art are part of a natural artist cycle, we all get them now and then. The fact that you feel that way doesn't always mean that you WILL give up on art. I've had it myself many times. It's usually when my expectations and vision are much higher than my current skill and my tendency to compare myself with the achievements of my idols can highly de-motivate me. It's those exact same things that also bring me back into art too. Being inspired by other people's artwork as well as realizing my personal growth and yet achieved endeavors. No one can ever completely give up on art if it's in your nature.



02.

Perfectionism is often an artistic block suffered by those who can more highly appreciate the genius in other artists’ work and let that critical ability diminish their own work in their own eyes. Do you think you might sometimes be experiencing this?


Suzanne-Helmigh


Perfectionism can be a good and bad characteristic at the same time. I'm not sure if I see myself as a perfectionist as I never fail to see flaws in my own work (unless that is a perfectionist trade?) But I'm quite alright leaving my work flawed and happy to move on to the next idea. Not every artwork has to be a finished one, it's often the unfinished ones that function as a stepping stone towards improving your artwork. I think perfectionism can be a bad influence if it makes you believe that your work is never good enough and keeps you from trying in the first place. Be brave enough to fail many times and your artwork will become perfect at it's own pace.



03.

How important is the friendship and support of other artists like those of the global DeviantArt community in helping artists maintain their course toward personal success and helping them not fall prey to depression or defeatism?


Suzanne-Helmigh






Improvement meme 12 YEARS OF ART
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For me this is of high importance! When I started out in art I did not have any artistic friends and later found them through social media like Deviantart. Deviantart played a big role in my finding friends, as well as long term relationships. This awesome community encourages and inspires me on a daily basis, Deviantart is always open in my browser and I keep up with most of my watchers.


In 2010 I met my boyfriend (TitusLunter ) through Deviantart and we've been a couple ever since. He keeps on inspiring me and looking back at 2010 it seems like my skills made a huge jump forward. The great thing of being very social with other artists is that they can give you feedback, encouragement and serve as a shoulder to lean on while suffering from the usual artistic drama's.



04.

Is there one work of art that inspires you more than any other to keep your artistic dreams alive?


Suzanne-Helmigh


Not sure if it can count as 'One work of art' But while working fulltime for Sony Guerrilla and various freelance clients, I do get the need to work on something I can call my own completely. I'm working on my own (art) novel called Caldyra. This will be my biggest artwork yet. It will be a book that's a mix between a graphic novel and an concept art book. Building a fictional world from the ground up, with rules, cultures, history, flora, fauna, architecture and so on, all evolving around a story ark with fantastical characters is quite the artwork indeed and incredibly challenging. This personal project keeps me happy and serves as my favorite artistic outlet.








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    There’s a small cloud on the horizon as I stir from my sleep.

It is small and might blow away, but it feels too familiar to me. I shouldn’t take any risks. I turn myself over and try to push it away. It is so very early in the morning. I simply cannot bring myself to get up. I will live to regret this.

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    caradecunha2 [2015-05-31 00:45:37 +0000 UTC]

    I like to listen to music to keep me motivated during one single piece of art. If I don't have the music on and loud enough I listen to my own thoughts of what I am doing at the momment, which in general is really negative. If I put music it makes it easier to keep on swimming with that same piece, until it starts to be a more satisfying drawing and then it's even easier to keep going

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    GeekyAssassin31 [2015-05-28 01:06:50 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you so much for making this. One of the main problems that I have, is that I compare my art to others in my classes (which is really easy to do when there is also a grade attached to each piece) and tend to get a bit jealous. This allowed me to see some of my art in a new light, and I can also see what I need to work on.

    P.S. If any of you have artist block (aka me during almost any school art), when you get out of the funk, write all ideas down somewhere (even if you think that they are too vague or dumb). Therefore, you can come back to the list when you get into another artist block. This is also a good thing to do when have an idea, but don't have the time to work on the art project in the near future. 

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    AlcoHoly [2015-05-27 02:13:23 +0000 UTC]

    Im now back on track again thanks to you.

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    UnicornCat [2015-05-26 08:28:49 +0000 UTC]

    You are so inspiring! I am still in the mode of having to practise practise practise to gain more experience of such elementary things as light or colours. I am not as far as all the great artists like you are here on dA but I really want to reach amazing level soon.

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    osama98 [2015-05-25 23:07:31 +0000 UTC]

    omg i'm going to DO IT !!!!!!

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    Marl0wM0nday [2015-05-25 23:04:45 +0000 UTC]

    I think I needed that. Ever since I graduated from college, I've been dealing with a huge art block. I don't draw/paint as much as used to and practically despise everything I do...Hopefully I start university in studio arts this fall, I hope it will give me the little push I need to fall right back in a creative space. I thought this was a very good article with wise advice, thanks a lot c:

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    PixelFinale [2015-05-25 16:12:20 +0000 UTC]

    At first i was also a bit doubtful and panicked when i see other more experienced artists. But now recently i got this boost to try to achieve similiar coloring skills if not getting better. Still got a long way to go though 

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    ArtisticBushido [2015-05-25 15:59:29 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you. you have given me hope and sparked my artistic and creative desires

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    HimRasmussen [2015-05-24 17:50:06 +0000 UTC]

    You sparked artistic desires

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    ranilimichaelpatrick [2015-05-22 17:39:59 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you!  
    now I understand where I went wrong. I've already forgotten the last time I made some sketches but a lot of ideas came into my head and somehow, like you've said our light of creativity dims down due to the lack of inspiration. I'm not really that good but i know i enjoy what i do. I thank you again for reminding me that my fire is still burning, it may be just a little but i know i could save it. 

    I actually don't have any artistic friends right now. hope i could find some in DA.

    So, Kudos to you and all the artist out there. \m/

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    VictoriaElectra [2015-05-22 09:26:05 +0000 UTC]

    This just gave me energy/courage, and reminded me of the things I always wanted to do, but have long forgotten due to school, university, work, and because I don't have artistic friends and being exposed to overwhelming critisism of negative people is dangerous enough to sweep off your "dream-memory". So, now I know HOW important it is to have artisitic friends  Thank you for making this !! ^^

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    HoshiBlue21 [2015-05-22 04:43:36 +0000 UTC]

    Hello!
    You don't know how much this made my day, how reading about you and your goals for this year
    Make me realize that I just need to work harder, enjoy, take out the negative stuff and don't be afraid of making mistakes.
    Thanks for being an inspiration!

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    SaulTimothyArt [2015-05-21 20:15:35 +0000 UTC]

    Im on that journey too now. After years of following a 'career', with my art being left by the roadside for much of it, I've decided to flip my life around and follow my heart and art. Good article with lots of things I share including some of your targets. Good luck and keep the faith.
    saul x

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    arievianza [2015-05-20 04:29:58 +0000 UTC]

    thanks for sharing! let's grow!

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    ShiningArtist20 [2015-05-17 19:13:23 +0000 UTC]

    Reading through all of this has opened my eyes. As someone who's trying to improve and as one who wants to get out there more, this has really motivated me to keep on pushing through and to keep improving what I need to improve on. It's time to kick it into overdrive!

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    AmoebaGagless [2015-05-15 17:43:36 +0000 UTC]

    Thanks, looking this over has helped me move forward in having more confidence as an artist and animator. Has has helped me move froward without me being pulled back or dragged down by negativity and negative people. Even more so clarified what I thought was lost to me or what has caused me to be friends with uncertainty.

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    Hospi88 [2015-05-15 15:02:42 +0000 UTC]

    I'm in! It's buffed with motivation right now!  Where's the penciiil! ou, in front of me. so let's draw! Thank you so much !

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    artbynue [2015-05-14 15:26:57 +0000 UTC]

    I'm with you on this one. This was a reminder for me to not talk down my own work when looking at other artist's stuff. Thank you for that.  

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    MarelynMayhem [2015-05-13 17:12:41 +0000 UTC]

    I´ve been doing fan art for three years now but it´s just a warm up. I´m always ready for more...

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    Crushmount [2015-05-13 16:55:51 +0000 UTC]

    What motivates me personally is that I have a friend who is equally skilled as I am, but is a few years younger. As a result, we do the same type of drawing tasks, but I feel the constant need to catch up since I am the older one, so I should be better, right?

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    Neuron-Tesla [2015-05-13 05:51:07 +0000 UTC]

    There are times when I believe I suck at art. I look at the art of others and think "I don't have this skill".

    How do I motivate myself? I look at the pieces of art again and I think "I can have these skills!", and then I make it my personal goal to close the skill gap between me and the said artist.

    So I reckon, you can, and should, envy someone else's work, just as long as match it with a pride in your own work, and what you can do.

    Oh, and I have another tip about being motivated, it may not work for you, but I always imagine the scenario I try to draw/paint being a part of some action sequence with whatever music I'm listening to going on in the background. So even if you think that piece of art sucks, at least you enjoyed making it.

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    solid32 [2015-05-13 01:41:09 +0000 UTC]

    In those moments when I feel frustrated and want to give up I just remember: If I quit... will I feel better?   NO! Never! So decide to continue even if make some mistakes. I know it's hard, and now know that many artists had felt like me sometime, but maybe that's normal....who knows.
    Besides like to read some inspiring words to keep on forward, to keep drawing happily!  

      "Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back at what you can not change."
      "Earn or learn, never miss."

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    RebellingLemming [2015-04-14 13:59:12 +0000 UTC]

    1. No, wait, maybe go throgh DA!
    2. A lot. They are not directly support me physically or finacially but inspiring they are.

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    nakada1996 [2015-02-19 01:17:22 +0000 UTC]

    I gave up once and i couldnt forgive myself. I want to believe that I can create great things. I fall into the level between beginner and intermediate. Only done digital for 2 months amd thought about giving up. Never good with colors. I can only do a very good line art on paper. Put that in digital and i cant figure anything out. Looking at references makes me afraid that im not doing an original work. But tks for giving me this inspiration.

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    yalesgrove [2015-02-16 16:15:14 +0000 UTC]

    I often feel like I'm not an artist. I like to give up and when people are complementing my work I use the "it's not finished excuse". This actually made me realize it's all apart of the process. I am inspired again.

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    Akidoe [2015-02-13 15:20:02 +0000 UTC]

    I cannot thank you enough for these wonderful words! I am going through a similar process and it is deffi ately a painful one, but reading your goals and your methods has opened a new door of hope!! Wonderful artwork, hopefully I will be back on track sooner rather than later!

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    loveedreams [2015-02-13 13:22:38 +0000 UTC]

    Amazing words, thanks you so much for this! ^^ its really an inspiration. Im trying to improve my art skills and its really difficult.. sometimes i feel depress, i think everyone shine around me and my art feels invisible.. but i love drawing, im trying to belive more in me, practice and be patience n_nU
    thanks again for your words

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    RobertCrescenzio [2015-02-12 23:10:53 +0000 UTC]

    Yep this year im moving through all the fundamentals and pushing my knowledge and creativity! You can never learn enough about art.

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    meliruth [2015-02-12 02:08:44 +0000 UTC]

    This has helped. I'm going to be swiping a few things from it and giving a go at things again. I've gotten burnt out and have hardly done anything for a while; no completed detailed art, just a few sketches, haven't made any jewelry for at least a year, been trying to learn digital art but getting severely frustrated cuz I think it looks like poo. Add all that on top of my less than average social skills I've been tempted to just be done with it all and become a hermit.

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    Suzanne-Helmigh In reply to meliruth [2015-02-12 14:10:48 +0000 UTC]

    Just keep going at it It must be tough though right after a burnout! sorry to hear you endured one
    It always takes quite some time to become as good as you're aiming to be (and by that time you're already aiming higher..) but perhaps try and find little "win's" here and there by setting up some small achievement tiers for yourself  

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    meliruth In reply to Suzanne-Helmigh [2015-02-14 14:12:09 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you very much. I have decided to go at it again and have found a little win, still lots and lots of practice needed, but it is leaps and bounds from my previous attempts at digital. Thanks again for the kick in the rear.
     Face (WIP)

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    IcyFox09 [2015-02-11 15:20:14 +0000 UTC]

    I definitely needed this since I took such a long break from serious artworks. Sigh* to fall in love with art all over again, yessss

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    IADS8345 [2015-02-11 04:15:12 +0000 UTC]

    Loved this! I'll take my art to the next level.

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    tturqueza [2015-02-09 13:54:55 +0000 UTC]

    great read, 

    hoping to have a good 2015 artistically

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    JosephMorrison [2015-02-08 22:49:37 +0000 UTC]

    I loved reading this. Thank you.

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    Tenchi8 [2015-02-08 21:00:58 +0000 UTC]

    This is great. ^^

    I love reading success stories. This really inspires me. It may have taken years for me to get the wheels turning, but all this time,
    I remain as strong as ever in my determination. Part of what helped me maintain staying power is my contribution in supporting
    fellow artist here on DA. When I first joined, I discovered a gift in interpretation during mid commentary and decided to combine
    that gift with my writing skills as a way to share a creative and innovating feedback. In doing this, it enabled me to connect with many
    wonderful artist on a deeper level. So while it may take a very long time to post any more art works, the alternative way to
    display my talents and skills is to use them to support other people's art works in the form of sharing creative feedback.

    I figured, creativity extends beyond the drawing paper, and there is more than one way to get around through the community.
    Plus, I'm used to improvising. I improvised almost all the time. Where ever I lack in one area, I make up for it in another. It's
    been a staple of my life style ever since.

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    Peterstar [2015-02-08 18:29:47 +0000 UTC]

    So awemoeeee. Nicelly done!

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    Leiika [2015-02-08 13:55:43 +0000 UTC]

    It's always good to have people who care about others and share their experience.
    But IRL artists have to make money mostly on teaching today, because when it comes to painting, people rather learn something themselves, than pay you for your artwork (fuck talent! I can do that too! Just some time and patience and a little money and some feedback and I'm there, wow)... Sometimes I think no one need professionals if they don't share their secrets
    If everyone will be so keen on improvement, like it is today, so such thing as "talent" won't exist anymore, just imagine how many people will quit their job and families for a big dream like their own video game, work for a company as a concept artist, etc. It's just poison for masses. We are all artists inside, who wants to do other routine if everything looks so easy to achieve?
    Maybe someday it will be common knowledge that music requires no talent too?
    Ofc you may say I'm too serious or jealous and that it's all about fun and games, but when I see some patreon accounts with 12.000$ pledges per month for tutorials, I can tell that this mass euphoria on self-improvement is being highly exploited.
    And I see my friends in depression deciding to quit art because they understand that they aren't good enough and that they will die sooner than get pro and earn a dollar in a year at last.
    And this site is more like madhouse every day too, and to me it looks like the main reason why so many leave DA, even if they don't understand it yet. So now the word "deviation" here means "immature ambitions", and nothing more. Don't be stupid, if art is really your passion, then you need no oneto tell you what to do and how to do it.

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    Vexcel In reply to Leiika [2015-02-09 01:29:58 +0000 UTC]

    Very true!

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    Leiika In reply to Vexcel [2015-02-09 04:50:16 +0000 UTC]

     

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    Tachiagaru [2015-02-08 13:44:56 +0000 UTC]

    I really like this article, funny the fact i kinda had a time when i literally was in a give up time hugely, but funny drawing hasn't ever been shaken off completely even in the darkest times. Still going through the don't wanna draw anymore phase because i keep comparing myself instead of being inspired, although sometimes i am.
    I don't get many.. if any comments on any of my work so it's hard to say hey people like what i do, but i tried watercolour painting, not great paper and not the best paints but there's 1 or 2 people who really encourage me on it. When i'm hating my drawing/painting telling me to just stop and walk away even just for a couple minute break, and when i look at it again i begin liking it just a little at a time. I'm pretty much a hermit and hard to become motivated but drawing is a part of me completely if it hasn't vanished by now...back on topic... anywayz the watercolour (trying something new) was a really interesting,frustraiting but fun experience to have that has motivted me to want to finish it to the end and keep drawing even paint another picture. I know i messed up alot but i'm quite impressed with the esult that shows how much i'm learning about colour from a photo compared to how i used to.
    Push through with your picture to the end even if it's not as perfect as you want it, it's a step and have fun doing it , i'll guarentee that you'll learn from it.

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    valentinedayprepar20 [2015-02-08 11:16:57 +0000 UTC]

    Women Preparation for the Valentine’s Day tutorial
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    BrandonCrawford2002 [2015-02-07 21:13:12 +0000 UTC]

    this is a very inspiring read, thank you so much!

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    jonesy-SF [2015-02-07 20:05:18 +0000 UTC]

    It's not often I can relate to an article completely...but this was an exception. Thank you for all the thoughts and advice...definitely something I will be utilizing in my own daily living for 2015...Thank you for re inspiring me!

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    KaseySnowArt [2015-02-07 18:02:35 +0000 UTC]

    Thanks for the great article and tips, very motivating.

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    assaim [2015-02-07 11:42:05 +0000 UTC]

    At last i have time to read this - absolutely worth the time of waiting
    I'm a bit perfectionist: cause of my full-time job, i know, that in the close future i can't concentrate on my artistic (literature) projects, but instead of using my little time to relax with them, I suffer from my own high requirements. I try and work on it hard, so really thanks for the articles, journals like this one, they can help a lot.

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    Dalkrai [2015-02-07 10:03:19 +0000 UTC]

    AWesome!

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    jan-emir [2015-02-07 07:43:58 +0000 UTC]

    lol seriously?

    what an inspiring beautiful list, i am so moved. I hope this will help me improve my Original Characters and my big titted anime girl drawings!!!

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    Just-Leila [2015-02-07 06:04:20 +0000 UTC]

    When it comes to drawing i don't think how good i am or how bad. It just helps me to forget daily problems, I take so me reference and enjoy the process.
    Why is everybody so keen on improvement?
    If you love to draw, your improvement will come automatically to you, but if you force yourself it will only get you into depression.

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    Suzanne-Helmigh In reply to Just-Leila [2015-02-11 08:23:21 +0000 UTC]

     think improvement becomes a big factor if art is not a hobby but someones profession or aspired profession
    It is like a musician, when you do it for a living a lot of them dream/aim to be the best. 

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