#artist-problems

[prussianbluepuppy]

I always look at other people's art and compare it to my own and then rages over how my drawings will never be as good as theirs.  But then I think about the fact that I don't have as much experience in years or in different kinds of media and all my rage goes away and I just admire their work.

[maesartcorner-blog]

I want to draw soo bad, but my hand feels like shit; been drawing too much already OTL

[chenisthebestkitty]

Things I want for Christmas

data sticks and books full of naked or mostly naked people photos in interesting poses

play-doh

little nibsy thingies

PENCILS PENCILS PENCILS PENCILS

hashtag #artist-problems

[akiaishighoffair-blog]

Popularity..

i am friends with a decently popular artist on dA. a few days ago, she only had 110 watchers. her really popular friend posted a journal about her & now she has almost 500 watches. i am so happy for her because i know she deserves it, but i feel still stuck. i'm at 34 watchers & i know i am good enough to get popular. i submit to lots of groups & whatnot, but it's like i'm just camping here. i feel bad like i'm not putting in the effort, but i spend 13 hours per digital drawing. i think a few of the reasons i can even get 50 watchers: 1-i am a manga artist like everyone else. 2-i am openly against kawaii-desu drama. 3-i change my style too often. i just want to get more watchers so i'll self promo, i just feel like a dirty little scum if i do. i don't really know why, but i feel like i'm cheating.

[milkcandy]

So Artist-Problems had a draw drill for MS Paint so I said why notttt

Zachariiiiiie

[angel-kissuu-blog]

Not sure what it is about smokers. Horrible for your health but so cool looking at the same time. Ahh marketing.

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So, what's worse? Every artist has heard the same age-old problem.

There's no future in pursuing art.

You're on a path toward destitution.

"And would you like fries with that?"

And yet, someone else told me I was wasting my talent by working on another degree, non-art related.

There really is no winning, is there? I say just do what you love and pursue what you love.

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[createvi]

The use of my Art Today I got a small comment on my deviantart that someone had used my playstation wallpapers in their own art for creating some PS Vita wallpapers. I dont mind it that much, glad that what I created is liked and used. However I went on and did a small reverse image search on google. It's quite saddening to see many hits everywhere on the net where the wallpapers are cruelly resized, jpg raped or ripped from their original source. Either for use in videos or news articles for websites. All without any credit or link back to the original creator.

So what can I do? Well seeing as its one of the first results on google not much. Why should I? Haven't found any evidence yet that people are using it for commercial purposes. Been told to be happy and t watermark my gear. So thats what l'll do.

Tl;dr: People use shit I made without crediting me, makes me kinda sad.