does the creative process ever get tiring for you, or like. does planning out an art feel like more work than fun at some point? how do you get out of that feeling?
100% it’s so tiring! I think making art in general is tiring (if you ask me what my favorite part of drawing is I'd say looking at the final piece LOL) but usually there are certain things that tip the experience from tedium to drudgery. For me that's when I've got artblock or am unsatisfied with my current skills. Anything I try to draw just ends up as proof that I should quit and never come back. but I've found that trying to force myself to be creative or test new techniques just doesn't work when I'm in that tired headspace. So, what do I do? I quit!!
I frequently go months on end without drawing a single thing or even thinking about art. When I’m not actively chasing ideas, they seem to come to me naturally. I fill my notes app up when things come to me, I save art inspo when I come across it, but I still don’t jump at the chance to draw again. I only really go back once I feel myself start to froth at the mouth to pick up a pen. Do my skills get rusty? Yes! But I’ve found that the fresh perspective I get on my own art actually leads to improvement down the line.
I think nowadays everything is so focused on fast production, following trends, and trying not to be forgotten. I’m only able to take these long breaks from art because I have nothing riding on it anymore, but I understand that this may not be helpful for those who do. I think at the end of the day, being able to separate your worth from the quality of art you put out is important. I genuinely believe that holding art at an arm’s length away is the best thing you can do for your mental health. Not everyone is built to be consumed by the pressure of art. I know I’m not. I’ve had to work hard to establish art as my tool, since it used to be the other way around.
TL;DR try to commit to being the emotionally unavailable partner of art as a whole. If it loves u it'll chase after u eventually.
