tl;dr: making art is hard
I’m having such a hard time with my art lately. I’m not too worried about being “good” anymore, but I just don’t know which direction I want to take it. Sometimes I want my drawings to be more simple, while other times I strive for intricacy.
It doesn’t help that I’ve been super self-conscious about being an artist in the first place lately. There was this image going around twitter a couple months ago that encouraged people to try to “picture” things in their heads. (You’ve probably seen the infamous apple pic already). All these amazing artists were replying that the apples they imagined were super detailed and life-like. I had never thought about what things “look like” in my brain before, but now I realize that I don’t see shit lol. I can vaguely imagine shapes and general forms, but they’re more like shadows than anything else. I thought it was like this for everyone, but I guess not.
And then it made me wonder if this limits me as an artist. I don’t have a clear vision of what I want to draw when I sit down in front of my computer. I’ve memorized composition rules, and the knowledge I have about anatomy is something I have to pull from my brain rather than my visual memory. I’ve looked at hands and drawn hands my entire life, but I can’t for the life of me picture them in my head?
So does this mean my art will always look “wrong” to me??? Will it always be so hard to decide what to do with a drawing? I don’t know what I want with this rant, but these thoughts are making me sad. Art is supposed to be fun, but it’s not if you’re constantly doubting yourself and wondering if you’re even supposed to draw in the first place