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CSEmber In reply to NobleSir [2019-09-15 21:11:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad people like it so much. If I could do it again right now, though, I would do more. More tweening, smoothing between frames. There's some stuff about it I don't like, and some stuff I do.

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NobleSir In reply to CSEmber [2019-09-16 04:14:14 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure you see lots of room for growth but from the perspective of a non-biased viewer it's lovely and it's clear you took your time to make it look so good =3

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CSEmber In reply to NobleSir [2019-09-16 04:51:26 +0000 UTC]

Well at least it's just me being hard on myself and not actually bad XD I can live with that.
 

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NobleSir In reply to CSEmber [2019-09-16 05:07:30 +0000 UTC]

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CSEmber In reply to coconutcow [2019-09-10 17:24:39 +0000 UTC]

Same, honestly XD Kinda like the last one I just kinda do stuff and hope for the best. I know a bit about like... "don't leave big messy blocks of lineart" and "Dithering is awesome, so do that", but it's not like I'm really sure what I'm doing 90% of the time. If I could do it again with more time and effort (I know you said I did a lot, but I'm always looking at stuff I could have done better) I think I'd really just add more frames, make it even smoother, make the movements more... I dunno... make it less obvious that some parts move and some parts don't.

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coconutcow In reply to CSEmber [2019-09-10 17:33:26 +0000 UTC]

yeah I get what you mean. And in the nature of a challenge, you're bound to be thrown out of your comfort zone and try new things. That's what I love about the TMC. It challenges me and forces me to try things I would have never thought to do. It's good that you try to do the best you can in your pieces, and it's super awesome that you go back and analyze your finished work to see what you could have done better. That's such a good practice. Taking a moment to analyze your work will SLINGSHOT you into better skills haha. Just make sure you note the good things about the piece too, things you did good AND things you could improve on :> Gotta stay positive and be confident and happy in yourself and your current skills, because they are awesome and you deserve to be proud of the things you create. <3

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CSEmber In reply to coconutcow [2019-09-10 17:54:29 +0000 UTC]

I'm of the firm opinion that an artist who is totally happy with their work is an artist who is no longer growing. I often forget that there's a balance, though, between "I could have done better" and "holy shit, look what I did!"

I'm still workin' on the whole confidence thing, and it's not something that comes easily, but it's hard not to be obnoxiously proud when people are telling me I did good XD

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coconutcow In reply to CSEmber [2019-09-10 20:37:09 +0000 UTC]

Hmm I see what you mean there. But I think being happy with your artwork and knowing there's room for improvement are two separate factors. You can be happy and complacent with the way the art skills are now (and not try to improve), but you can also be happy with your artwork all while acknowledging there's always things to learn and have excitement to continue growing. ;3

You should be obnoxiously proud! There's nothing wrong with that ;3; Im obnoxiously proud when I surprise myself with a piece I didn't think I was capable of painting. And I (and you, and any other artist) deserve to be proud of those achievements <3 Being proud and being self-absorbed are too different things too. As long as the person knows that there is always new things to learn and practice, and don't put other artists down because they aren't as good, they won't get an ego ;3; hopefully... maybe. <3 idk. XD I just know that it's hard to be an artist if you can't find happiness in your art and confidence in yourself and your skills ;3; <3 I wasn't able to improve in my artwork until I was able to get past my really nasty self-critical point of view. I was always so frustrated with myself and angry with how "Terrible" my artwork was. I was always comparing my skills to others and bashing myself for not being as good. I just got jealous and depressed. And I never really practiced often because I wasn't proud of what I created. So I was stuck in a nasty place with NO art improvement for a long time. And not until I started getting a positive mindset and loving myself and my art as is was, and stopped caring what others thought, was I able to truly enjoy artwork, find therapeutic relaxation with it, and be excited about it and actually have the courage to practice and improve. 

There are plenty of points of view. Whichever one helps you is the one to stick to. I always like seeing different opinions and povs. they give perspective. ;3 

I hope that taums den will help you find that confidence ;3 I will certainly be here to support you! <3

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CSEmber In reply to coconutcow [2019-09-10 20:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'll do my best to support you too!

I always worry that I'm getting self-absorbed (as I'm literally telling myself how I'm not good enough, not sure how my brain thinks that one works. My brain is dumb.) which results in me pushing myself to push other people further because I think I'm losing touch with my watchers, which sends me thin, which makes me sad, which makes me not art. And then when I do art, it's because I've recharged, and then I think I'm being self-absorbed again. It's a vicious cycle, and clinical depression is a jerk.

Don't worry, though, I'm already way better about that than I was a month ago. I'm trying real hard to get over a really long time of being really mean to myself, so... yeah XD If I ever seem like I don't understand how praise or confidence works, I probably don't, that's probably why.

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coconutcow In reply to CSEmber [2019-09-12 18:34:20 +0000 UTC]

Yeah that is a nasty cycle. :< I used to care about my watchers too. I had to learn to not care so much about what others think or about what others want to see. I had a ton more followers when I was doing my dark ballpoint pen style a couple years back. Dark art is popular I guess. It was a dark time for me and the dark art was kinda my release. But as time when on it eventually turned into a reminder of my dark past, so I had to get out of it. I wanted to draw happier things, because I wanted to feel happy and be surrounded by happiness. SO I changed my style. Happy art turned into a new release and therapy for me, but at the loss of a lot of watchers and interest in my art from other people. So my DA got really quite. my art got no views or comments. But I couldn't care about it. Because I needed to be happy with my art, no matter if others liked it or not. So I learned not to care what others thought of it and I was in a much happier/healthier place because of it <3 And i ended up finding new communities where people do like my art, albeit still not as many as before, but I have a good group of art friends now, and a couple of loyal watchers. I know watchers can be important, and I think they are, especially those who are also your friends. And watchers can be important for someone looking to become professional or to make money off of their art. But there still needs to be personal preferences taken into consideration when doing art. If you don't do the type of art YOU LOVE then you'll lose interest in art in general, and it won't be fun or relaxing anymore. It'll just get stressful and turn into a job. and burnout will happen all too often ;3; so TLDR, put your art preferences about the art preferences of your watchers <3 lololol sorry I ramble

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CSEmber In reply to coconutcow [2019-09-12 19:40:24 +0000 UTC]

I mean, I'll always care about my watchers. They were the reason I was able to pull myself out of that dark place in the first place. They have never demanded anything of me that I couldn't do (unfortunately they rarely demand anything of me at all) and I know that if I was to change course, they're just happy to see me create and grow. I never want to forget the people that help me grow, and I don't want to be one of those people who shuns their watchers or forgets that everyone needs to start somewhere. If I ever get to idol levels, I want to be worthy of it. I want to be the sort of person that people *should* look up to, not someone that someone meets and then says "Oh..." So like... yeah, that's where my head is with that. I don't mind people coming and going, and I don't mind not appealing to everyone... I just want to appeal to the people that want me to be the sort of person I want to be.

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CSEmber In reply to Faytouched [2019-09-10 07:11:53 +0000 UTC]

I'z doin' my best! Here's hopin' it lasts through the other 18 prompts!

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