@maw5646
I’m a perfectionist, but I’m also incapable of drawing a straight line nor am I capable of deriving conceptual shapes from anything. It’s a perpetual nightmare.
@f1reflam3
To all the artists here, You've been looking at that drawing for hours, the average person will NOT look at it long enough to notice those 5 wrong pixels. Good luck!
@kazooha524
I struggle with this so much. I think about drawing every day but I haven’t gotten myself to it in over a month. Because in my head I just know that I won’t like what I make. But I’ve been trying to break out of it by telling myself to just doodle something simple in my sketchbook that no one will see so it doesn’t have to be perfect
@t_teteyawawa
Almost all of the amazing anime art that aren't rendered are sketches. Imperfect sketches with scratch lines or guidelines visible at some parts. Perfect doesn't equal good, and good doesn't equal perfect, achieving what you like to do is perfect!
@ToriMK
Most of my drawings are paused bc of this and tbh, hearing this from someone better than me helps me a lot. I should be less exigent with myself.
@kinderoovobarbaroelegante2854
Thanks for the words
@nikkistudio...
Best way I overcome perfectionism is drawing on MS paint and just letting myself relax because, well, i'm drawing on MS paint, It's okay if it doesn't come out perfect. Same thing with drawing on a random piece of paper I found buried in one of my drawers instead of an actual sketchbook. Obviously, not a permanent solution, but it helps my mindset.
@alessandroaleman4512
A coping mechanism for my perfectionism when I draw is just keep on drawing until you've finished, even if you hate your drawing, because the next time you see your drawing when it's finished, you'll truly appreciate how good you drew that drawing
@modelsnstuffreveiws6628
When I paint warhammer it’s exactly that, I look real close at my models and see the imperfections, improperly done eyes, a slight smudge of paint from a cape onto black armor, stuff like that. But then I take a breath, take about 3 feet back and just enjoy the army on the march. Even tho it’s not perfect its still my army and an achievement to have one painted
@herobrain_Arts
Perfectionism often kills my drawings
@starshames
This is seriously me, no matter what I do, I can’t help but feel the need to have to make every sketch, every line, and every last little detail perfect. I haven’t been drawing a lot anymore because of it, I used to draw so much and actually have fun with it, but now that it’s been so long I’ve dealt with this and burnout, my drawings don’t look nearly as good as when I used to draw for fun. This is also why I can’t do commissions even though I’d love to. It just really sucks, I want to draw again and be happy with the results without taking a lot of time for small details no one’s even gonna notice.
@Epicgorilla101
"Happy little mistakes"
@animator12376
The stuff you said kinda reminds me of what my teacher said because he said "we are in school to learn not to make fun of other people that doesn't know the answer we learn from our mistakes"
@neigedayor
The "You like drawing, or at least you think you do" felt so true
@GokuBl_ck
Im a big perfectionist when it comes to art, which did result in my high art skills for my age (14). However, every piece i didnt like even the slightest, i move on and work on another. If i still dont like it, ill redraw it over and over until it looks perfect. Due to this problem though, i found myself enjoying art less at times even though i feel inspired, because i knoe that nearly everytime i draw, i never finish the drawing. (Im VERY picky with anatomy being perfect in my drawings, so if something looks uneven or isnt placed correctly, i grow upset the more i screw up.)
@Astral1s_Safe_Place
"Being imperfect is how we grow" My brain at that moment: IMPERFECT!? THAT WORD MAKES ME FEEL DISGUSTED! (PS: the only time I act like a perfectionist is when I draw💀)
@johnlester7561
Always told my self that imperfections make a perfect illustration, i never followed that.
@GabetheHuman-c9p
I am trying to get into digital art with Procreate, and I am currently struggling with perfectionism. What I am currently trying is lower my eraser opacity and (weirdly enough) listen to Final Fantasy music. The low eraser opacity is to imitate ‘eraser’ mark on physical paper, and the music reminds me of Yoshitaka Amano’s art. Both of these things help free my mind from my own perfectionism and literalism. Just thought to share this if it could help someone.
@taigatarnbrant
Perfectionism has plagued me for pretty much as long as I've been drawing in any serious capacity. Interestingly though, something must'v3 clicked recently because my average completion time has gone from about 15-20 hours to about 7-8 with no degrease in quality or detail for my last couple of pieces. I guess I just learned to trust the process
@God-wv3ls