@God-wv3ls
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@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
@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!
@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!
@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
@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.
@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.)
@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.
@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
@KaijuRhino
Avoiding always zooming in and restricting myself to only a few values definitely helped with perfectionism. It also made my stuff both take less time and look better.
@arcanine_enjoyer
Also one good way to overcome it is to doodle before you work on some big piece. It helps warm up your mind for the task instead of struggling to get the right things in the right places.
@yomieda8376
I look at it this way: Perfection is worth nothing because all it means is that you have peaked and you will never be better than what you currently are. Love your mistakes, if you want to fix one or another, sure thing, but don't stress over them and let them some of them thrive: Make a mental note, avoid the mistake the next time you draw something again. they are nothing but future reminders of how much you grew. They're small, neat things to look back at in the future, that tell you how you evolved.
@kaoru288
as a concept artist taking commissions, the perfectionism kinda sprouts like mold because youre unconsciously forced to give your clients their moneys worth of quality, being anxious that they will not be too pleased the moment they discover any flaws or errors
@scarletwolf_tb
Ive been steadily trying to work myself out of perfectionism by purposfully doing "messy" art. Like, my most recent "exposure therapy" has been that i can OY do shading and such with the messiest brush i can find. No clean edges to those shadows. Only chaos
@SenseisAltAcc
I think I'm overcoming it this past few days.. guys just draw even if it's ugly af. If you think it's ugly then it means you're not as skillful yet. Practicing different types of strokes, or fully understanding let's say face or body structure helps with improvement. It's not a bad thing to draw something bad.
@ultramario4309
I think something to keep in mind is the whole concept of balance, you want to push yourself to improve as an artist, but going too far can lead to being demotivated and feeling terrible, sort of like burn out.
@maw5646