Tad Fibonacci wrote:
Well, I used to draw a lot as well so I can relate to the feeling.
I used to have a lot of unfinished projects that I just completely scrapped mid way just because I thought it was somehow mediocre or bad.
It's not a good mentality to have, sure you should be critical of your own work and should strive to be better but in the long run it can cause extreme amount of stress.
OT: 1:11AM
Downloading some Skyrim mods.
That's one thing I've learned about trying to improve at something. You have to balance a certain level of satisfaction with your work alongside a certain amount of ambition to improve to have a really healthy mindset for it. Too much of one or the other can easily lead you down the wrong path and throw you off-course. If you feel too satisfied, your ego can inflate and lead to a stunting in your growth as well as blatant ignorance of your skill and where you stand. Too much ambition can lead to much the same, albeit via a different path. The balance is vital.
Personally, I've always sided towards the too-much-ambition side of thing and it always makes my drawings feel inadequate. I've learned to beat that not by being satisfied with what I create, but with my progress. I suck as an artist. As someone who could only draw stick figures up until a year and four months ago, Im amazing and have come a long, long way.
Theres a lot more that goes into it than that. You should look towards your progress instead of your results for a lot of reasons, but this was just the aspect that was relevant and that I wanted to comment on.
As for scrapping stuff, yeah, that can definitely be bad. Its stressful, unhealthy, and doesnt teach you certain things that you can only learn by attempting to really polish and finish a drawing.
Its 4:40 PM, and I'm stoked for the weekend. Gonna relax, drink, celebrate, eat sushi. Dream weekend.