Art Motivation

There's something really nice about taking a step back with art and not thinking or planning too hard. It feels really good to just let something flow and happen as it happens, and not worry so much about the end results. Especially when art block decides to join the chat, and motivations are low.

It's so easy to get caught up in perfectionism, something that I am very prone to doing. I often have to remind myself that I can sit down and draw just for the sake of drawing, and that it was once just a hobby before it became my career. I try to keep my passion for art by keeping a balance of challenging myself, and the cathartic aspects of it. Art shouldn't feel like a chore, and we shouldn't strive to fit a preconceived notion of what it looks like for us.

I feel as though the animation industry has helped me overcome a lot of barriers when it comes to overthinking, because the amount of content that needs to be produced usually over-rides the part of the brain that wants to slow down and pick apart every single flaw in something you make. It forces you to create works that are both effective visually, but also keeps you to a timeline so that you have to keep moving forward. I think my passions come from challenging myself, and the excitement of not knowing what a project will turn out like as you start. There's a freshness, almost spring like season at the beginning of any project, a middle point thick in content where you enter an almost auto-pilot like state getting the bulk of it out, and then a slower winter like state in which you tie up all of the loose ends.

So no matter what point you are in your art journey, I hope you find the courage to just go for it. Do it for you, learn for you, create for you. I promise you that you will grow with your work, and with some persistence and passion, you will find an art equilibrium. And those times where you feel a little lost in the creative world, love for the craft will catch up and you will find yourself again.