#AND YOUR DRAWINGS HAVE ANY ACTUAL VISUAL INTEREST WHATSOEVER?? I'M JUST SOME GUY WITH PASSABLE DRAFTSMANSHIP YOU ARE THE BETTER ARTIST HELLO | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

blujayonthewing · 10 months

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I never tell people 'wow, you're so creative!' because that feels like a patronizing twee compliment somehow I guess? but as an artist (more or less) who is NOT very creative at all I think it all the time with complete sincerity and admiration

#my middlest brother is telling me about a concept he has for some music and the kind of album art he's considering for it #and like MAN I was really the prototype art kid in this family!! sure I can draw kind of good sometimes but this dude has IDEAS #and like. aaaall of my friends who are Creative Types (most of them)#friend who is slightly worse at drawing than me- jokingly but repeatedly: man if only I was as good an artist as jay haha #me vibrating like a chihuahua: ARE YOU FUCKING WITH ME YOUR CHARACTER DESIGNS ARE TOP FUCKING TIER #AND YOUR DRAWINGS HAVE ANY ACTUAL VISUAL INTEREST WHATSOEVER?? I'M JUST SOME GUY WITH PASSABLE DRAFTSMANSHIP YOU ARE THE BETTER ARTIST HELLO #like-- MAN drawing on its own is a technical skill and the ways to improve are very straightforward #how am I supposed to get better at thinking good!!!#creativity is extremely cool and powerful and I try as much as possible to tell people that #just-- in a way that isn't worded like 'wow so creative!' which sounds like your aunt trying to be polite about Weird art she Doesn't Get #about me #irl frens #(and family)#tumblbuddies

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