#idk this isn't rlly about anything specific it's just nice to finally feel wholly confident in my own art as an adult lol

[magicdyke]

something that u start to learn the more u look at art (as an artist) are the differences between admiration and shame.

looking at art that u admire always feels uplifting and makes u more motivated to create. Or, at the very least, it lodges itself in your mind as a spiritual inspiration and something that you'll recall later to help u create

whereas shame is much more focused on wishing u had made the same choices this person did while forming their style. it's jealousy that makes you feel like your art is worthless, and does not usually motivate u to actually create.

when you're first starting out in art, it's very easy to feel ashamed of how much your art doesn't look like someone else's. u don't have enough experience or knowledge about other people's styles to appreciate the different ways that their art manifests itself, while also being able to appreciate the things that make you unique. but as you grow, you begin to realize just how much you enjoy making YOUR art. and that's something that's very easy to lose when you're only looking at art to improve your own; you have to look at art more critically, and place yourself as one of their peers. u can start to see the mistakes they make, the ways u could have done better, appreciate + learn from the things they did well.... it's just so fascinating to see the way viewing art evolves after you get a solid foundation under your feet