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  • November 21, 2018 at 11:01 am #240065
    Lily
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    Hi akali,

    To me it sounds like you are really hardworking. I’m sure your hard work will pay off at some point. You are still a beginner, nobody makes great art from the start. I’d say just keep working, even if your artwork isn’t good at first. And try to go easy on yourself.

    Have you asked your professors about what they think you could improve? Is it that you still need to improve your craft (proportions etc.) or do you have to think about concepts more? Something else?

    It also sounds like at this point you only focus on your grades and don’t have any fun at making art anymore. But you really wanted to study this! I’d recommend to try to remember why you love drawing so much. Also draw for your own fun, make it more playful. Maybe read books about your favorite artists, go to art galleries, draw the people you see in the street, try out new colours or materials… Something that excites you. You also wrote that you found good friends at your new college, can you talk to them about this or maybe make art together?

    Also, can you sometimes take a break from drawing and working for school? For me it is helpful to go out for a walk or a sportsclass, meet a friend, do something else besides working for school. Then I get to see and experience new things and I get new ideas.

    I still struggle myself with anxiety and dealing with stress. So I don’t know if I’m the best person to give advice to others. I just can say that I try my best to take good care of myself: eat nutritious food, get some fresh air, journal, get enough sleep etc… Maybe it could be helpful for you too?

    November 24, 2018 at 5:16 am #248311
    Anonymous
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    Dear akali:

    My suggestion is  that you accept the possibility that maybe you will fail, maybe you will not pass, that your art may be  not good enough to  pass. It is better to come to peace with something we fear, whenever possible.

    Let’s say everyone around  you says to you: your art is great!  Or if you only practiced more, you will be a great artist, or believe in yourself and you will become a valued artist, that is nice  to hear maybe at this or that moment, sometimes, but these encouragements also increase the fear long term. Because these  encouragements don’t silence the self doubt, and when you get a poor grade, those self doubts become so much stronger.

    So better hear a less encouraging  message: maybe your art will become  very good maybe  it will just improve, maybe it will not be good enough, maybe you don’t have  it  in you.

    Maybe you do, but maybe you don’t. Have some  peace about it, relax, draw, focus on your drawing, pay  attention to what you do, the drawing itself, the art itself, removed from your own grading  of your work.

    Do this for a few days, see how it feels and post again with an update, if you would like.

    anita

    November 26, 2018 at 12:34 pm #248655
    akali
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    Hello Lily,
    First of all , thank you for replying to my post.You’re right,I will keep working. I will try to be easier on myself.  The other day they told me to improve on proportion , so ive been trying really hard to level up my eye observation. and yeah! I really want to study this,giving up would be too scary for me and I wouldnt know where to go since i’ve always wanted to do this.Thank you for your suggestion, I will do so. Well yeah,I have found many good friends but I feel so insecure speaking out about this, I have told them about my feeling on this but not too much because my feelings can get overwhelming sometimes and I dont want to get too emotional.Maybe this attitude of mine is an issue because I dont really go in deep with my feelings with someone else, just externally and thats it 🙁  I cant take a long break from school but Im planning to go to a nice place to chillax on saturday.

    Thank you for your lovely reply.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by akali.
    November 26, 2018 at 12:37 pm #248661
    akali
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    Hi anita,

    Thank you for your reply!

    I have reread your post and thought about it,honestly I find it to hard to let go of that fear. But I do feel from your reply that I should just surrender to the universe and hope for  the best outcome. I agree about your opinion on self doubt, I feel like it is very true.I will try your method and see how it works for me. thank you

    November 27, 2018 at 7:13 am #254297
    Anonymous
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    Dear akali:

    You are welcome. I find it  useful when dealing  with fear to stick to reality, to consider real life possibility. Post again anytime, let me know how you feel after you  try and “see how it works for (you)” if you’d like.

    anita

    January 8, 2019 at 11:44 am #273183
    akali
    Participant

    Update :

     

    After I made this post, my drawings were actually improving and I just got my  results for this semester and I successfully passed just smoothly. :’) i feel happy

    January 8, 2019 at 11:56 am #273187
    Anonymous
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    Congratulations, akali, glad to read the good news! I hope to read from you again.

    anita

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