OVERCOMING UNREALISTIC EXPECTATION
” This world is but a canvas to our imagination.”
Welcome guys! Well today's content is about overcoming unrealistic expectations of art. there is solution for this , come on let's check out,
Write a list of your expectations about your drawing. Even if they sound ridiculous as you write them, write them anyway. It will feel good to give them some rational judgment! Some examples:
Every next drawing of mine should be better than the previous one.
Bad drawings are worthless.
When I draw a bad drawing, it means I suck.
I’m supposed to be good at drawing.
I’m supposed to learn quickly.
Now, look at these statements. Are you sure they are true? What if they aren’t? Counter each one with something more realistic.
Every next drawing of mine should be better than the previous one—I don’t learn in a perfectly linear way, like a computer. Sometimes I practice one thing, sometimes another. I experiment a lot, which means sometimes I get better results, and sometimes worse. I may also forget what I learned and make an old mistake again. This is normal, because I’m a human, not a learning machine.
Bad drawings are worthless—Bad drawings are a normal byproduct of learning. You can’t get better without being bad first. I need to create bad drawings to learn from them. I wouldn’t know what I need to improve at if I didn’t do it wrong first.
When I draw a bad drawing, it means I suck—When I draw a bad drawing, it means I’m not good at drawing yet (like many people, who are so afraid of this fact that they don't even try!). Everyone is bad at something, and it doesn’t mean we all suck! And I'm doing something to improve, which is already something I can be proud of.
I’m supposed to be good at drawing—Nobody is supposed to be good at anything. I want to be able to draw nice things, but there’s no obligation for every drawing person to produce pretty art only. If someone believes otherwise, it’s their problem, not mine.
I’m supposed to learn quickly—Everyone has different learning capabilities. If I learn slowly, it doesn’t mean I’m lazy or not good enough. It’s just my personal pace and I shouldn't compare it to anyone else’s, because we’re all different.
Don’t they sound better now? And it’s not as if you're pretending that reality is different just to feel better. Reality looks exactly like this once you strip it of ridiculously high expectations.
You may be afraid that you’ll work less hard once you stop pressing yourself with high expectations. Maybe it’s true. But why work hard, if that only makes you unhappy? Less pressure will give you more satisfaction here and now. You’ll be able to draw more for the fun of the journey and less for the desire of reaching the destination. You may never reach the goal, but you’ll take satisfaction from your drawing here and now—and that’s better than drawing for the sake of being good.
well work on yourself first and don't be afraid to work on art, keep trying and you will succeed . practice again and again , and then practice longer, you will succeed at the right time .
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