My problem mostly is, that I am a full-time graphic designer during the day - and only after my work I am able to sketch/be creative. I often realize that I am then out of energy and grabbing the phone, looking through Insta/Pinterest or watching videos of other people doing art is so much easier... It's really sad and some times I am able to break this fatique cycle, but I would to do more. Anyway, I do other stuff too (dancing, playing an instrument), so my time is limited anyway. I thought I can bring myself to draw a little thing everyday since the beginning of the year, but I failed misserably. XD Anyway, I don't give up. Sometimes I really wish I have all my day to do what I like to do right in that moment. But hey, I will find my way. :) Thanks for this lovely video anyway, some really nice tipps!
You sound like you have a very cool life, full of activities! You do a lot so in top of 1000 things it must feel daunting to do 1001. Idk your situation so I can’t comment much but I will say congratulations for doing so much! Hopefully you find a rhythm that makes you happier with what you do. Thank you for watching, Magdalena
@@MGComics Awww thanks for your sweet comment. I appreciate it. Oh yes, sometimes all that stuff is too much - but mostly I love all of what I do and I even realize I need it. For me I realized it goes in phases what I prefer/do more at a special time. So, dancing is like my thing I do through the whole year and most regularly (only in summer there is some sort of vacation in my dancing school, but I also do pair dancing with my partner since last year, so now we make a Westcoast Swing course and we love it!). Playing violin is a bit on a hold right now, I do it only when I have the right mood or there is a festivity where I make music with my sisters. :) Drawing is a bit of a "hole-filler" right now and when I am in the right mood. Sometimes I would love to do more, but I know I cannot force myself into it too much because I don't want it to become bitter for me. So I accept it as it is right now. Anyway, I am more into linocut printing right now - as I am taking part in a little market in November, where I will sell printed cards, notebooks etc. So I guess this also counts as drawing/being creative anyway. :D Sorry for my long text, I just love to see how full-time artists work and it's so awesome to watch such videos as yours and how you are doing what you do. Thank you so much again for that video, it inspires me. :)
@MagdalenaMantler That’s amazing! Yes, it does seem like many amazing things in your plate, it’s good to vent about what you can’t do, but now that it’s out you seem happier. And I love that you dance (I want to learn, I only do it as a workout rn) so that’s awesome. So cool you can sell stuff you make as well, I’d love to see it tbh! I must be honest that since the sickness I have 3 jobs and an artist is only one of them. I’m happy, but definitely I have to start over a bit again with social media and stuff^^ And love your long-text, sorry for the delay in answering. That you feel comfortable to share about you, I value it a lot :’)
What helps me most is watching youtube videos of other artists drawing and seeing their sketch become polished motivates me a lot!
Yes! That’s why I love vlogs! You’re right that it works ;v; though sometimes it takes some time haha
The irony of watching this video instead of drawing the thing I need to be drawing xD
😂 hopefully it was an initiation ritual
Have you had a lack of motivation lately? For me only if I'm exhausted with digital noise, but noticing and correcting that has been great lately ~
"If something looks stupid but it works, then it's not stupid" I'm gonna have to remember that lol 🙃
Great saying, right? 😂 hope you remember and it helps
Amazing video
Glad you enjoyed!
My problem mostly is, that I am a full-time graphic designer during the day - and only after my work I am able to sketch/be creative. I often realize that I am then out of energy and grabbing the phone, looking through Insta/Pinterest or watching videos of other people doing art is so much easier...
It's really sad and some times I am able to break this fatique cycle, but I would to do more. Anyway, I do other stuff too (dancing, playing an instrument), so my time is limited anyway. I thought I can bring myself to draw a little thing everyday since the beginning of the year, but I failed misserably. XD
Anyway, I don't give up. Sometimes I really wish I have all my day to do what I like to do right in that moment. But hey, I will find my way. :)
Thanks for this lovely video anyway, some really nice tipps!
You sound like you have a very cool life, full of activities! You do a lot so in top of 1000 things it must feel daunting to do 1001. Idk your situation so I can’t comment much but I will say congratulations for doing so much! Hopefully you find a rhythm that makes you happier with what you do. Thank you for watching, Magdalena
@@MGComics Awww thanks for your sweet comment. I appreciate it.
Oh yes, sometimes all that stuff is too much - but mostly I love all of what I do and I even realize I need it.
For me I realized it goes in phases what I prefer/do more at a special time.
So, dancing is like my thing I do through the whole year and most regularly (only in summer there is some sort of vacation in my dancing school, but I also do pair dancing with my partner since last year, so now we make a Westcoast Swing course and we love it!).
Playing violin is a bit on a hold right now, I do it only when I have the right mood or there is a festivity where I make music with my sisters. :)
Drawing is a bit of a "hole-filler" right now and when I am in the right mood. Sometimes I would love to do more, but I know I cannot force myself into it too much because I don't want it to become bitter for me.
So I accept it as it is right now. Anyway, I am more into linocut printing right now - as I am taking part in a little market in November, where I will sell printed cards, notebooks etc. So I guess this also counts as drawing/being creative anyway. :D
Sorry for my long text, I just love to see how full-time artists work and it's so awesome to watch such videos as yours and how you are doing what you do.
Thank you so much again for that video, it inspires me. :)
@MagdalenaMantler That’s amazing! Yes, it does seem like many amazing things in your plate, it’s good to vent about what you can’t do, but now that it’s out you seem happier. And I love that you dance (I want to learn, I only do it as a workout rn) so that’s awesome. So cool you can sell stuff you make as well, I’d love to see it tbh! I must be honest that since the sickness I have 3 jobs and an artist is only one of them. I’m happy, but definitely I have to start over a bit again with social media and stuff^^
And love your long-text, sorry for the delay in answering. That you feel comfortable to share about you, I value it a lot :’)
Eeey, you're back!! Glad to see you upload again and are doing well. 👍
Thanks for the kind comment, it means a lot to me! Yes, should be back slowly but surely ^^ hope you do well too