i remember my mental health being AWFUL during covid, and drawing really helped me just NOT think about the world. Mostly fanart though! I didn't get my first sketchbook until year 12 (1st year of sixth form) because I needed to prove some stuff for A-Level fine art - since that sketchbook 2 years ago I've finished 7 sketchbooks!
while covid was an overall positive for my mental health, got me out of the school environment for a bit, it totally also took its toll in a negative way! art was both something that i all of a sudden felt good enough to do half the time, and the other half was an escape from negative thoughts i totally get not having any finished sketchbooks until that age, i honestly think that would have been me if i hadnt got so into sketchbook tours from a young age lol. right from when i got interested in art i wanted to someday make sketchbook tour videos, so a lot of my practice for my teens was just sketchbook work! an interesting way to approach art but i feel like it really set me back in terms of polished skills ive really found a healthy balance now that im in uni- i make a few major finished pieces a month and fill out a sketchbook every 2-4 months in the background!
Certified Moth try not to be critical about your old art challenge! Joke aside, it's really cool to see some of where you came from, artwise! Seeing the progress over time and what inspired you is neat! :D
True true, its definitely a gut reaction to criticize the things i think i could improve in my art and its hard to realize that i dont need to criticize art thats long past,,, its so easy to get frustrated with the things i so obviously know better than now i do definitely have a lot of appreciation for the work i put in at this age, its sometimes hard to put into words how i can both appreciate something and dislike it, and i think i have a tendency to express that with a lot more disdain than is really necessary lol
@CertifiedMoth Yeah. Please don't take that as serious criticism, as I definitely do the exact same thing. Plus, I can tell you really do take an effort to appreciate growth and do give credit where credit is due if you like something! Which is amazing to watch :)
i remember my mental health being AWFUL during covid, and drawing really helped me just NOT think about the world. Mostly fanart though!
I didn't get my first sketchbook until year 12 (1st year of sixth form) because I needed to prove some stuff for A-Level fine art - since that sketchbook 2 years ago I've finished 7 sketchbooks!
while covid was an overall positive for my mental health, got me out of the school environment for a bit, it totally also took its toll in a negative way! art was both something that i all of a sudden felt good enough to do half the time, and the other half was an escape from negative thoughts
i totally get not having any finished sketchbooks until that age, i honestly think that would have been me if i hadnt got so into sketchbook tours from a young age lol. right from when i got interested in art i wanted to someday make sketchbook tour videos, so a lot of my practice for my teens was just sketchbook work! an interesting way to approach art but i feel like it really set me back in terms of polished skills
ive really found a healthy balance now that im in uni- i make a few major finished pieces a month and fill out a sketchbook every 2-4 months in the background!
44:24 oh my gosh the face in the middle SO reminds me of Baylee Jae's book
i totally see it, i wish i knew if that was something i was drawing inspiration from at the time or just a coincidence!
Certified Moth try not to be critical about your old art challenge! Joke aside, it's really cool to see some of where you came from, artwise! Seeing the progress over time and what inspired you is neat! :D
True true, its definitely a gut reaction to criticize the things i think i could improve in my art and its hard to realize that i dont need to criticize art thats long past,,, its so easy to get frustrated with the things i so obviously know better than now
i do definitely have a lot of appreciation for the work i put in at this age, its sometimes hard to put into words how i can both appreciate something and dislike it, and i think i have a tendency to express that with a lot more disdain than is really necessary lol
@CertifiedMoth Yeah. Please don't take that as serious criticism, as I definitely do the exact same thing. Plus, I can tell you really do take an effort to appreciate growth and do give credit where credit is due if you like something! Which is amazing to watch :)