I've absolutely had that same thought - "Should I be drawing and not filming this??" Yep. I feel ya! I love the start of your mushrooms! Looks like you got yourself unstuck - well done!
I know it’s so frustrating isn’t it?! Thank you, I am feeling a little less blocked now yes and it was great to feel the flow of doing all the mushrooms which I hadn’t had in a long time 🤗
I've always struggled with being too results focused and overly ambitious with the scale of the projects I wanna make, but I have a similar experience to you in that ever since I started working on game art for a more serious game project it's been hard getting into the swing of making art for any other reason. I do have motivation in spades, especially when I watch videos of people doing studies, but I have a really hard time putting pen to paper. I think the main reason is that the game is like an endless pit that feels like it's never going to run out of need for art assets, and I imagine having a youtube channel feels similar. I love working on Gatedelvers and putting artistic effort into something that doesn't directly benefit it feels like it would be a waste, but I also want to make so many other things. I feel like I could improve so many skills if I took the time! Of course I'm also improving while working on the game, but having an *actual* reason to care a lot about the outcome of every bit makes it feel so much more restricting. I've been trying to push myself to do some minimum stakes doodling at least a couple times a week, but it just isn't my vibe...
Oh my goodness, yes you have put that in such a good way and it is exactly how I feel. Results focus vs recreation is something I really struggle with even though I know my art doesn't need to be at a certain standard for youtube (something I specifically want to push the boundaries on). Your project sounds so interesting, I hope you keep enjoying it and creating more :)
Hang in there. You'll get through it. For me it sometimes helps to allow myself not to create. So i can trully recharge without feeling guilty. In these times, my brain can unconsciously gather new inspiration. After that I often feel a "creative" pressure building up, until I really have to start creating again. I also noticed that I have to accept the fact that i only have so much energy. So when there is much other stuff going on in my life then I have less capacity for creativity
Thank you Leonie! That’s such good advice, I just don’t want it to run from months to years haha 🙈 But you’re right I definitely need to be less hard on myself about it! And it’s good to know it’s not just me who get so blocked
I've absolutely had that same thought - "Should I be drawing and not filming this??" Yep. I feel ya! I love the start of your mushrooms! Looks like you got yourself unstuck - well done!
I know it’s so frustrating isn’t it?! Thank you, I am feeling a little less blocked now yes and it was great to feel the flow of doing all the mushrooms which I hadn’t had in a long time 🤗
I've always struggled with being too results focused and overly ambitious with the scale of the projects I wanna make, but I have a similar experience to you in that ever since I started working on game art for a more serious game project it's been hard getting into the swing of making art for any other reason. I do have motivation in spades, especially when I watch videos of people doing studies, but I have a really hard time putting pen to paper.
I think the main reason is that the game is like an endless pit that feels like it's never going to run out of need for art assets, and I imagine having a youtube channel feels similar. I love working on Gatedelvers and putting artistic effort into something that doesn't directly benefit it feels like it would be a waste, but I also want to make so many other things. I feel like I could improve so many skills if I took the time! Of course I'm also improving while working on the game, but having an *actual* reason to care a lot about the outcome of every bit makes it feel so much more restricting.
I've been trying to push myself to do some minimum stakes doodling at least a couple times a week, but it just isn't my vibe...
Oh my goodness, yes you have put that in such a good way and it is exactly how I feel. Results focus vs recreation is something I really struggle with even though I know my art doesn't need to be at a certain standard for youtube (something I specifically want to push the boundaries on). Your project sounds so interesting, I hope you keep enjoying it and creating more :)
Hang in there. You'll get through it. For me it sometimes helps to allow myself not to create. So i can trully recharge without feeling guilty. In these times, my brain can unconsciously gather new inspiration. After that I often feel a "creative" pressure building up, until I really have to start creating again. I also noticed that I have to accept the fact that i only have so much energy. So when there is much other stuff going on in my life then I have less capacity for creativity
Thank you Leonie! That’s such good advice, I just don’t want it to run from months to years haha 🙈 But you’re right I definitely need to be less hard on myself about it! And it’s good to know it’s not just me who get so blocked