Taking Breaks Without Sacrificing Artistic Growth (And Avoiding Burnout!)
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This video discusses the art of taking breaks in a way that doesn't make the situation worse. Burnout is often regarded as "part of the culture" but that's far from the reality you need to live. You can enjoy a successful career in a healthy and balanced way.
This is only one of many videos on Lucidpixul that discuss mental health and professional productivity, enjoy!
There are also plenty of other videos that offer concept art, illustration and fantasy art advice from the perspective of a long-term professional and teacher/director in the field. 
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When I was a kid, I wanted to draw comic books. Life didn't lead me that way. Married really young, kids young, university and graduate degrees, work life, raising teenagers, and church things meant that art very often took a back seat, and I long periods of time without drawing. When i "came back" it was discouraging to see these artists in their early 20 who were far more skilled and realizing that I've got a ton of catching up to do. That and trying to fight off the "why bother" thinking, throw in periods of depression where nothing creative happens ....and it's been a long road.
Ah, Active rest. Last I heard that phrase my dad was trying to convince me that cleaning the house after a day of essay writing was active rest.
If your reading this dad, don't worry. I still love you.
Adam’s really saving us with these inspirational talks. This is really an issue I’m facing and ever since I discovered your channel it’s been a great time for me and my art. I’ve never been so happy about what I produce even though it’s far from perfect or even the standard I set for myself. I’m forever thankful.
You're so very welcome - it means a lot to me to know that it's making a difference for you :)
I REALLY needed this. Sometimes I get tired of drawing but then I get stressed or scared of not doing nothing because I don't wanna give up art. I once remember trying to draw at 4 am bcs I couldn't sleep bcs I didn't draw in all day and I felt guilty... Now I now i can rest without failing myself, thank you so much.
I feel this way right now I just run from my room cuz I have nothing in my head I usually draw and I love it now I have anxiety I look at my drawing and be like omg idk I feel it's so far and I don't enjoyed I hope I will be better
so he's basically telling me to start drawing the other eye xD
The fact that you can wait more than 1 minute to start talking and are never rushed to say anything nor try to forcibly push anything you say makes you an excellent mentor. You once mentioned it in a video, how you space your words so they soak in on us and get the true message, the full meaning of your words. It is nice, it is appreciated and it is perfect because you have so much good and real things to tell us. To me, it's not so much about inspiration or motivation, but more about getting to see some more of the whole big picture that is this industry and listening to someone that puts weight into what he's saying is way more than I could ever ask for. Thank you.
As a 25 year old I feel like I'm always behind in life feeling that pressure and stress trying to produce art. Sometimes I catch myself comparing myself trying to rush or compare myself to these big artists or people in my life ahead of me. It is really exhausting mentally just trying to do better. Wanting to make this as a living so bad enjoying what I love doing best but through that comes obstacles. Its a spiritual battle. Thankfully this what I needed to hear and it hit right through the heart. Enjoying things outside of things is what I needed (a break), spending time with family and friends, play videogames, take photography, or simply a walk... I cant thank you enough for hearing your words Adam! You are truly an inspiration to not just artists but to everyone. You give us hope!
This is a really good argument against the whole "jack of all trades, master of none" idea. Not only does this diversity give you space to actively recuperate, but it increases your performance in the main focus by holistic growth (so long as the "active rest" is related and beneficial anyway).
I'm a 3D artist, but I really like watching your videos and painting when I've ground myself to a pulp. Funny, I notice my sense of colour and composition in my 3D work improving at a much faster rate... and I'm much more relaxed :)
OHHH YES HERE WE GOOO, peacefull drawing time starts.
hehe, enjoy XD
@@AdamDuffArt Adam your talks have really helped me in so many ways, sometimes when I'm feeling really low and stressed out these talks and your voice helps,
and you made us feel that we are not alone, hearing you talk in the background as I draw or just lay back in bed gives me a kick start like an inspiration and motivation boost, it makes us move.
thank you.
When I'm taking a break from drawing, I start working on my stories. Writing random lore bits and such so I could keep my creative itch satiated, while i listen to you and other art educators on RUclips haha.
8:30 When you have to make an art vid but can't get that sweet cereal outta your head.
You're my favorite background noise. Calming and enlightening, and best for peak drawing hours.
Yay! (I have my favorite background noises for painting too - Vaatividya and David Attenborough) - I can listen to them all day
same here :D
"Sihit I have to do this or my career's gonna suffer for it!" Recently this has been the reason that destroyed my connection with my inner artist. I'm recovering slowly, and I'm glad you said that.
You are the only art RUclips channel who is not an asshole to people struggling, as far as I know at least, you always archive to make me feel better, even when it's just for a few minutes, and I can thank you enough for this
This explains why I can't just settle on one medium and keep switching back and forth between pen and ink, charcoal, digital, you name it. Can't remember the last time I didn't feel bored and exhausted, lol.
When I feel I'm coming up on a stint of burnout I usually shift focus to another creative outlet. Since I spend most of my time doing digital drawing I usually do something physical. Model making, kit bashing, wood working or even cleaning and organizing a specific room of the house.
I just burnt out for the first time in 2 years so i came back to this to calm down
No lie, I’ve been on a ‘break’ for about two years and it feels absolutely impossible to jump back in without feeling ‘crippled’. Trying to get back into things, and the talks have been more inspiring than the ones saying ‘just do it’
I was on the edge of giving up on art..and then i came across this vd..and i came back my senses again..i love art..i really do love it..art is like a part of myself now..and i dont think ill ever live my life the same way again if i ever leave art behind..thank you so much:')
Great video! I just spent 2 months helping my mom move to a new state and then immediately help her recover from surgery. It swallowed up my life and I was so angry about losing momentum. But once I relaxed into it and decided to use it as a creative break. I played mobile games that reduced my stress and found one with a very sweet storyline, I fine-tuned my treatment plan for my RA, anxiety, and depression, I started expanding my taste in music... and then I found a song that inspired me to write and storyboard out a music video! I spent the 2 months playing the song several times a day visualizing the video while pack boxes and cleaning and helping my mom (my mom now has it memorized lol) and when my work was done 2 months later, I finally sketched out the first outline of it. And for the first time in YEARS I have a passion project that I'm consistently jazzed about, no matter what else is going on in my life.
This is the first time i have felt burnout since i started oil painting 2 years ago, I was feeling physically sick today from stress and anxiety but this calmed me down i really needed to hear your advice and i decided to take a course about shading to stay away from oil painting for a bit. Thank you so much ❤
Thank you sooo much!!! Your truly giving back to the art community. To be honest I really needed this.
I already watched this when it came out but rewatching it in "the hard times" is still so helpful. Thank you so much Adam! I always feel like I'm betraying myself when I want to not draw for one day, it's good to hear that it's not a bad thing.
Thanks for doing these videos, you adressed a lot of points which I was struggling with and helped me get a new outlook on how I work. It's good to know that so many others have the same issues!
Thank you for this video. I have binged watching your videos or only hearing the audio while I draw, you have given so much advice about how to be better as an artist and it had helped me a lot. You have no idea, so thank you so much.
Adam thank you so much for that! You are quickly becoming one of my favorite RUclips Artists. Keep up the good work!
I often look for something to listen to when I'm drawing, your videos are perfect for that. Inspirational, educational and soothing. Thank you.
This is such a underrated advice. Not enough artists speak about this and I'm so glad you made this video. Thank you so much ❤️
I love listening to you while I draw, you always have these amazing mindsets and are always so helpful! You're like a father before being a teacher, I really love that. Thank you so much for these videos
Amazing talk as always! Your Monday videos are incredibly motivating and inspiring. Thanks man!
Hello Adam, thanks for being that soothing and calming voice on the internet. I've been listening to your videos for a while and it's always great to have that re-assuring presence on RUclips. I personally went through a college that was all about burnout culture, and sometimes that mentality can still get carried on well into career life. Thanks for reminding through your channel, that at the end of the day it's the love and passion that are the most important thing for doing what we love to do.
Thanks a ton for creating these videos. I personally have been having a hard time finding my way professionally of recent times, its reassuring to have someone with experience talk about their journey. I know that I'm not the only person - but hearing it helps all the same. Please continue on this thread - it's very helpful psychologically and emotionally. I 100% agree with your stand point on the whole thing, especially the idea of pacing yourself. I recently have had a lot of internal conflict about pursuing my personal goals versus what i currently have in front of me professionally, anything like this helps me to continue working.
I just recently discovered your channel Adam, and holy shit I've learned so many things. Every one of these talks is so full of good advice I keep coming back to them and still take away something new. All the people you regularly mentioned in your videos are genuine and amazing teachers like you. Thank you so much for all of these videos. I regret not discovering your channel when I was a bit younger but I'm just glad they exist and I've finally started to understand myself better.
Thank you so much for your advice and this video. Lately I've been unsure of what to do with myself and re-evaluating what art means to me. This helped me a lot, and I think I need to practice active rest! :)
Thank Adam, this has to be one of my favourite ones! I am always shaming myself and feeling guilty for not improving when I get tired and unfocussed. This has been a bit of an eye opener and I thank you for that :)
Somehow you always upload the right video at the right time for me, thanks Adam! ❤️
Been always feeling like for the last 2 years I can't take a break because I end up more stressed when I'm doing nothing. I will try this active rest this weekend and see how it goes
thank you so much for thisi video adam. it really clearned so much hidden questions in me, thank you
Thank you for this. I'm a bit on the opposite side of the road, waiting for my classes to start in March, and decided to give drawing a go in the meanwhile (I'm 35), and I was feeling a bit guilty for not being focused on the coming semester, etc.
Your video was a good reminder of the fact that we're all human, and we all need some distance from our own passions every once in a while in order to work properly :D
Thank you again Adam!
I went looking for this topic and yours was the first video I found. Appreciate you putting it together and giving us your thoughts to reflect on. Thanks, cheers
Thank you for posting this. Last year, I drew my first drawing in 7 years. One of the things that I have feared the most since getting started again is the possibility of ambition and self-expectations killing my passion for drawing. I'll be applying this lesson on "active rest" to keep myself from burning out, thanks to your video! Keep up the great content, Adam!
Your words hold a lot of value for me as a young artist who wants to move Into this field on the future. At 17 I'm stressed about my own faith in pursuing this profession because of how it seems I'll never compare to those around me. Listening to your thought process gives me a lot more context and it is very Insightful
Thank you
I may sound old for saying this, but I was like that at your age. And now, being almost 30, I wish I could've took the learning grind more seriously, and discarded the discouraging thoughts, the lack of faith my art could be worth anything. That's Resistance telling you not to pursue your calling, which also tells you that it's the right direction to go - to fight against the Resistance you feel.
@Yamaki Kidou Forgot I left such a personal comment lol. I finished my first year of college and feel so much better about my artwork. I'm surrounded by dozens of artists far more talented then myself but I've framed all of it as just a motivator: "look at what my peers can do and try to reach that level". I'm hoping to find a job as a concept artist in the field of games or a level designer iterating on someone elses vision.
@@swivelskittle3926 You go dude! :D
Your videos are always so relaxing. Exactly what I need to just shut my brain up for half an hour. :D
Thank you so much for this man. Just hearing you talk about this made my shoulders relaxed and my breathing felt a bit calmer. Oh man, this is exactly what I needed to hear right now. Thank you once again. Cheers man.
This is a really good video. I've found myself struggling with art ever since last summer after grade 10 and I couldn't find and motivation or inspiration to do so and I still don't have that. I would constantly be telling myself things like "Well if you can't draw or create anything are you really an artist? You're slacking off and you need to be drawing, or you won't improve!". Up until today I had still been in that mindset thinking that I *had* to be creating or I was only wasting time. Then yesterday I found your channel on that video "3 ways you're creating artist block without knowing", and then i found this one today. This one was a real eye-opener to me, and now I know what mindset I should be in right now instead of stressing myself to make art and still not making anything I'm happy with. I might look into music or maybe photography as well; since I might be doing a course on that this semester. Thanks Adam.
i'm gonna enjoy this one very much, thanks Adam :P
this is what i needed to hear, thanks.
Excellent video. Motivated me to buy a new sketchbook and just use markers only. I have bad habbit of making my lineart messy and needing to much guidelines.
So instead of producing regular art on the ipad or computer, ima take a break from that and sketch up this sketchbook with ink markers.
So far at 17 pages in the last two days.
This video is so helpful and inspiring to this day--I struggle with resting, especially with the guilt that comes from not doing any work at all. Definitely will try actively resting! I've been meaning to study storytelling and writing more but felt like I needed to be laserfocused on 2D art if I wanted to make a career out of it. I've been feeling bummed for not having motivation recently (after wrapping up a major project). Thank you for a great video as always!
I'm crying, this hit me really deep.
Oh my word, this is genius... I've been studying human anatomy and I feel like I'm going to go insane from so many drawings. Switching it up with other kinds of studies makes perfect sense. Master studies, or perspective... instead of just binging on one type of fundamental for months on end. Switching during "breaks" to another study. Then coming back feeling refreshed. Wow... Thank you for this common sense idea. It's so easy to be sucked into some sort of tunnel vision, where you only focus on one thing, until you burn yourself out...
Great follow up to the last video. I've been considering making videos on youtube for a while and what you said in this video is what I'll be using as my philosophy towards it moving forward.
Your gentle understanding really motivating, i think as a strugling artist i just wanted to be understood, it wasn't because of people demand me to draw, in fact it's me that demand "i have to do it i have to do it." My GF also suggesting me this 'do something productive -artsy but not drawing directly and not as tiring' method. I try by playing sand box games like sims but i really pay attention on how the artwork/ lighting/ texture work, also learn to build and see how my sense of building background and clutter item that look cute both in game also "yea i can draw that too in my drawing latter," it suprising how much i learn from that.
I shared your past video on my facebook page. Happy to discover your page man!
I love your videos. They are relaxing, they are educational, they are inspirational and motivational. They are full of passion and I respect the work you put into makeing them. I'm absolutely greatfull, so... Thank you
I wouldn't dare to do this some years ago, but now that drawing is my job I often have to take breaks.
I use them to learn Unity's basics, pixel art, animation... It feels really refreshing !
The best part is you still passively acquire drawing skills without realizing it :)
I really did need this video, recently I stopped posting my art online, and around that same time I didn't feel like drawing much.
This lasted for a whole week as of typing this. I moved to music, changed my art account into a music account, and even ended up creating some new music and practicing. I was still in creative endeavors, but as a person who has pretty much drawn daily their whole life, this week of barely creating art freaked me out. Today I actually panicked, worried that me not posting art would ultimately lead to me never drawing anymore, and become the day the music dies.
This video changed that for me. It allowed me to breathe, understand that it's ok to rest, maybe I just had art block, or maybe I needed to unlock my interest in music.
Thankfully I am drawing wildly as I watch this video, I feel relaxed and inspired and less worried about losing my passion.
Thank you Adam, I really might have spiraled without watching this tonight.
Thank you for this video. I've been burnt out ever since I finished my schooling in May 2021. IT's 2022 and I am still incredibly burnt out, matter of fact I'm begginning to resent art. Taking a break and finding active ways of resting might be my solution to this painful and frustrating journey I've been enduring.
Thank you so much.
great video, thank you
Thank you. 🙏
This makes me miss my forge, that is what I liked to go out and do when I needed a break from my old job, I've had to move to go to school and left it back at my folks farm since dorms don't much appreciate that kind of thing. It was nice because I could just go out and play with steel and fire on cold winter days and never feel cold and just exist in this small world that was my forge.
I really liked this video, because it puts things into perspective again. I wasn't doing this much art this week, because I didn't felt like it. I was stressed from my job and my research to get an apprenticeship and wasn't feeling so good anyway. So I did a lot of research to find new resources of Inspiration, I watched a lot of youtube videos about art, found some new amazing artist, I could follow a bit, so today I felt even worse, because I had so much stress and everything was to much, so I locked myself into my room and I was sketching and creating art and now I feel a lot better. I kind of needed the break to care about the other important stuff, but I also needed this little "meltdown" today, to begin to create again.
Normally I am juggling between art and writing novels and poems, but the break I needed from writing is a bit longer now. (I take this break scince november, because I have to think about the structure of the novel and the next steps for the charakters.)
Well, I hope you can understand everything, I'm really tired, but I wanted to comment on this video, because it gave me so much. English is not my mother tongue, but I learn it :)
I hope you and your famaly are doing well. Your art is amazing. :)
Adam, I know I'm 2 years late, but what you said on this video was one of the best things I heard about beeing concerned with doing art, productivity and feeling guilty by taking a break.
When you say that on 15:30 minutes "if you dont feel like drawing once in a while you're not a failure, you're just sick of drawing, give yourself a break", man, honestly this took a giant and daily weight off from my back, thank you a lot for beeing as you are. Love you man.
I discovered your channel approximately less than 12 hours ago. I am a very introverted person with too less desire to express what I feel, and all our days are "feelings", right?
This is also the second video of yours I have played. I am 31 and only started going after artistic endeavors very recently. I have no idea why I feel like sharing my whole life here in the comments.
This is inspiration, This is art. Thank you Adam Duff.
Respect from Bangladesh, a very small country.
Thanks for another impotant video adam.
It is good to know that being tired of drawing from time to time is not a sign that I will end up not enjoying it anymore. I was so worried when it happened that I doubted my career choice, my future and that was out of control.
Thanks (again) Adam.
I've watched this video in the past, but recently I've been feeling overwhelmed and stressed out of my mind (yay for me being hypersensitive to life.)
I definitely needed to hear this today. The past few months have just been messy, for me; I quit my job that had set a peculiar routine for the past year and a half to fully focus on art. I'm 20 and still live with my parents so I don't have to worry too much about the "adult paperwork" side of life yet, I only have to focus on myself... and that's where both the curse and the blessing comes. I want to make a living out of my art so I feel constantly overly anxious about spending too much time not working, or just not doing enough. I've had to take a break at the beginning of the month because, apparently, working 4-5 hours every day (weekends included) without a real break is extremely damaging to my back and neck.
It's hard to tell myself that it's okay to rest and that I should have at least one day to myself that isn't focused on making art for the internet. I should just write your advice on a bunch of post it notes that I'd stick on every inch of surface in my room lol
Anyways, thank you for the great talk, Adam. As always, you're a much needed blanket of reassurance in this cold world of mental health. brrr
Thank you kind sir, this was really helpful. I am in a place where i struggle with mental illness and am therefore unable to work, but i get the feeling that people around me push me towards "being successful" and finally getting a job and "making it" Stuff, and all the pressure really makes me not want to draw at all, i do not like anything i do and it feels like such a chore. Because it feels like i have to, not because i want to. And i struggle with taking breaks, because, like you said, it never really feels like a break, just like pushing "the inevitable" further away, and if i waste so much time i could just go and do the thing. I think i will switch a little what i do, and see if it helps.
So again thank you
Now I want to go to the gym, thanks Adam :)
I really needed this. My ultimate goal is to be an illustrator but I think I might take up traditional sculpting as a side thing.
Great video, great talk
It's very true. Variety is the spice of life. Physically, mentally, spiritually. People are not made to be stagnant. Stagnation creates irritation, frustration which often builds brooding anger issues because you know you need to do something, but you don't know what and that's how the frustration shows itself. I used to only draw with pencil and ink starting out and it would go through ebb and flow of inspiration and frustration.
It wasn't until I could afford to expand into other mediums. It gave me different skills, different avenues with different possibilities. This springs that venturous desire to explore and discover.
Now, I have Oil paint, and watercolor, digital or markers to switch between. As I spend an extended amount of time on a piece in oil paint, I will find that one day I can't lay a stroke of the brush that makes sense and it just isn't working. That's when I know it's time to switch to another piece in a different medium. It can't be the same medium - I only encounter the same issue at the time. As long as it is a different medium, it doesn't matter if it's only small concept paintings or a full painting - I regain that itch to create. It's a cycle that happens at different time lengths. Sometimes I can paint in one medium for weeks, then I have to switch for a while before returning to the other medium and it just starts flowing with ease again.
I have also found that doing bits of each medium every day helps keep the balance less extreme. So instead of going weeks in one medium, if I switch every other day, or even 20 minutes in that day, I don't get that medium whiplash.
And for those days that I just cant lay a pencil brush or stylus, I will take me time as well; whether it's youtube videos on interesting subject matter like myths and lore, or I surf pintrest for aesthetics that I like for projects later down the road. Variety and cycling through routines is rewarding for art and diets.
You saving all the young artist
wow i enjoyed this video while i was drawing rhanks for this videos man !!!
also you sounded like bob ross in the end xD
I actually either animate or write if I feel productive but I don't want to draw. And sometimes when I just take that break I seem to draw much better the next time I get back to it. Great advice as always :)
As an art student currently on a winter break this is exactly what i need rn.
I dont know why this kind of info didnt reached to me in time. Had to discover it myself by my own. This would have helped me and save some time but well... I'm just glad to hear it's not my problem that there are time where I'm just sick of art and drawing/painting etc. And it's a common thing. A lot of relief effect c:
Last year I wanted to get into Photography because it would improve my art. Wow is it a rabbit hole. I would love to see a basic Photography guide from you for artists!
Hey this was good. I had art block very bad art block for about two or three years and even then I try to pick a little bit at a piece here and there but I never finished any. It wasn’t until my husband was giving my old iPad and I got a new one and we started drawing together that my artistic muse started to come back and also it’s been pretty cool helping him get back into the art room after many years of being away from it. It’s funny how teaching someone and advising them will pick up my muse. I’m completely self taught and legally blind to boot but I still had useful knowledge and that was coo.
I‘ve now been completely neglecting drawing, which is what I value most, because of school. I just recently turned 20 and am at my last school year. A lot is required of us, and I feel like I haven‘t been able to use my time for my own artistic pursuits. This sucks. The past few months have been nothing but stress. I can‘t wait to have this over and done with. Then perhaphs I‘ll finally be able to continue and practice more, as to catch up to the rest of the people that have now overtaken me.
Hey. 19 here, same situation. Here are my 2 cents, if you don't mind: there will be no end to stress. School ends, maybe uni starts, then if you went uni, then uni ends (which chances are you stressed through because frankly, stress is a habit, at least in my experience it really is just that). Then "real life" begins. Making a living, building a family if you're into that, maybe kids - you're no machine. We are not built for stress lasting days, let's not talk about years, or months. I learnt it the hard way that if you don't rest and do what makes you feel energized, then your body and mind will take revenge on you. Last October I was forced to take a 2 week health break. One Tuesday I broke down crying when I had to face the fact, that I gotta go to school _again_, stress _again_, be deprived of time to make art _again_. My GP asked me repeatedly if he should call for an ambulance to take me in to a ward, fearing that this stress would make me suicidal. I said no, I just desperately need rest. For the 8 days I lay in bed, completely burnt out, unable to think straight because of utter exhaustion. I don't remember those days. After this I was sent to a mental hygiene counselor, who straight up told me: "life is not only grinding at school and expectations. You live to live, not to slave. Make art. You must, or else you're just torturing yourself." So I had to do just that. Now I limit my school time to x hours, do art in y, then I throw everything away and rest. I go to one of the top ranking high schools in my country, and fuck yes, the expectations are high. I will only deliver what I can, because I do not wish to leave a suicide note of my accomplishments at age 38. If I fail their bullshit expectations, then so be it. I want to live. Please, take care of yourself. There's only one you.
@@sophieszobonya3175 That is a very well thought out recommendation. You are doing far better at such a younger age than me. It took me 30 years to figure that out, especially with managing my time so that I can have time to draw and relax, while also (finally!) completing college as a non-traditional student. Stress has gone down considerably, and because I guard my time, I am doing very well in college as a result. Excellent time management does wonders all over, including practicing better health.
@@sophieszobonya3175 Thanks for sharing that! Hope you the best!
I love your vids sooooooooo much
can't wait for that zelda art !
I've found that the best cure for art block is, ironically enough, to stop forcing yourself to try and do The Thing and instead, find some other creative project to do, forget about it for a bit. If you're struggling with writing a story, go draw some quick sketches of characters. Can't draw right now? Practice drawing anatomy and turn your brain off for a bit. Feeling tired from art? GET SOME SLEEP!!
Burnout can often also come from being exhausted or being hungry. I have a post-it note permanently taped to the side of me with the following acronym:
Hungry,
Angry,
Lonely,
Tired.
H.A.L.T.
If you're feeling wrong or if you're feeling burned out, go down that list and ask yourself if you're experiencing any of those states. If you are, go remedy that first, THEN come back and get back to work. You'll get a LOT more work done if you're well-rested, well-fed, calm, and socially empowered.
I really need this channel to stay sane
I LOVE UR INTROOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I'm trying to get back into reading more so if I dont feel like drawing I make Sundays my relax and read a book day. 😌☕📚
when i take a break and learn something else, i tend to fall into a new kinda Art, that turn into so many unfinished projects. Jack of all Trades master of none..
OMG Zelda art yes please!
I'd like to hear you discuss whether silence and boredom are beneficial for creativity. Can we be more creative if there are absolutely no distractions? Would it help to be bored and have nothing to do every once in a while?
I don't know the answer, but I find it hard to just work in silence these days, even though I did as a kid.
I actually thought of doing something similar but haven't got the impetus to truly implement it.
I’m feeling a little guilty about not drawing. Sometimes I try to get my mind off things but that never works. like if I’m watching a cartoon my mind will go “you could be drawing fan art of that character right now”. And it just makes me sick. I want my art to look good but sometimes I rush it and it look terrible. Ugh it’s this sickening feeling and it’s worse than a art block. I want to get back into the game but my mind is telling me no. I’ve decided I’m going to relax and rest. Thank you for the good advice, I’ll keep it in mind every time I’m feeling down 😊
i used to be lost when signed out my ex company as 2D artist ... I always try to improve every single artistic skills.... Slowing down to look at my journey.... and phew.... just a little movement more better than me yesterday . Am i so pushed myself?
Did you eventually do the Zelda art? Would love to see your take on that world. Just imagining a Duff-Zelda-Souls title would be incredible, amp'd Twilight Princess vibes.
I thought I commented on the last video but I guess I didn't. I've been feeling overly stressed and ready to break or "burnout" so it certainly is timely.
Just this morning I was having a conversation on Discord with a RL friend of mine and he was talking about perfectionism which we both struggle with. My response to him was similar to something you talked about in this video.
I said, "Our brains only process and tolerate so much of the same thing at any given time. Some repetition is great but too much and the information starts getting tuned out."
It truly does apply to anything, ever heard someone say "It's like..." so many times it becomes the only thing notice? Or you start tuning that person out entirely? I know I Have!
If drawing is your passion and it becomes difficult, try another creative outlet for a bit. But like you said in this video, we shouldn't take weeks at a time off from our passion.
Also, dear god am I excited to see some Zelda fan art from you! Even if it is only a sketch or whatever, I'm sure it will be amazing. Your blending of nature and horror is always inspiring.
I need to look into your work a bit more. I know you did stuff for Fantasy Flight Games right? Their stuff as well as Darksouls just screams Adam Duff / Lucidpixul!
Being from MN FFG is definitely familiar to me as is so many of the other passions and hobbies you have. It is fun to have so much common ground with inspiring artists such as yourself.
Win your son back Adam, I believe in you!
beak hand? What is that? 0_o And thank you for this video. Good stuff and reminder to take a break.
Great video, Adam. I have a question and maybe you already touched on this subject before.
How do you go about rolling back on a large personal project. Meaning, you are biting more than you can chew.
For context: I am working on a piece that has a lot going on at a pretty large sizes so it can be printed.
The amount of details i need to add to the character and the horse is over whelming, at times i feel that i want to lower the resolution of the image so I wouldn't have to do so many details but I made it this far and I spent all this time on i don't want that to be wasted time. what are my options on something like this? do I put it on hold come back to it later?
to be honest, I feel like i spent a lot of energy on it, everything is a calculated process, there is no fun in this piece, there is no "cruise control" mode where I can rest my mind. I gotta think about the perspective, the lighting, the different type of materials the bonce light the back ground. its a lot
anyway, what do you suggest.
Thank you for your time and videos, I really do appreciate them.
You made me think of something. The situation I'm about to describe may be too different from what this video is about-what if the person was forced to stop working (because of the virus, for example) and could not find the motivation to put any effort into learning something new in the meantime because of having to deal with the recent loss of two people they loved? That person would not do anything else beside taking walks or surfing the web while finding it difficult to be bored all the time.
I always take breaks after drawing and painting a couple of paintings.
I have been doing drawings of monsters since I was a kid, mainly though I do line art/flash/comic book style. How does one get started learning how to create more 3d/realistic painted drawings like this?