Hi viewers.
Before I share two illustrations for my art challenge this year,
that piece of enlightenment I mentioned last month will be shared first.
Sometime last month, I was thinking most likely about being the creator
I would like to be as well as other things
relating to being artistically creative. To keep this kind of short,
I had forgotten what being a creator is all about.
I cannot remember how to word my thoughts about that
moment right now as it has been a while. Basically,
think of how a child is not restricted from their ideas
based on their imagination. Kids do not necessarily concern
their self about style, values, techniques, proportions, scale,
or doubt their abilities to portray the idea as ridiculous or without significance
to viewers and critics.
What I am telling you with this overall is to
not seek to conform or box your creative abilities into
a corner where there is no room or struggle with your natural flow
(style or way of creating). There is something you
are already capable of doing fairly well or possibly to your liking,
except other stimuli as well as what you are interested
in may be hindering you from being the creator
you are meant to be by doing what you are already able
to enjoy doing.
Unknowingly, we may be fighting against our natural flow
and trying to conform to the things we like that we
do not do naturally or does not come to us
to do fairly naturally with consistency and that could
be holding you back in some or a bunch of ways.
To shift the focus from you viewers to my experience,
I would like to be able to draw traditionally realistically/semi-realistically,
sketchy, and with a vintage/classic art elements used
from the 50s to early 70s mostly. Yes, I have many creators
that either interest me much or sought to imitate to the best
of my abilities at the time. Usually, I focused on being able to
draw other creator's works because I believed that if
I could replicate with decent results would let me know
that I could draw well enough to create for myself.
Not knowing better, that was not a beneficial approach for me,
even though like that for many years while trying
to teach myself how to draw for myself with similar
qualities from so-called professionals. Even so, those beginner
struggles or approaches to art were not for nought.
Back to the message... I can sort of take my time, be patient
with myself, continue to learn different aspects of art techniques,
enjoy the process, practice daily, and so on as the list goes.
The thing I am asking creators to do is not go against
your natural flow of creativity, enjoy what you are capable of with
any materials you have or prefer, find ways to express your message
or ideas through your own abilities, continue to learn what works for you
or the elements that make your art shine for you, do not doubt yourself or doubt
because others doubt your works, and realize that whatever others can
do is either their natural flow or techniques they have learned
to incorporate that gives their style its own platform to shine from.
Their style and ideas are not yours; your ideas and style are yours to nurture
into being for you or others to enjoy, if you chose to share.
For those of you who either do not mind fighting or
sacrificing your natural flow to conform or absorb a specific
style that is either trending, new, or from pastime masters of
your craft. This message is not necessarily for you, in terms of
values placed on professionalism, defining aesthetics, conditioning
rules, tradition, or other forms of creativity that may not allow for
a sense of freedom to express ideas in a way that may
be unique in the way you personally feel/believe your works to be.
Whatever works for the creators who are trying to find
their natural flow or way of creating, nurture and trust
that your abilities will blossom in ways you may not
have imagined overtime. I found out that color pencils
are revealing to me a quality in my cartoonist pursuits
that I did not believe in at first, for various reasons I
have mentioned in this post.
This did not turn out to be a short post as I would like them
to be, except hopefully those who read made it to
this point with something worth considering or to
think about on their artistic quest too.
You do not have to be a child or think like a child nor label
your abilities for attention, let your abilities shine
the way they can and focus on how that makes you feel.
I am leaving you with two images that can mostly
sum the message of this post or complement each other
regarding what I have shared overall.
Happy creating everyone and I do pray
you will find your natural flow soon,
while absorbing what works too.
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| Every Creator Has Their Own Natural Flow (Style) & Ideas - Enjoy Nurturing Yours |
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