/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>get inspired by ddlc dev story
>mostly a 1-man team, guy just had to recruit asset creators
>"hey i can wear 2 of those hats plus learn renpy haha"
>he doesn't know.jpg
>there are more than 4-5 hats
>make game document and recruit randoms
>started out okay, but i'm terribly incompetent and naive outside of visual aspects
>eventually disband
>depressed
>consoom
>work on it here and there
>marginal gains in both skills, meandering
>get caught in a self feedback circle
>"is it good? bad? weird? it works but i feel like it's not good enough to share for critique"
>burn out and take another break from project
>read some vn reviews
>down the line get redirected to katawa shoujo devlog site
>remember finishing Emi's route on release but too young to appreciate it
>ks devlogs bring me back...
>back to the mind that got me started
>things that matter the most to you are never easy
>currently working through the tough questions to become better artist and writer
>fundies improving
>developing confidence
>draw/write notes of whatever interesting things I could use for project
>approaching problems with critical while relaxed attitude

Lotta ups, downs, and coming to terms with uncomfortable truths, but the process is fulfilling.