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Jealousy is killing my gains. Tell me right now how to stop being jealous of other artists.

>> No.4685834

>>4685794
Get some self esteem. Only insecure people are jealous

>> No.4685836

>>4685794
>Tell me right now how to stop being jealous of other artists.
The trick is not to stop being jealous, its learning how to harness the jealousy into a productive force.

>> No.4685841

>>4685834
Where do I get it? I tried drugs and alcohol doesn't work.

>> No.4685842

>>4685836
Teach

>> No.4685852 [DELETED] 

>>4685834
just stop being insecure bro

>> No.4685855

>>4685834
>like just stop being insecure bro lmao

>> No.4685856

>>4685852
Where am I supposed to base my security off of?
My family lied and neglected me throughout childhood and young adulthood and continue so. I think that is the source of my insecurity. I don't know how to learn security as an adult. Even just last month they continually tell me I am not good enough and a failure.

>> No.4685860

>>4685794
Instead of being jealous, try finding specific things about the art that you like and try replicating them. The colors, the style, the pose, the smug aura.
Use other artists to fuel your gains rather than allowing it to make you insecure because chances are they're insecure about something too and they're hiding it, like a 13 year old who doesn't want to draw hands

>> No.4685863

>>4685860
That really does put that in perspective. If I think of the artist as just as insecure as me it does lighten the burden a bit.

>> No.4685869

>>4685841
Stop watching porn, stop doing drugs, take care of your health, develop a strong work ethic.

>> No.4685870

>>4685794
For every thing that you are good at, there is a 10 years old asian kid that can do it better.
You don't improve to become better than others, but rather, to become better than the person you were yesterday.

>> No.4685878

>>4685869
I don't watch porn
And I did stop doing drugs, I think that's where this insecurity comes from
And I did start taking care of my health
And same with work ethic. I finally have a clear and lucid mind and I find myself lacking in everything. Because I'm no longer drugged up all the time I'm acutely aware of what a loser I am.
>>4685870
Well I kind of am jealous of a kid I guess they seem very young I just keep thinking if I hadn't done this or that maybe that could have been me. I know the solution is "just be grateful for your life" but I'm just gnashing my teeth about this for hours instead of moving on.

>> No.4685911

Quit being a dumb faggot about artists that you don't actually know and will never meet and do something about your own lack of ability.

>> No.4685918

>>4685863
As much as /ic/ wants you to believe that perfection is achievable, it's not. No artist is perfect. You will never be perfect.
If you find yourself jealous and insecure about something, work on it. That's the quickest way to realize that your skill isn't at a level that you're happy with. Work on it until you are happy with it. Your art should be what you enjoy, and what you like. Don't limit yourself to just carbon copying what you're jealous of because then you'll never be happy. You'll just keep being jealous.

I have a friend who I share art with back and forth daily. I'm crazy jealous of her ability to inject soul in to all her art. Instead of being insecure and not showing her my art any more, I work towards doing the same. And she does the same with my art.
I'm sorry you feel insecure anon. But this stranger believes in you, and I hope you keep making art because you deserve to be happy.

>> No.4685925

>>4685878
>Because I'm no longer drugged up all the time I'm acutely aware of what a loser I am.
That's great. You're on the path to being a winner, then. The next step is becoming competent. It really just takes time. It took me 3 years before I could stop feeling shit about my work. There's never going to be a moment where you "make it" and now you're really good and you love everything you do. All you can do is try to orient yourself towards good and keep going. You will get better.
When you have jealous/negative thoughts try to observe them from a detached perspective. There is probably some element of truth to them, but it will be severely warped if you look closely.

>> No.4685931

>>4685856
Get mad, OP. Get mad and jealous. I swear, once I channeled my anger and frustration into art it just drove me to draw harder and smarter.

>> No.4685953

>>4685794
You should try google it. Here is not the best place for this type of advice.

>> No.4685969

>>4685925
Thank you for being patient with me
You give me an interesting thought experiment to keep trying for 3 years and then I can be allowed to be jealous if I'm still not at where I want to be.
>>4685931
Ahhhh I can't channel my anger well, my thoughts just get scrambled when I get angry or jealous or feel negativity. When I feel positive I become so so productive.
>>4685953
Bitch where you think I came from they just give meme answers like "be grateful ^)" I watched a 20 minute video that boils down to that.

>> No.4685978

>>4685969
I think the key there is to just look at all the work you’ve done and see the gains - small or big - that you made and take some pride in it. Stop looking at others’ works and focus on your own. If you need references look at them as tools to improve, nothing more. Try and put yourself in the mindset that other artists don’t exist and their works are just steps that you need to take to become better.
Every now and then when I feel discouraged about my work, I look at my first ever drawing and then look at my latest and just take pride and joy in it.
Don’t be so hard on yourself, okay? You’re going to make it, anon. I believe in you.

>> No.4685992

>>4685969
>Bitch where you think I came from they just give meme answers like "be grateful ^)" I watched a 20 minute video that boils down to that.

sure, people here have some secrete knowledge that you can't find anywhere else on the internet.