/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

[Anonymous No.4733201]

What’s your worst fear as an artist?

[Anonymous No.4733207]

>>4733201
My worst fear is having a fear.

[Anonymous No.4733210]

>>4733207
wow anon you're so smart, so deep!

[Anonymous No.4733229]

My eyes are already fucked, I’m kind of getting used to it.

[Anonymous No.4733244]

My right eye is also fucked. Left eye sharp af and picking up the slack.

[Anonymous No.4733247]

>>4733210
No, I'm not. The self proclaimed smart guy never is.

[Anonymous No.4733248]

OP do you know the person in your pic?

[Anonymous No.4733252]

>>4733248
No, but he’s just an artist I follow.

[Anonymous No.4733255]

remember kids: wear your gaaymer glasses

[Anonymous No.4733271]

>>4733201
my right hand getting chopped off or something, idk

[Anonymous No.4733279]

Carpal tunnel or chronic back pain

[Anonymous No.4733285]

>>4733201
Losing my hand or not being able to focus anymore

[Anonymous No.4733288]

>>4733201
Anon, you don’t have to censor dondrrr’s name.
Most people know who he is.

[Anonymous No.4733293]

>>4733201
Brain problems. Memory loss, losing the thing that lets me learn or access a ‘flow’ state.
Worst nightmares coming true, just hope it’s not MS or something progressive. I’ll find out later this week.

If you have a functional body I suggest taking care of yourself. You never know when your ‘peak’ will be and it’s a bummer when you find out you can’t go back and that you should have done more when you were physically/mentally capable. Some things can’t be procrastinated and health is one.

[Anonymous No.4733332]

>Vision getting worse
>Bad enough to inhibit daily activities
>Hmm maybe it’s an eye problem
>Maybe it’s neurological
>I know, better post about it on twitter for feels points instead of seeing a doctor
Social media was a mistake

[Anonymous No.4733343]

>>4733229
I'm getting older and have to have glasses so I can see to paint, as the distance from my palette to the still life and then to the panel I'm painting on, all vary, and my eyes can't cope.
Get my new varifocal glasses on Tuesday, praying they work and keep me painting forever.

[Anonymous No.4733763]

Blindness is definitely my fear. I'm 23. I need the glasses on to see anything that is elbow length from my face. I'm kinda poor so I know the subscription I have isn't the one I need. I had nightmares about losing my eyes back in high school and I stopped drawing for a few years because my mental state was/is shit. I'm trying to get my motivation and passion back but the fear is back as well.

[Anonymous No.4733765]

>>4733201
Alzheimer or memory loss

[Anonymous No.4733772]

>>4733201
Having to work a regular backbreaking wagie job and only drawing a pointless 20 minutes before falling asleep, until I eventually quit art and officially have no reason to live.

[Anonymous No.4733885]

>>4733201
I already see double. Hasn't stopped me making art but I have to flip a lot more :(

[Anonymous No.4733897]

>>4733201
Posting my work.

[Anonymous No.4734090]

>>4733279
i have both of those haha : - )

[Anonymous No.4734094]

>>4733201
I’m 19 and studying art despite my parents telling me to do something else. My biggest fear is to be 30 and mediocre at art, unable to get a job, a complete failure to my parents, and a classic example of why you shouldn’t pursue art as a career. It’s scary because I can definitely see it happening ;(

[Anonymous No.4734104]

>>4733201
Not getting a gf after all this hard work

[Anonymous No.4734110]

>>4733201
having my right hand become immobile in some way, loosing coordination and depth perception.

[Anonymous No.4734111]

>>4734094
it's easier than ever in this day and age, with things like patreon etc. worse case scenario you draw coomer shit & popular characters for the masses.

[Anonymous No.4734121]

>>4734094
Unless you're actually drawing several hours a day, 3 hrs at the bare minimum, you're actually going to be a failed artist. Take some time to be honest to yourself right now. There are too many people who carelessly let the days slip by

[Anonymous No.4734143]

>>4734111
Yeah I tell myself if so many people have succeeded in art in so many different ways there’s no reason why I can’t as well, I just have to work hard like them

>>4734121
I’m definitely slacking in this, if my current habits continue I won’t get much better. Thank you for the wake up call, I’m going to push myself to draw a lot more

[Anonymous No.4734163]

I can't use most power tools because the vibrations make my hands shake for hours afterward. The idea of having a permanent tremor scares me more than anything.

[Anonymous No.4734175]

My hands breaking or tendonitis

[Anonymous No.4734526]

>>4733201
tremors

[Anonymous No.4734535]

Never making it

[Anonymous No.4734570]

>>4734175
I just got pinky tendonitis. Could be worse, thank God I can still draw. But if I had tendonitis on my index or middle finger... I couldn't stand 6 weeks of not drawing.

[Anonymous No.4734606]

Posting endless same faced egirls on Instagram as a career

[Anonymous No.4734637]

>>4733201
>worst fear as an artist
not being able to handle all the pussy i get

[Anonymous No.4734645]

>>4733247
you learned all the right words and phrases.
ngmi

[Anonymous No.4734659]

>>4733201
I remember when /ic/ had a lot of threads on rising (serious) eye problems of professionals who got a drawing screen. Remember kids: do not draw longer than 20mins in one session with a drawing tablet as ridiculous as it is. Apparently the manufacturer recommends to stop after 2 hours and indeed after two hours I start feeling a very slight burn. I assume this is from not blinking enough to keep the eyes flushed, but might be something more sinister.

fears: eye problems (I already have hearing problems), tendon problems on the wrist, capal tunnel, cubital tunnel syndrome and whatnot and of course minding my own buisness outside and some asshole decides to give me permanent brain damage for some yt video by knocking me out or whatever. Generally drama with people. They are time and gains goblins and only cause trouble.

[Anonymous No.4734662]

>>4734659
>20 mins
shit

[Anonymous No.4734670]

>>4733279
>>4734090
kek, same here. feels batman

[Anonymous No.4734687]

>>4734570
You've been talking about this a lot, can you try getting a tilted or upright surface (a large plywood board will do) and drawing with an overhand grip on paper? It's not a meme, you are making almost no effort with the hand and drawing almost entirely from your upper arm. You probably have pencils and paper at home so worst comes to worst you're wasting a few bucks on a piece of wood.
You might have to drop digital but I think it's better to switch to trad than quit drawing entirely.

[Anonymous No.4734702]

>>4734687
I know I've been crapping up the board with my issues, but I don't think it'll happen again. I started drawing a comic where I'm including a ton of backgrounds, and I'd been using my fingers to try and scratch in a ton of straight lines manually, since I heard that if you want your perspective drawings to have life, you need to draw in your lines freehand and not use the line tool. As a result I used a repetitive pulling motion with my fingers for several hours a day and suddenly I have tendinitis.

Also, I had a serious cancer scare recently, causing my anxiety levels to shoot through the roof, so I jumped from drawing 2-3 hours a day to literally drawing 8 hours a day, shocking my tendons probably. I need to build up my wrist strength slowly.

But, now I think I'm just going to use the line tool. And I'll take breaks when my fingers hurt.

>upright surface with overhand grip
I wish, but I can't afford a steady stream of art supplies, otherwise I'd do everything traditionally. Thanks for the suggestion though and thanks for letting me vent.

[Anonymous No.4734711]

>>4733247
>I'm not smart, only stupid people proclaim themselves to be smart which I am definitely not doing therefore leaving open the possibility that I am actually smart.
Just fucking admit that you think you're hot shit, own it bro you are like a straight up Jimmy Neutron boy genius.

[Anonymous No.4735246]

>>4734670
yeah honestly it's not all bad, just means i cant practice as much. there was a guy in one of these threads with a degenerating eye disease so i always tell myself it can be worse in order to kick my ass. hopefully i'll be able to see a doc at some point

[Anonymous No.4735264]

>>4734711
> Just fucking admit that you think you're hot shit, own it bro you are like a straight up Jimmy Neutron boy genius.
Different anon but Yes, I do think highly of myself, and for good reason. The simple fact of the matter is that I’m ether than other people, I’m smarter than them. Even if I found someone smarter than me, I’d strive to surpass them, if only for the petty purpose of being better, because for someone to be better than me is an injustice that needs to be dealt with.

[Anonymous No.4735331]

Since quarantine started 4 months ago, I’ve been on the computer way more than usual and now my eyesight is a lot worse. During daytime my home feels too dark, I have to crank up the brightness on my phone and pc, can no longer distinguish enemies on cod and other games with dark character silhouettes, eyes burn like hell, can’t get off of pc because of online classes and homework + I want to practice digital drawing and programming almost daily.

Even if I take a day off my eyes start hurting again when I get back on the pc.

What do? I don’t want to lose my sight.

[Anonymous No.4735460]

>>4735331
Uhhh, go to an eye doctor please, before you totally fuck up your vision forever.

[Anonymous No.4735604]

>>4735331
this is why I do trad art now and only do work stuff on the computer. I used to paint digitally until I started having eye problems to the point where I couldn't look at any LCD screen without my eyes hurting. sad to say, but you'll have to restrict your screen time to strictly work/school only. install flux or activate the "low blue light" setting on your monitor and lower the brightness. it the pain should go away in a week. if it doesn't, go see an eye doctor.

[Anonymous No.4735609]

>>4733201
Getting famous

But that okay because I'm a eternal /beg hah.... :')

[Anonymous No.4736005]

>>4733201
Besides the usual "I can't see or move my hands properly anymore", I'm scared of getting famous and get those types of fans. Like, I know it's highly unlikely to happen but I really don't want to be the guy known for having a wild, horrible autistic fanbase

[Anonymous No.4736021]

>>4735264
That's more like it.

[Anonymous No.4737186]

>>4733201
Staying mediocre

[Anonymous No.4737250]

>>4733201
Something happens to my drawing arm/hand.

[Anonymous No.4737256]

not being able to financially support myself let alone my family

[Anonymous No.4737612]

>>4733201
death

[Anonymous No.4738215]

guys,do your eyes start looking at random directions with great speed without you wanting to when drawing?

[Anonymous No.4738229]

>>4738215
are you referring to twitching eyes? That's a symptom of extreme stress and anxiety. I never get it when drawing, but I do get it when life stresses me out.

[Anonymous No.4738794]

>>4733201
Getting paralyzed

[Anonymous No.4738820]

>>4733201
developing any kind of proper long-term problem with my wrist/arm that would severely impact my art. i'm really fucking worried about this because my wrist is already a bit fucked, it clicks fairly often and hurts when i press my hand down to a certain pressure, it's not even much of a hard pressure either. i do stretches and stuff but it's been like this for years since i got whacked on the wrist by a plank

[Anonymous No.4738822]

>>4738215
Drink more water

[Anonymous No.4738863]

>>4733279
I'm 24 with psoriatic arthritis haha kill me