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guys i’m REALLY struggling. i haven’t been painting in a while so yesterday i forced myself to pick up a brush and… i hate it. please help me find some idea to salvage it…. i can’t stand this rut im in and i don’t know what to do next
19 upvotes, 7 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in Share Your Art. "guys i’m REALLY struggling. i haven’t been painting in a while so yesterday i forced myself to pick up a brush and… i hate it. please help me find some idea to salvage it…. i can’t stand this rut im in and i don’t know what to do next"
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Anonymous 15w

I had phases where I hate everything I made and wiped it- either by destroying canvases or gessoing a new layer. I’m not sure why- but you’re a perfectionist… after just returning from a presumed hiatus. Give yourself compassion, allow yourself to grow and explore. Every piece is a journey, not the product.

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Anonymous 15w

i hate it so much i want to wipe it from the canvas. it’s elementary in both technique and design. looks like a 6th grader went corporate. it’s the “only draws eye” kid meets target corporate pride collection. it’s awful. the posing. the lighting. the randomness and unintentionallity. i hate it all.

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Anonymous 14w

I like it it reminds me of the seasons

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15w

It would help if you told us what your intentions were with this artwork. If you really need help generating ideas.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

thank you so much! i really appreciate that. i’m not sure EXACTLY what my intentions were here… but i think i expected her face to hold a lot more… life. more emotion, more sorrow, more power. right now she feels very much like a husk

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

I’m sorry but your description of it is sending me.😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

Hello! I think it’s honestly lovely and going in the right direction but you can improve a little on the emotion with little quirks of the eyebrow and corners of the mouth to subtly convert sorrow. More downturned eyebrows could help sell that narrative and I think it would play a lot with the pink on the colorful side as that already looks like tears. Don’t beat yourself up honestly your work is amazing, just not yet complete you got it!

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