Art Talk 65 | What Does Hard Work for Artists Mean? | Stephen Silver
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To add to this, I think you miss two important things regarding hard work.
1. A lot of the initial stress comes from worrying about being able to make a living from art, constantly questioning yourself, constantly being disappointed with your progress, etc. It's always important to draw a distinction (pun intended) between those feelings and actually enjoying drawing.
2. Doing anything seriously requires discipline and motivation, both of which are skills that can be and MUST be practised and refined. I've met so many people who think they just don't like drawing enough because they can't sit for hours on end when in fact it's their weak discipline that's holding them back. So it's important to stress that discipline CAN be practised.
To further adress the last point, when I started drawing I was already in my twenties, and I went from living pretty casually to a position which required me to work a lot. As a result of my bad discipline, I often asked myself "I really like drawing, but why does it take my whole strength just to move then pen?!". It was extremely frustrating. But after roughly 2 years of fighting with myself I managed to overcome most of those feelings and today (ca 3-4 years in) everything feels so much easier and I enjoy it greatly.
So don't downplay your inner demons people. Learn to see through to the core of the problems and deal with them.
Anyway, just wanted to give my two cents.
Well said
A bit of inspiration to start the day with a smile and clear objective in mind... Thanks again mr. Silver!
Blessings!
Even for passionate artists work can be hard when they're trying to improve in something that's their weak side, but it's not too hard. Goal and passion keep them going and keep them excited for this adventure.
So true, hard work is happy work when you’re doing what you love!
Do an Art Talk about digital vs traditional art
You always bring up good points Steven! I think our feelings about the work we're doing to get better can be used as like a compass, going along with what youre saying. Thanks for this!
This is a very important talk. I've learned more through focused learning and fun projects. That pushes me to improve much faster, not necessarily 1 million hours of HARD WORK.
You're inspiring Stephen, I want to thank you about your videos.
I'm from Córdoba, Argentina
I'm grateful for these videos! I listen to them while I work
thanks man i needed that. re-evaluating your outlook isnt always easy.
Hi Stephen, I just wanna say thanks for this videos, i'm new in your channel but i alread love your videos, keep doing more, you really help me in my jorney as a artist!
"Self-doubt" "Fear" "Judgements" all those feelings resonnates less and less as I'm following your art talks. It's still there ... I know it ... But I'm working on it, fighting my self-doubts.
Like "Pondor" I also think it's an very important talk cause when I met you two weeks ago at Schoolism Montreal I was really impressed and probably unconsciously thought
"what am I gonna say", "I'm probably not as interesting as him" and "Damn maybe I'm not on the right path" I wasn't at ease!
Next week I took the time to think a little bit further about all of this and I figured out why I had that feeling ...
The fact is that I don't work ENOUGH. Which makes me feel like I was LYING to myself and to YOU !
As I watch your talk I think about the good things that happened since I'm in Canada. I have no more problems taking my sketch books to draw on the sub, in a waiting room or at friend's parties (now I don't go out without my tools). And more than this I feel it's getting more and more natural for me to draw all the time (when I'm not writing comments on your videos)
Now even if I'm not in a good mood or if I know I'll not be satisfied with the result I simply try cause I know I'll get closer to my goals because I'll beat laziness once more.
I'd like to thank you for this night you came and talked to me and for each piece you bring on the table during your art talks which helps us getting better persons.
+Gerome Jean Thanks genome. keep it up!!!
There are times when I'm working on commissioned artwork, I get pretty stuck on the progress (the colors and shading don't look right, the lineart looks too bad, I'm taking much longer than I should to finish, etc.) and I start to feel really bad when the artwork starts to feel like a chore.
I just want to finish it as soon as I can and jump right into the next project!
When work feels this hard to do, to the point where it feels mentally exhausting, I worry if I even truly love doing art and want to do it for a living. I know I can finish a piece if I keep at it, but there are times when I'm struggling to love the process of doing art.
But like you said, there's no pixie dust involved with doing great work.
I guess the trick, really, is to just keep at it until you're finished with something. It'll be one more thing to add to the pile of your completed artwork that you can point at and say, "Hey! I made that!"
+Empyrisan hey man I know that feeling too well , is there any tips out there or tricks to get threw the struggle of finishing commissioned work
+Empyrisan I've been there before and have found that usually it's when I'm not really feeling the subject matter or the commission doesn't hold a lot of interest for me - I've since learned to be more selective in the work I take on. Sometimes it's just working through the "ugly stage" (every piece has one right? lol). The more excited I am to work on something the easier it is to complete. Sometimes, it's just a bit of a bump in the process and I push through it.
I don't think you'd have to worry too much unless it happens all the time.
+m8jin12 There's plenty of tips online if you can Google search for them, but here's what I've been doing this week:
1.) I would look at my motivational posters. I printed out some "Steal Like an Artist" lists and taped them to my wall. It's nice to have reminders and encouraging words nearby.
2.) Then I sit down at my desk, clear it of any junk and stuff that I don't need at the moment (Get rid of distractions!), and pull out the art commission that needs to be done.
3.) Play some old school Pokemon episodes in the background. Having background noise can help entertain me while I work.
4.) Work for 25-30 minutes. Take a break for 5-10 mins. Work again. Take a break. Repeat until the art commission is done.
This is usually how I work! It might work for you, or it might not. You gotta do a lot of work in order to find the work style that'll suit you.
Best of luck!