Ive realized something, for so long I’ve been trying to find a art style that was me, and art style that was the best of the best and unique to me, and for years I’ve been exploring, I’ve tried realistic, I’ve tried cartoony, I’ve even traced (shocker but every artist does that at some point) to try and find an art style that fits me. I’ve been struggling with artblock, comparing myself to others and believing my art isn’t good enough, that no one will like it and call me a child for the way i draw, but recently I’ve come out of it and been drawing more, and heck, I’ve been enjoying it! I’ve been drawing more things I’ve wanted to draw, and haven’t even given a crap about how bad or cringey it looks. I’ve come to realize that, my art is simple, its not detailed, Im lazy with my shading, but let me tell you this, i realized that art isn’t just something drawn on a device or piece of paper, art is a story, a story of a thousand words, and it doesn’t matter how bad it looks, it doesn’t matter what it looks like, all that matters is it’s a story you make all by yourself. Writers have words, Musicians have music, but you, fellow artist, have a pen, a pen that with one stroke can bring out a story, a story of not only the painting, but of the artist, and it goes for every person too. Don’t hate on yourself for your art, because it’s yours, sure, somebody can copy your style, but nobody can copy the story you’ve made, nobody can copy your creativity. And from what I’ve learned from my massive struggle, I hope you can too, go out there and share your story with the world, and no matter what happens, just know it’s yours, and no one can change that. Deeply from my heart, I love you guys, you have been so supportive of me and what I do, and I just hope I can give y’all that back, thank you for reading my random 10 o’clock essay.
