everyone plateaus!
Being a human copy machine is not appealing. There's been a recent trend on social media, "the devil couldn't reach me so he gave me passion/talent but not the passion/talent."
I'm honestly plateauing really hard. I mentioned this previously, but drawing is so overwhelming right now. I understand that improvement is not a linear graph, and instead sometimes a bumpy one with plenty of ups and downs, but it's so frustrating to be at the lower points in the graph.
I've heard a variety of tips:
- Treat every blank canvas like an adventure, there are endless possibilities
- Mindfully copy, draw from reference, then imagination.
- Focus on improving before growing on social media.
- Know that improvement will come if you keep pushing.
I know that I'll improve if I keep working, yet it's almost excruciatingly painful, knowing that I could be improving at such a faster rate instead of this slow ah snail pace I'm going at. My solution is to just keep on trucking 🥲; watching tutorials, drawing, copying, and hoping that my rythem comes back.
To be honest, I get such a dopamine rush whenever I open the app and I see my inbox flooded with notifications. In a way, it's natural for artists to want to share their work and receive feedback. However, it's definitely unhealthy to refresh the screen every 5 seconds for notifications to pop in your inbox. (Like I do, sometimes...)
You could be doing your best, doing all things right, and still plateauing. It's not your fault,plateaus are expected. Everyone plateaus, so be kind to yourself as you work through it. :)