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MoodyB

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Batsy Says. . .

Disclaimer: Not really looking for advice or anything.
I just need to vent.

Okay so after breaking it off with my ex he wanted to stay friends.
Though I don't particularly feel we are friends. But anyways
he sent me a message we got to talking, I normally talk about art
so I said i wanted to draw art of my fave band as 2 of the members have birthdays in January.
So I said I was a bit nervous drawing them[mostly because i've never drawn males before]
and was kinda nervous it would turn out like shit.

He tends to give advice no matter what I say. Even if I really am not looking for advice
and just want to share what i am feeling.
His Unwanted advice was "then don't draw it like crap"
Like??? I don't think you get sometimes paintings do not turn out like you planned.

And he kinda made it sound like i never try with my art.
Like I've been pushing myself so hard the past 3 months.
you do not know anything of my art since he never even talks to me[and i never want to talk to him because of his attitude].

Ixora

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That was horrible of him >(
I'm sure you'll do beautiful pieces! Cheering you on ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

MoodyB

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Batsy Says. . .

@Ixora: Im just...so irked now.
Aww thank you.

I hope so. I've been pushing myself a lot with blending and coloring and everything really.
And trying to accept sometimes i must accept some drawings will turn out bad too.

Ixora

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@MoodyBats: I know what it is like to look at something you've made and not be happy with it but it's something you made that took time and effort and practice - years of practice leading up to what you can do now <3
Here, have cute bat to brighten up your day (I wasn't sure what animals you liked and I felt like it'd be a safe choice DX)

I'm sure all that work is paying off. I guess sometimes the thing is with art is that you can't really see how much you've improved so quickly D:
but I'm sure if you look back you'll see that you've come a long way (^・ω・^ )

MoodyB

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Batsy Says. . .

@Ixora: Yeah. Like i find old drawings i did and i look at my art and i am like
"YES. I see i've improved."
Sometimes I purpose not fix mistakes on my art because i want to draw it again when I improve again. XD

OMG I REALLY LOVE BATS
//squeals

Yeah it's true. Though I will say before a few months ago i never actually colored before.
and then i tried and i was like "Hey it's not that bad. It's simple but it looks good and correct."
So I plan to keep striving to improve!

Ixora

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@MoodyBats: MOOOORE BAAAAAATSSSS FOOOR YOUUU

That's actually a really good idea!
Seee, improvement already :D
I will cheer you on
✺(^▽^✺) ✺(^O^)✺ (✺^▽^)✺

MoodyB

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Batsy Says. . .

@Ixora: YASSS OMG IM DYING.
these are so cuuuute!

Hehe yeah. Having an eye to see what looks off
is super good. like sometimes at first glance i can't tell
so when i take a break and come back i am like "this nose..is not right."
Aww thank you so much

Ixora

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@MoodyBats: I think this might be my favorite so far

I know what you mean. Kinda like how sometimes it's like.... if you're looking really closely, it can look bad but if you look at the whole thing it actually looks good or vice versa :D
You're welcome

Zuzu

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"then don't draw it like crap" well that was unnecessarily rude of him.
that's not advice that's an insult, nor be it constructive criticism.
real advice would be like ''do some figure studies, use lots of references''
also even if it comes out crap, just keep on arting. getting better doesn't happen overnight.

plus there's a saying, an artist is their own worst critic.
because an artist when they draw it won't always come out as they envision, and that can be frustrating.

(Avatar Closet)

MoodyB

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Batsy Says. . .

@Zuzu: Yeah it really wasn't advice at all.
But to him it is advice.
Also this so called "advice" is coming from someone who doesn't draw at all and can't even draw a straight line
as he keeps telling me.

Like i do have pieces I do not like, However, I always end up redrawing them and then liking the newer drawing of it.

@Ixora: So cute! It's hugging a teddy bear.
Yup! and from all the advice in art videos i watch artists always say breaks are important
and seeing your piece with fresh eyes will help.

@Q t e a p o n: Relatable.
but yeah I am done with this friendship. This so called friend is always kinda crushing dreams of mine.
saying i can't do this and i can't do that, etc.

Ixora

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@MoodyBats: There's so many cute gifs of bats

Hopefully breaks aren't too long cause I... personally... tend to forget about it XD

If you need my attention for any reason please ping me.
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Ixora

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@MoodyBats: Gonna keep my eyes open for more XD I look at cute animal gifs in my free time so it's no biggie XD

Yeah but don't overwork :D
And remember to have snacks

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