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I've been really stubborn trying to improve and trying to push my way through an art block for almost an entire month. Now when I draw I just feel like tearing my hair out. I keep starting tons of drawings without finishing a thing anymore. I constantly feel like I should be able to do better.

I'm not even sure what I want to draw or where I want to go with it either.

I think I might just need to take a break for a while, instead of trying to keep forcing it.

It's like I'm afraid of somethings, but I'm not exactly sure what or why. Because all the answers I find seem irrational and are probably nothing I should care or worry about... but sometimes I feel like people have high expectations from me, and I feel like I need to meet some sort of "requirement" and am often not comfortable with my art or to step out of my zone of comfort. I know I should not be thinking about it... maybe it's just me having too high expectations from myself?

Sorry if this journal is more of a vent?? I've been very isolated lately too so that probably won't help. I've lost contact with most of the people I used to chat with, so I've been feeling a little lonely. Either they are busy, gone, or ignoring me *sigh* and I'm not the the kind of person to start a conversation so it's hard for me to keep in touch with people?

Anyway. I will still be posting a few adoptables so I can pay for food and bills, but I won't be active for a while. I will take this break to draw things purely for myself, for fun, to experiment. I won't be posting these, so I can do it without any kind of pressure... Sorry if that sounds selfish, but I really feel like it's something I need right now. Until I can figure some things out.
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Scruta's avatar
im cool with this but in just trying to be a nice guy, may i suggest something

I've heard from other artists that when they encounter what you have, they stop doing the art they have been doing. It gets dull. They start drawing or painting in a different style or different subject matter and that seems to help.