Copy and paste these 20 questions about being an artist... and answer them honestly! Title your journal "Honest Artist Challenge".
A genre or style I've tried and decided isn't for me: Digital painting. I dabbled with it in high school and college, but I just don't have the bandwidth to learn, and I don't want to be mediocre at it.
A common art advice I find hard to follow: Don't take criticism personally
My biggest art-related fear: Creating something that ends up being a huge waste of my time.
A project I've been putting off: I've always wanted to create a simple video game, but just don't have the time
A subject I feel like I'll never master: People & anatomy
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate my skills as an artist as a: 6
A subject or theme I avoid in my art: I've thought about this a lot, and I don't think there's any subjects or themes I actively avoid.
The most challenging project I've ever worked on and why: Dododex. It's consumed my life, and from a design perspective, it's challenging to design it well when I also have to be the one to code it. Especially when better design is often harder to code.
How I deal with creative blocks: Take a step back. Do something else. Come back to it later.
A skill I stopped learning... and have no regrets: 3D art. I got super into it in high school and planned on making it my career. As my interests evolved, I realize it wasn't really for me, but I'm still fascinated by it.
How I handle criticism and feedback: Not well.
My biggest motivater as an artist: Designing useful things that help people.
A skill I have that unfortunately won't pay the bills: It's a different type of creative skill, but I feel like I'm good at designing spreadsheets. Though I guess I make spreadsheets at work a lot, so I guess that's contributing towards paying bills?
A project I abandoned and why: About 10 years ago, I had an idea for designing a collaborative storytelling app/site and got pretty far into the planning stages of it. I put it on hold because of other projects and was worried about committing to it.
A color I rarely use and why: Brown? In interface design, I feel like it is just rarely ever used?
My hobby or interest that always competes with art: Gaming
A place I feel the most creative: In the shower
A place I feel the least creative: Around people
The most unexpected inspiration for my art: In terms of web/app design, I always find unexpected inspiration when I'm just going about my day. Just visiting random news or utility websites and then saying "wow, I love the way they designed this dropdown" and then saving it for future inspiration.
My main challenge as an artist this year: Being creative and doing creative things without it causing stress.
This is so cute! "Fan art" by @DolphyDolphiana:
Inspired by: https://mymodernmet.com/hummingbird-nest-with-roof/
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