The point of art.

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I was feeling pent up, so I wanted to vent with my opinions.


I talk with some friends about art from time to time. We share the things we've done, what we think about each others pieces, and just talk about what we think art is. To me, it's an experience.
Art helps form
decisiveness,
experimentation,
mental concentration,
and even your emotions.

But there's always something that kills me:

Artists who aren't proud of their art.

It's natural to feel unimpressed with your previous works. Hell, when I look back on mine, it almost makes me sick. But that's where I was, and where I am makes me feel more confident about trying new things. When I first joined this site, I hardly posted anything. Mostly browsing or talking with a man named :iconrubba-titi:

The first picture I ever posted was this:
Cheetah Man Power-up by Lawlsomedude

I couldn't tell you I like this with a straight face. But do I regret it? Not at all.

This picture alone helped me forge new relations ships with people. It gave me confidence that I could post things that others would enjoy.

Two years later, I posted my first Garry's Mod picture:
A nice moment (Updated) by Lawlsomedude

Nothing like what I make nowadays. I hardly use Gmod at all anymore.
But it made me realize something.
I liked doing this.
Making pictures.
Posing 3D models.
Editing pictures.

In not even a year, I switched to Source Filmmaker:
Sfm Scout by Lawlsomedude

Looking back, I hate this picture. How it's posed, how it's edited, everything.
But I don't regret it one bit.
It was after this picture that I realized that I couldn't stay in my comfort zone. SFM took some learning, and I was excited to learn.
I soon got images in my head. Scenes I wanted people to see. SFM would prove an ample outlet, but they never quite turned out the way I saw them.

One-hundred and eighty-six pictures later, I still have no regrets about learning how to make my visions reality.
But not a single one was made to cater to people's likes.
None of them were made because people just wanted it.

In every picture, even to today, I have experimented with a new technique; different colors, different composition, different scenes, different poses. All to make what I want.

So when you compare scenes like  Anthropology by Lawlsomedude to things like  Lighting practice or something by Lawlsomedude, I'll prefer the latter in a heartbeat. But I don't regret what I used to make.



Art isn't just a method for money. You can't just make one image and have people expect greatness from you. You learn in everything you do. And you don't need to stop learning.
Art is a vision.
Find what makes your vision yours.
And never stop creating.
© 2015 - 2024 Lawlsomedude
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ronan11231's avatar
So you see it as an experience and have no regrets about the work that compared to now is not as good? I don't know if I understand completely.