At 9/6/23 11:25 AM, Thetageist wrote:Posted to add:
To start off (unless anyone else adds something first), I’m working on building a playlist on YouTube of videos related to mental health advice for creatives, like healthy ways to view your creative pursuits and work. I’ll post it here when I’ve gotten enough of them compiled.

At 9/6/23 02:30 PM, 53xy83457 wrote:

At 9/6/23 11:25 AM, Thetageist wrote:Posted to add:
To start off (unless anyone else adds something first), I’m working on building a playlist on YouTube of videos related to mental health advice for creatives, like healthy ways to view your creative pursuits and work. I’ll post it here when I’ve gotten enough of them compiled.

"Healthy ways" you say. I was about to share how I find motivation when needed.
Basically this- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl3njub9fno&t=15s
Yeah, maybe I shouldn't post here. Also I'm not an artist.

At 9/7/23 11:17 AM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:Imma be honest, i was stuck on stuff for a hot minute. That I had lost things, or that I wasn't doing the same stuff anymore. Let me tell you, theres more in art that a pencil or tablet. Go get a skateboard and record yourself and watch it back.

At 9/8/23 04:01 PM, BastardFromBrooklyn wrote:I am so high, I can hear heaven
I am so high, I can hear heaven
Oh but heaven, no heaven don't hear me...
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Someone told me that love would all save us
But how can that be?
Look what love gave us
A world full of killing, and blood spilling, that
World never came
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Now that the world isn't ending, it's love that I'm sending to you
It isn't the love of a hero, that's why I fear it won't do
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away
-Chad Kroger, Nickelback

At 9/8/23 03:19 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/7/23 11:17 AM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:Imma be honest, i was stuck on stuff for a hot minute. That I had lost things, or that I wasn't doing the same stuff anymore. Let me tell you, theres more in art that a pencil or tablet. Go get a skateboard and record yourself and watch it back.

Good advice! Even something like a stunt routine or dance choreography can be considered performing art, even though it’s not something that fits in NG’s categories. Switching up the medium you use can be a means to clear your mind - that’s why I do coloring and jewelry making alongside my regular art!

At 9/8/23 04:30 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:01 PM, BastardFromBrooklyn wrote:I am so high, I can hear heaven
I am so high, I can hear heaven
Oh but heaven, no heaven don't hear me...
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Someone told me that love would all save us
But how can that be?
Look what love gave us
A world full of killing, and blood spilling, that
World never came
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Now that the world isn't ending, it's love that I'm sending to you
It isn't the love of a hero, that's why I fear it won't do
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away
-Chad Kroger, Nickelback

Pretty good lyrics. What does this song mean to you?

At 9/8/23 04:30 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:01 PM, BastardFromBrooklyn wrote:I am so high, I can hear heaven
I am so high, I can hear heaven
Oh but heaven, no heaven don't hear me...
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Someone told me that love would all save us
But how can that be?
Look what love gave us
A world full of killing, and blood spilling, that
World never came
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Now that the world isn't ending, it's love that I'm sending to you
It isn't the love of a hero, that's why I fear it won't do
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away
-Chad Kroger, Nickelback

Pretty good lyrics. What does this song mean to you?

At 9/8/23 04:32 PM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:

At 9/8/23 03:19 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/7/23 11:17 AM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:Imma be honest, i was stuck on stuff for a hot minute. That I had lost things, or that I wasn't doing the same stuff anymore. Let me tell you, theres more in art that a pencil or tablet. Go get a skateboard and record yourself and watch it back.

Good advice! Even something like a stunt routine or dance choreography can be considered performing art, even though it’s not something that fits in NG’s categories. Switching up the medium you use can be a means to clear your mind - that’s why I do coloring and jewelry making alongside my regular art!

I think NG could expand a little. The future of social media is data, yeah? I think it'd be really good for a place like this to allow for an "Artist's Exfoliation" of sorts. Own your shit, yknow? But like.... Make limits. Really hard limits. 480p, 20mbps, 4 minutes long, kek

At 9/8/23 04:35 PM, BastardFromBrooklyn wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:30 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:01 PM, BastardFromBrooklyn wrote:I am so high, I can hear heaven
I am so high, I can hear heaven
Oh but heaven, no heaven don't hear me...
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Someone told me that love would all save us
But how can that be?
Look what love gave us
A world full of killing, and blood spilling, that
World never came
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Now that the world isn't ending, it's love that I'm sending to you
It isn't the love of a hero, that's why I fear it won't do
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away
-Chad Kroger, Nickelback

Pretty good lyrics. What does this song mean to you?

Don't know, I just think the song's cool.

At 9/8/23 06:44 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:35 PM, BastardFromBrooklyn wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:30 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:01 PM, BastardFromBrooklyn wrote:I am so high, I can hear heaven
I am so high, I can hear heaven
Oh but heaven, no heaven don't hear me...
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Someone told me that love would all save us
But how can that be?
Look what love gave us
A world full of killing, and blood spilling, that
World never came
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
Now that the world isn't ending, it's love that I'm sending to you
It isn't the love of a hero, that's why I fear it won't do
And they say that a hero can save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
They're watching us (watching us) as we all fly away
-Chad Kroger, Nickelback

Pretty good lyrics. What does this song mean to you?

Don't know, I just think the song's cool.

I guess I can try to translate into advice for artists.

Don’t waste time waiting for something perfect to finally show up - the perfect art mentor or “hero”, the perfect solution to your art problems, the perfect spark of inspiration. Do it yourself. Try things. Experiment. Take those chances. The worst that can happen is you have an artwork you’ll redo later when you’ve learned more. But if you just wait around, you’re going to only feel more and more entrenched in your own fatalism, and nothing will ever feel like it’s going to work. It’s not a fun mentality to be in. Just draw stuff.

At 9/8/23 06:27 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:32 PM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:

At 9/8/23 03:19 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/7/23 11:17 AM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:Imma be honest, i was stuck on stuff for a hot minute. That I had lost things, or that I wasn't doing the same stuff anymore. Let me tell you, theres more in art that a pencil or tablet. Go get a skateboard and record yourself and watch it back.

Good advice! Even something like a stunt routine or dance choreography can be considered performing art, even though it’s not something that fits in NG’s categories. Switching up the medium you use can be a means to clear your mind - that’s why I do coloring and jewelry making alongside my regular art!

I think NG could expand a little. The future of social media is data, yeah? I think it'd be really good for a place like this to allow for an "Artist's Exfoliation" of sorts. Own your shit, yknow? But like.... Make limits. Really hard limits. 480p, 20mbps, 4 minutes long, kek

What kind of media would be in the new sections?

At 9/9/23 04:18 AM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:

At 9/8/23 11:51 PM, UmbrellaMuffin wrote:I feel like I'll never be able to do proper dynamic poses and bodies that don't look flat.

I was convinced of that but then I learned the reason I wasn't getting the results I wanted was purely shading. Its a trick on your eyes.

At 9/9/23 04:22 AM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:

At 9/8/23 06:27 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:32 PM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:

At 9/8/23 03:19 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/7/23 11:17 AM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:Imma be honest, i was stuck on stuff for a hot minute. That I had lost things, or that I wasn't doing the same stuff anymore. Let me tell you, theres more in art that a pencil or tablet. Go get a skateboard and record yourself and watch it back.

Good advice! Even something like a stunt routine or dance choreography can be considered performing art, even though it’s not something that fits in NG’s categories. Switching up the medium you use can be a means to clear your mind - that’s why I do coloring and jewelry making alongside my regular art!

I think NG could expand a little. The future of social media is data, yeah? I think it'd be really good for a place like this to allow for an "Artist's Exfoliation" of sorts. Own your shit, yknow? But like.... Make limits. Really hard limits. 480p, 20mbps, 4 minutes long, kek

What kind of media would be in the new sections?

I wanna post skateboard videos somewhere that isn't a corporate media garbage hole. I have all sorts of documentation I'd like to work on. There could be a short form video area, a tech / research forum (members), and actually I bet NG could make up their own "YT Shorts" sorta thing, but you draw the next animation frame.

IDK. I got lotsa ideas and nowhere to put them rly. Drives me crazy.

At 9/9/23 07:53 AM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/9/23 04:22 AM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:

At 9/8/23 06:27 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/8/23 04:32 PM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:

At 9/8/23 03:19 PM, Thetageist wrote:

At 9/7/23 11:17 AM, PH4NT0M117 wrote:Imma be honest, i was stuck on stuff for a hot minute. That I had lost things, or that I wasn't doing the same stuff anymore. Let me tell you, theres more in art that a pencil or tablet. Go get a skateboard and record yourself and watch it back.

Good advice! Even something like a stunt routine or dance choreography can be considered performing art, even though it’s not something that fits in NG’s categories. Switching up the medium you use can be a means to clear your mind - that’s why I do coloring and jewelry making alongside my regular art!

I think NG could expand a little. The future of social media is data, yeah? I think it'd be really good for a place like this to allow for an "Artist's Exfoliation" of sorts. Own your shit, yknow? But like.... Make limits. Really hard limits. 480p, 20mbps, 4 minutes long, kek

What kind of media would be in the new sections?

I wanna post skateboard videos somewhere that isn't a corporate media garbage hole. I have all sorts of documentation I'd like to work on. There could be a short form video area, a tech / research forum (members), and actually I bet NG could make up their own "YT Shorts" sorta thing, but you draw the next animation frame.

IDK. I got lotsa ideas and nowhere to put them rly. Drives me crazy.

Wonder if your option now is to sign up on Weebly or similar and start your own website to host all that. It could be a blog of sorts, or a site to categorize everything you’ve been working on so that people can benefit from it.

At 9/9/23 09:20 AM, MondoBilby wrote:I'm having a bit of trouble getting myself to work on a comic I really want to make. I've been having ideas and making plans for it for maybe a couple years now, and I really want to get started on making it, but I'm scared to commit to something I'm not even sure will work out. I'm worried it won't be well written enough or have bad pacing or that after a few days I'll start to dislike it, and I know that these things are perfectly normal and bound to happen for a first comic, but I get so embarrassed when I make mistakes and I don't want people to think I'm incompetent at what I'm doing. I love getting constructive critisism, but at the same time I'm scared to share the comic to people if I do make it because I don't know if anyone will like it.
Anyone have any tips on how to overcome these feelings?

At 9/9/23 12:28 PM, vlsrb wrote:

At 9/9/23 09:20 AM, MondoBilby wrote:I'm having a bit of trouble getting myself to work on a comic I really want to make. I've been having ideas and making plans for it for maybe a couple years now, and I really want to get started on making it, but I'm scared to commit to something I'm not even sure will work out. I'm worried it won't be well written enough or have bad pacing or that after a few days I'll start to dislike it, and I know that these things are perfectly normal and bound to happen for a first comic, but I get so embarrassed when I make mistakes and I don't want people to think I'm incompetent at what I'm doing. I love getting constructive critisism, but at the same time I'm scared to share the comic to people if I do make it because I don't know if anyone will like it.
Anyone have any tips on how to overcome these feelings?

Honestly, I could have written this. I very frequently struggle with a lot of the things you mentioned here.

Don't know if it's going to be helpful, but a piece of advice I could give you (and that I should really start following myself) is: just do it. The only way your story is going to be brought into existence is if you draw it, page after page after page - no other sequence of events will lead to that outcome. Is it going to be perfect? No, you've said as much yourself. But nothing is ever perfect, not even published graphic novels by professional artists. Better to put in the effort to have your imperfect ideas actually exist in the real world than to cultivate an unobtainable platonic ideal stuck in your head, never to be seen by anyone.

I'm reminded of something I read a long time ago in, of all things, a Cracked article. To paraphrase: imagine two writers who both have a similar idea, but writer A pumps out 1000 words a day and writer B just endlessly thinks about their story and waits for the "perfect" moment to start working on it. One year later, A has the first draft of a novel and B has nothing.

Hope this was even remotely of use!