Funk

It's called an "art funk".

As in, the inability to produce quality/quantity art in the usually allotted time-frame.
Also considered to be the lack of creative/fresh ideas in an artist.
Or even just the lack of desire to produce art.

Seriously though, it's frustrating. Nothing I make comes out how I want it to. Anything I do make is the result of a tedious, mistake-riddled, unhappy process. I can't seem to get the ideas flowing from my brain to my hands. Hell, I can't even seem to get IDEAS.

If you're an artist of any sort, you've experienced this before.
It's absolutely the worst feeling in the world; stagnation. (Is that a word?)

So I appeal to your artistic side that has felt this before: no daily updates doesn't mean NEVER daily updates.
It just means I need to work myself out of this funk before I can feel confident posting something (every freaking day!) on the World Wide Hater-filled interbutts. THAT'S NOT INTIMIDATING AT ALL RITE

So you see where I'm coming from?

I promise that when I get back into the swing of it all, the shit I make will be ten times better than whatever shit I'm making now. That's how it works for me. I cycle through funk, less funk, SUDDEN INSPIRATION (usually a new sketchbook) WITH NO QUALITY ARTWORK, less inspiration, QUALITY ARTWORK, more quality artwork, plateau, funk.

I'm riiiiiight at the beginning of "funk". So please: bear with me :(

(See, if I wasn't in an art funk I would have drawn that cycle out for yall. THIS IS SO SAD.)

p.s. comic tomorrow! Already got it drawn, just working on the coloring :D

p.p.s. i'm not too pleased with it. SIIIGGH.

One response to “Funk

  1. THIS IS ME. IM IN THE LONGEST FUNK OF ALL TIME AND IT FEELS REALLY LAME.

    i like to think of it as my artistic self loading new updates. when the stupid long loading time is over, i'm shiny and better then ever.

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