Ive written an article. And Ill also copy paste it here because I am a huge whore :) Check it out if youre an aspiring professional artist! jordylakiere.deviantart/journal/To-become-a-pro-you-must-first-hate-painting-505502058 -- To become a pro, you must first hate painting. Heres why. Alright, all the cool kids write articles, so I figured I might as well go for it. I have a lot of thoughts on stuff, so it works out well. Do something you love, and youll never work a day in your life. Today someone posted a comment reply on a facebook post of mine saying the above, as a motivational one-liner. Ive heard it tons, and its a nice sentiment -- but this time it resonated, I realized I disagree strongly with what it is saying - and that it is the wrong kind of statement to give an aspiring artist. (I know it was meant well, so much love to the commenter of course!) Ive got a tiny bit of experience now, and this is what I think is more true: If youre a freelance artist, a painter of any sort -- and you want to be a successful, professional. You want to make your money doing this? Then you will have one hell of a journey before you reach that point. You will paint a lot. And I dont mean youll lose a bit of sleep here and there, I mean you will paint hundreds, if not, thousands of paintings - you might give up friends indirectly for it, even girl/boyfriends - you might develop financial issues in one way or another... And then you havent even become a pro yet, which means even more painting. And the thing is -- heres the reality -- youre going to hate painting at one point or another. After a thousand paintings, 3 years in a row of daily practice - or whatever it is - youre gonna hate painting. It doesnt matter if you were born with a brush in your hand, and if its your ultimate passion - if you truly dedicate yourself, full time, every day - which is necessary for most people - there will come a point where you just outright have a shitty day, and you would love nothing else but to stop painting for a whole month, perhaps even uninstall Photoshop. And that, my friends, is the point where you either quit for the day, or you become a professional and you paint through it. This is what sets amateurs and professionals apart. Its a blessing in disguise - when you find yourself hating it, but continuing through the struggle, then you have become a professional. Then you have what it takes to make this into a career. And painting when you really dont feel like it is an IMPORTANT habit and skill you will develop, that most people seem to forget mentioning. So take it from me, I procrastinate a lot. Im still learning to do this very thing as we speak - but lately Im starting to grasp its importance, Im slowly entering this next level of productivity and I urge you to consider this and keep it in the back of your mind, for when you reach that point as well. (Unless you already have, of course!) So no, Do something you love, and youll never work a day in your life., doesnt work out if you ask me -- because aspiring artists might even mistake their reluctance and procrastination as a sign they arent meant to be a pro, which is simply false. We all have struggles, ups and downs - but all you gotta do, above all: keep painting. To anyone who made it this far: should I write more articles? I dont do it very often, so I have no idea if this is worth the time :) Also not sure where the best place to publish such a thing is -- so I went with deviant art and facebook. Let me know!
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:43:08 +0000
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