What's your primary motivation to practice art? Do you

>>3107734
>the title of artist is alluring
I think it's more that the occupation is alluring, no cubicle and 9-5
>put food on the table
paying the bills is certainly a primary motivation
>the admiration of others
like every other human, of course
>to realize your ideas, to convey a feeling?
necessarily
>anime grills
no.

I think you're missing the main thing, which is that it's an enjoyable activity. That's why I drew pictures as a child, that's why I draw them today. It's fun, and as you improve it's increasingly rewarding.

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>>3107779
you realize that doesn't actually apply to this thread right?

>>3107734
>What's your primary motivation to practice art?
Because I want to show others what I see.
When I see a beautiful landscape or when I have an idea for a cool picture (which happens quite often), then I have a compulsion to share it with others, to make it permanent.

That's all. That's why I want to git gud and why I believe that making art is my purpose in life.

My primary motivation is that I have no motivation. It's just something I do. Desire for improvement becomes an issue with that approach, but drawing is still just something I do on a daily basis. It helps me relax, focus in class, and it's just plain fun.

>>3107734

I just want people to see what is in my Imagination, I also already posted at >>3108012

i want people to remember the characters I like, Unfortunantely I suck no matter what I do, I practice almost daily, I have been doing it for years, I just have no idea what I am doing, I just know it is wrong.

I think it goes back to when I was a kid but I was always an 'impressive' child, many adults thought I was a prodigy, many of the kids i grew up with legit thought I was a genius both physically and mentally.
Now I just want to continue to impress people. I was impressed by art so logically I want to do it too and impress others.

>>3107734
I have always drawn. Idk why. But in the last year i found out i have bipolar II and i have always struggled with depression and the voices in my head, and art has given me an outlet. Not just drawing , i also do ceramics, painting, textile work, and hopefully more as i get older. Art is a way for me to focus and hone my mind. Its like organizing all the thoughts and feelings that dont make sense, dont belong, or just arent productive, and turning them into something meaningful.

>>3107734
The title of artist is certainly alluring. I think wanting to be an artist without having any desire to create held me back for years, though. Now I want to tell stories and evoke emotion through art.

>>3107734
It's funee.

>>3108070
this so hard man. i got too wrapped up in the image/title/lifestyle/mindset whatever. I am not sure why... maybe lack of identity?

The day I realized you have to actually focus on creating things was a profound day

>>3107734
I liked pictures,
I loved artists,
I wanted to be an artist
But It took me longer to realize that I read stories in pictures, and that that was normal.
And now I want to draw pictures that tell stories.

>>3107734
Money.

If you are poor, you have nothing in today's world. Money give you options for everything, without money you can kill yourself because nothing will ever come that you don't own already.

>>3108084
heh. money from art. art to not be poor.

nice shitpost my nigger :,)

>>3108090
I can't do anything else and there are artists that get some money from it. If art was truly this bad, it wouldn't be popular at all, because nobody likes to starve even if he likes to draw pretty pictures.

>>3107734
i have a few reasons:
>want to be able to look back on my life when im too old to do anything and think i was amazing at something
>its relaxing to just draw and take my eyes away from the computer for an hour or 2
>to be able to show my art off and say "look how far ive come!" rather than awkwardly say "yeah, this is mine. im still learning tho"

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>want to better understand life
>science and philosophy total shit outside their very effective but limited domains
>study art to better understand great artists and their ideas
>early religious and classical art ... nice
>...
>impressionism ... neat
>abstract expressionists ... cool
>post warhol ... wtf?
>contemporary ... dead, dying, or out of public access.

I practice art for a lot of reasons.

Mostly because I can't really imagine life without devoting myself to art. Also because I find wisdom in learning art that applies to life. And because it's genuinely enjoyable to paint and draw. And I love learning new things.

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I always try to motivate myself with money. I want to be able to support my boyfriend with everything he could need or want... And at the same time I want to be able to drop several thousand dollars on a charity every couple of months without it even remotely affecting my bank account.

Ideally I'd end up being an animation studio mogul. I want to give adult animation some fucking dignity, and try to bring production back to the states as much as possible. I've kind of been doing the whole meaningless life thing for a few years after being really sick and I want to kind of leave an impact on one part of the world before I keel over.

It's something I think I could get really good at and I want to be really good at something.
And I see so much uninspired art floating around and want to show that I can do a lot better.

>>3107734
I used to draw stick man comics when I was younger. I always liked to draw, but lacked the skills to make anything worthwhile. Art class was always frustrating because it seemed you either had the ability to draw or didn't. I know this one girl who was drawing at a high school/college level in elementary school because her Dad was an artist and taught her.

Now that I know it's possible to get better and I realize what can be accomplished with fundamentals, I want to try again. I also want to do imageboard quests, but I want to make them look and feel cool so that's one of my goals too.

>>3107734
>What's your primary motivation to practice art?

Drawing itself

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>>3107734
>Do you draw because the title of artist is alluring?
No. Anyone can don the title of "artist", the title itself holds no special significance.
>Put food on the table?
I would hope that my time is worth at least the basic necessities.
>The admiration of others?
I could easily garner the admiration of the average person by showing them the art work I did in the third grade. Affirmation is nice, but it's superficial and does not serve as my primary motivation.
>To get your ideas realized on paper?
They're not always my ideas, but I do enjoy the process of turning a thought into something that is tangible.
>Anime girls?
You caught me.If nothing else I do it all for Sakiko-chan.

For me, art has always been very integral to how I function and has essentially become the vessel through which I connect to and traverse the world.

I can either die in stagnant waters or navigate the ocean blue and make my time worth something. I can only hope that by the end of it I have something worth teaching.

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I want to post something noble, like making the world a more beautiful place...

...But in all honesty, I can never find the porn I want to look at online. I can hardly find anything catering to my fetishes, and I can never find Rule 34 of the characters I want. So I'm motivated to draw, to get what's inside my head out.

>>3110902
what you are saying is something that grabs my attention. please say more.

>>3111039
The snack that smiles back.

But I'm kind of tired of the types of adult shows out there. Most of them do the exact same thing as the others, they just do it in different ways. Limited animation (not even sacrificing movement for style, like Boondocks or Black Dynamite... Because those don't have the best scripts or most fluid animations all the time but good lord they love character style and it shows), reliance on raunchy scripts with either current pop culture or references to older material, to where it essentially becomes a competition of who can be the most crass. Not the most offensive, just the most crass. Not all shows are like this, there are one or two that really stand out heads and tails above the rest in their genre... But would it be the end of the world if there was a series that was a drama? Or an action, or a sci-fi, or anything that didn't rely on the crutch of comedy? Is it really too much to ask for a little bit of dignity and talent to go into adult animation? I think not, and I want a hand in changing that.

>>3107734

I want that feeling I had the first time I drew. That dunning-krueger rush of 'i can do this holy shit'. I only get it when I push my limits.

Just want to make a manga. The problem I have is that I'm too easily influenced. Once I see something cool I want to make something EXACTLY like that. Whenever I sit and think of my own ideas I just second guess everything and wonder if anybody would like it.

>>3107734
Cute furry girls.
I had some long introspection on the matter and I came to the conclusion that I'm filling a need for a mate.

>>3107734
i want to make beautiful women cry because of the beauty of my art.

To be able to create females who are incomparably more stellar than the real world counterpart is thrilling in a sort of cathartic way.

>>3107734
I like it when I use the pencil, and it makes a mark on the paper. And then the paper is different because of it.

I can achieve the same result by crumpling the paper, but that is too quick to be satisfactory.

So making marks or folding the paper is the best way.

>>3108030
>genius both physically and mentally
>physically
how can someone be a "physical" genius?

Well for me personally, The action of drawing makes me happy. When i was born out of the womb I loved to draw. Creating something that's out of this planet. I guess it's been naturally apart of me. Also I want the desire to be a known artist for decades motivates me too. Making people laugh, lots of things really.

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>>3107734
I love the freedom of it and the fun that I have with it. I have yet to find something that allows me to express myself on its level while at the same time allowing me to play around in my absurd thought process. If I can get myself to laugh at a piece then I think its a fairly decent piece

>>3111510
best way to combat that is make something you like, there's bound to be others with the same taste as you that will like what you do and maybe even support you.

I am compelled to draw. It's just part of who I am.

That being said, my primary motivation is to earn money. If money wasn't a factor I wouldn't stress about my art nearly as much, and I probably wouldn't do it as much.

>>3107734
>Do you draw because the title of artist is alluring?
It's like the "Doctor" title when you get a PhD, so why not
Put food on the table?
Of course
The admiration of others?
Not admiration but if some people like my art then I'll be happy
To get your ideas and feelings realized on paper?
Yes yes YES, that's exactly why I draw.
Anime girls?
Eh it may be fun, also it generates money so why not take the opportunity and get gut while drawing anime girls ?

> I was that kid that could draw.
> never studied just doodled in class
> people thought I'd be a famous artist
> 21 y/o playin vidya and wastin life away
> feel like I wasted my one natural "talent"
> family says I should get back into art
> start drawing around 5 hours every other day for 1.5years
> made decent improvement, but have yet to learn proper fundies/loomis so kind of suck still

My motivation:
> I want to be good/great at whatever I do
> It's a hobby/skill I will have for the rest of my life

>>3107734
im trying to document and order the chaos of my specific brand of homosexuality via an abstract but character-driven redemption narrative so that it will sacrifice itself instead of me having to kill it and then i can be straight without experiencing psychic death and maybe help other homos be straight too

its gonna be like an animation but really im probably just gonna kill myself because ive barely started fundies

>>3115427
Indeed it will stick with you...as long as you don't injure your arm/hand in any serious way, or get a degenerative condition.

Just watch out for your health my dude, it's vital to an artist.

>>3107734
If I don't create one amazing artwork in my lifetime It will be a fate worse than eternal damnation.

>>3115517
This. This and fucking a 9-10/10 are on my must-do list.

Unfortunately while I have plenty of time to do the former I'm running out of time to do the latter.

>>3107734
I want the power to create.

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>>3107734
i just really want to draw cute girls, man

Because all my mediocre middle class friends make me want to be different by having an actual fulfilling life. Every time I spend time drawing a picture I genuinely feel like I'm somebody

>>3107734
Extreme trauma to start with. I went on from there