Size artists, where do you get the motivation to draw or animate?

[TakoAlice8]

I really want to make a lot of size media catered to my own tastes because I have some trouble finding size media that does that, I can’t afford commissions, and I am anti AI due to it using artists work without consent. I also want to make size art because I can not actually get shrunk to a super small size or be with a gigantic person in real life T-T, so art is is how I get to have those experiences.

The problem is, drawing is very energy taxing for me. Especially because I am a perfectionist and my instincts tell me to fix every imperfection.

I got into animating and I simplify the drawings in the frames and draw the keys first. But it still feels quite energy taxing, as if I am running a marathon but not actually running.

My fellow artists, how did you fall in love with the process of drawing?

[miss-lillipants]

@TakoAlice8 I say this coming from a drawing and writing background, can’t say much for animation. For me, the creative drive comes and goes. Creating takes work: some days it’s easier, a lot of the time though, it takes and effort. It can be exhausting. Countering the perfectionism is only a small part of the problem, I think. But I don’t mean to make is sound all “gloom and doom” though; I just mean that you’re not alone.

It’s hard to not already “love the process” - you wouldn’t be wanting to create otherwise (unless you’re being forced to, but that’s a different issue). So rather than seeking to “fall in love with the process”, it’s worth being patient and, I guess, let the magic happen when it happens. Don’t force yourself, lest you get frustrated. But don’t give up entirely: fill the time by doing something else - something small, or something unrelated to your current project, even if it’s just practising for yourself. Every little bit of work you do is progress, for the term short term and long term, and contributes to your process.