Artistic Fears

I have that fear, I fear that I will be yelled at for not doing the character justice. I worry about there being a flaw or error as well.

 

I have that same fear that's why I haven't written in a while.

 

When I'm nearing finishing a picture I get the fear. It's a mix of fear and anticipation to people's reactions to it.
Also when I got back into drawing after a 4 year art block I had crippling fear that I would fall back into the art block if I didn't draw multiple pictures a day and it really affected the quality of my earlier art. Nowadays I'm a lot more chill about the whole thing and know it's okay if I take a day or two off or leave a picture over night to finish it the next day.

 

I have so many fears about my art and writing... for writing, I feel like people just won't read my work. Or they will yell at me for having the characters out of canon or something.

For art, the biggest fear is that everyone is simply lying to me that they like my style of art. This is why I'm somewhat afraid to post to other places...

 

My fear isn't that fans will hate me (Trust me, you'll know why eventually~) but rather that what I make doesn't get any recognition. I'm fine with it being a hidden gem, or underrated in any way, but the idea that no one even bothered with my works would be the most breaking...

 

My biggest fear with my writing is that no one will pay attention to the hours and hours of work I put into it because it's something people don't like and a lame JourneyFic concept. That's always why I'm so hesitant to post it to LV despite everyone supporting me doing so... it really doesn't affect the quality, but it does affect those thoughts of, "I'm finally gonna share this with you guys" as it just stops me dead in my tracks.

 

One of my biggest drawing fears would have to be the reactions. I mean I'm still learning how to draw. I've only been drawing digitally since Christmas, 2015. My fear is slowly going away, yet it just won't completely disappear.

 

So when do my drawings, I'm initially excited, and happy for myself. And then one of my friends from school starts criticizing (note: she has drawn ALOT longer than I have). And I stress out. But then I think that if I keep drawing, I'll get better. And so far, people have liked my drawings here on LV. I still have that moment when I think, "Should I really share this?" But i end up doing it anyway!

Writing wise, I have that moment when I get that email saying that there's a review, and I'm like, "Oh God they're complaining about my story and that they don't like it-"
Suprisingly, I've gotten mostly positive reviews on my fanfics. I've felt more assured with each chapter I post, but I still have that moment of where I'm not sure whether people will like it...

 

I am afraid of what others think but not to the same extent that most people have. I have a different view on my work other than something I made. I see it more as an idea I have been playing around with in my head for a while and wrote it down. I choose to share it across the internet simply because it is a copy and button press away from doing so. I write for fun and not for others. So it doesn't bother me that much because I don't really care if others hate it. I only care that I convey my idea clearly.

 

I'm personally afraid of other people dismissing my work as nothing. I think I write decently, and I don't like it when people slur on writing, and not just my own.
#MissingNo

 

I am sometimes afraid of the reception of my works, but mostly I'm just afraid that things don't turn out like I wanted them to.

 

I do fear that what I write is just written off as bad. I put a lot of time in things and I can't stand people thinking it is bad.

 

I used to be afraid of hate on my creative work. Then it actually did happen, and I found out that haters are neither considerate nor intelligent. So I wouldn't worry about that, @Griefing_g0lem .

On the other hand, I'm most afraid of not properly conveying a certain emotion to my reader. I want to impact my reader in some way at all times, and if I can't do that, well I feel I've failed as a writer. That's really what I fear. But as you learn and perform, you eventually get better at it.

 

I'm worried that I won't meet my own standards and that my work won't stick out.

 

That my pictures on paper will look nothing like the pictures in my head. That's always frustrating.

 

I do have that fear, actually. With the fanfic I'm currently writing rn and with future stories I plan in mind on doing. I mostly tell myself to hope that things would go well. :c

 

I have the worst social anxiety, but I've been getting on pretty well on LV so far. I think the most important thing is just to write or whatever for yourself first and foremost and just keep doing it without worrying what anyone else thinks. As long as you're having fun with it, other people's opinions shouldn't matter. Aside from that, there are always going to be people similar to you who will like what you have to say.

That being said, I still have a lot of trouble following my own advice at times.

 

Well you're not the only one, bud. I tend to have emotional problems due to my special condition. So with thinking about other people's opinions on the things I do has gotten me to worry at times. x.x