So I've been lurking around here for quite a while now, and have seen a great many wonderfully talented (and not so talented...) people come through. So the question comes to mind: what it is that drives/motivates you to do 3d/2d art? I really enjoy it mostly as a hobby, not planning a future in it, but I still try to…
Just the desire to be better. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc"]RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us - YouTube[/ame]
Art is the reason to wake up in the morning for me. What better motivation can one have? And the majority got that "nasty perfectionist trait" as you said. You just need to be able to control it.
Well, keeping yourself motivated is one of the challenges that you're going to encounter as the years ago by. There's no formula to follow because everyone's different and different stuff works differently depending on many things. For instance, one of the things that used to work a lot for me was going back to the games…
Some people in the office gave me an early Christmas present today. It's a large poster quoting what I say every other day. You can say this to yourself when your motivation lags. "Stop whining and get your shit done!"