I recently had a discussion with a close friend of mine. He was just hired for the first time by someone and I have yet to get in the industry. We were talking about what motivates us and why our determination is unscathed. We had a lot of the same reasons and we both wondered what motivated people to get in.... This isn't…
For the past few weeks/months, I feel like I don't have any motivation to do anything, specially models, the only thing I've accomplished this past few week was fixing my old xbox. I feel like I've made a lot of bad choices in the past few week, stuff like leaving a game dev. project. I feel like I lost almost all my…
Hey all, I am posting this in hopes that somebody will talk some sense into me and get me out of this funk I am in. I recently graduated from college in December, the first few weeks were fine. I sat at my computer and worked on some models. In school, I was known for always working on something, I was always pushing…
I'm new here and I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Seth and I'm kind of stuck in a career path I don't like. So I've taken it upon myself begin learning how to create quality artwork and java script programming to become employable, or to employ myself. I've posted some art that I've had the time to create. The…
Hey, just wondering if it's a common problem with other artists dealing with motivation? This is something that has blighted my work for as long as I can remember; no matter how much I'm interested in the art I'm working on, I'm forever allowing myself to be distracted. It's got to a point now I'm calling out for help.…
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…
Good day Polycounters. Motivation and practice goes a long way. Though, discipline is another story on its own. In a situation like mine, I really want to build my portfolio but don't see the end of the tunnel. Slowly but surely I don't see it's worth the time and effort to invest in making digital art since there is…
I've been thinking lately, And i believe I've thought thoroughly enough to make a coherent post about how confidence is ultimately more important than motivation, for the sole reason that confidence defeats the need for motivation. Here's my train of though; I used to suck at finishing my projects, i'd always make up some…
I wrote this a while ago in response to a thread about feeling lack of motivation for projects. It seems to be pretty relevant again several months later, so I'm posting it as a standalone post/topic: One of the most common questions I see in art and design communities comes from beginning artists who want to know: How do…