Overcome Fear of Failure as an Artist Handling Art Critiques

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Oh, oh, oh! Hey there, my gorgeous, darling, beautiful, wonderful Queen Bees

It is your girl Amanda, the buzzed artist. Welcome back to my channel, a place where you can just let loose and just have fun with your art

Today I just really wanted to have a talk, a little chat, if you will, while I'm doing some concept drawings for a video

that I have coming up where we're making Christmas ornaments. This is just going to be a really chill little conversation we're going to have together

concerning a subject that is really near and dear to my heart

And that is a subject of knowing your worth as an artist and how to overcome fear of failure in your art

and overcoming negative feedback. So sit back, grab a coffee, and let's get to chatting

Now, a lot of artists encounter an intrinsic fear of failure. It's totally normal

And sometimes, this fear is driven, by a core deep-seated sentiment, which is my art, and thus myself, are just not good enough

These feelings of unworthiness are common amongst both new and experienced creatives

They feel their art is bad and that no one would even care to consider it seriously

And what I have seen happen in some cases is a fledgling artist succumbing to their feelings of inadequacy

putting away their canvas and brushes and never daring to touch art ever again

And it's kind of a shame and really sad to see that happen, but it happens to a lot of artists and a lot of creative people

Now, I would be lying if I said I never experienced feelings of unworthiness

Actually, the opposite is quite true. I have personally felt this way about my art many, many, many times

Even in all my years of creating, I still feel that self-doubt

and battle big bouts of imposter syndrome. and you'll remember I did a video about imposter syndrome

and I'll link that in the description below. But despite these feelings, I still keep going and create more art

And I really do it despite those emotions. Now, of course, I want to go touch on the idea of understanding why what we do as artists

and what we do with our art is good enough. Art is a learning process

What we often see as the art masterpieces in galleries and museums is an artist's magnumopus

a culmination of their years of botched paintings, hacked drawings, sleepless nights, self-loathing and whiskey-induced tantrums

We don't see any of the half-baked sketches of the horribly painted canvas, we only see the good stuff

And that is important to remember. We often fall into the trap of feeling not good enough when we start comparing ourselves and our work to others We see someone years and years and years of art experience on canvas and conclude that our experience and therefore our art is unworthy of notice

And if I may inject some tough love here, that notion is just utterly ridiculous

but you would be surprised at how many people I have spoken to that believe this about themselves

Comparing your work to that of Monet, Banxi, Da Vinci, or Pecote

is kind of like comparing apples to oranges. Every person's creative journey is different

and thus their art and progress will be different. So be forgiving and understand that you are

in the learning process. It's okay and perfectly normal to make mistakes and to create art

that you absolutely hate. I'm not going to deny that you should love every one of your paintings

or every one of your creations because that would just be silly. You don't have to

have to. You don't have to always have this kind of peaceful existence with your art. Sometimes

you can absolutely freaking hate it. And that's okay. As much as you need to love yourself in the

process, you also want to have a positive mindset. Just remember that you need to love yourself

and be forgiving to yourself in this process. And as much as I like to talk about needing to

love yourself in the process, you also want to have a positive mindset towards continuous

improvement for your art. You want your art to get better. Practice. Learn the fundamentals. Go back to basics. Do everything you need to do to cast that annoying little voice of self-doubt out

And of course, if I can just do a little quick plug here, I actually have a mini course all about getting started with acrylic painting

If you ever were interested in doing acrylic painting or wanting to get your feet wet more into the medium, be sure to sign up for my free class

You can look for that link in the description below. Now, another part of why artists kind of struggle with the fear of failure is the outside influence

the negative voices that keep coming at them. And the best way to combat these negative voices, as hard as it sounds, is to ignore it

Now, the subject of this negativity from external forces, I mean, we already are dealing as artists with a lot of negative internal voices that we put on ourselves on our own work

But the external ones are the ones that I feel are also very powerful in making or breaking somebody

And it's a very sore subject for me because as a creator here on YouTube, where my art is on public display for the world to see and comment on, I encounter lots of feedback

You as my subscribers and the YouTube community as a whole is and has always been absolutely wonderful to me

And the majority of my subscribers are loving supportive grateful creatives who look to my work to get inspired And I just wanted to take a quick note and say thank you However with all the positivity and awesome feedback that I do get I also do get the negative ones too

And I'm not talking constructive criticism here. I'm referring to the mean and sensitive comments that come from a place of lack

not of a place of abundance, of there's room for everybody here in the space

It's coming from a place where every artist for themselves, I'm better than you

And it is these comments from negative people, or what I like to call the lack trolls, that really rubbed me the wrong way

So really beware the lack trolls in your life. And as a creator and a fellow artist, it is very easy to get wrapped up in the negative comments

whether it be comments talking about my appearance, my artwork, my quote unquote talent, or how to run my art business, which this one is my favorite one by far

And I'm of course not saying that any feedback or any constructive criticism is bad

It's not. I welcome it wholeheartedly. And there are ways to give art critiques and constructive feedback

But it is quite another to put down another fellow artist in order to guilt them into getting more free stuff out of them

This is something that has not only happened to me, but to a multitude of other artists that I have seen online

These lack trolls just want to keep taking and taking and taking and never see the

the full value of what these artists are providing to them. And what is worse is these lact trolls publicly slamming creatives online

expecting special treatment and or cheaper prices so they can get what they want

This type of behavior and treatment is literal poison to us as creatives

because it not only makes us feel that our art and hard work is worthless

but it also gives us the urge to devalue ourselves at the expense of the freeloading

black trolls. I have seen people lower the price of their artwork or charge an insanely low amount of money

on account of a lack troll giving them so much grief online. I have seen this happen so many times in the art

community. It literally makes me sick. And you know what Queen Bees? The buck stops here. We have to remember

that art is an expression and a means to spread a message, our message. It is also a way for lots of artists

to earn income to support themselves so they can keep creating more art and keep expressing. And keep

expressing themselves. And if we as artists continue to devalue our work, lower our prices to

keep the lact trolls happy, that will only make you feel expendable, overworked, burnt out, and

worse of all, unable to create more art because you just can't freaking afford to do it anymore

And quite unfortunately, I have also seen this happen where artists are literally working themselves

to the bone thinking that they have to appease these lact trolls Now there isn any way to block these lact trolls or these haters They will always be there doing what they do best

But what matters is what you do about it. And that starts with your mentality

Know your worth. There will always be haters, these freeloaders, these lact trolls, these negative people

who will try to suck out every bit of creative energy out of you

Most often, for their own benefit, like trying to, to sell your artwork as their own. True story, by the way. Instead, focus on you. You are so

worthy, and you bring years of experience to the table with your artwork. Remember, all of those

long hours and nights of sketching, doodling, painting, and repainting, and no, all those hours

did not go to waste. You put your heart and your soul and personal story on canvas, a story

that only you can tell. You invested in yourself with time and practice

something that these lactrules don't do, and they don't even bother doing

You may even have taken a course or two to further improve your skills

All those things prove time and time, again, that you and your artwork are highly valued

Don't ever try to short-sell yourself on this. Do not do that

It's so incredibly frustrating when I hear an artist, completely feel that their work is just not appreciated and that they don't feel worthy to be

called an artist, that they feel themselves as a failure. Honey, you bring something to the table

you put the hours in, you put the time in, you did something so brave by putting yourself out there

The least you can do is believe in yourself and know that what you are doing is putting you in the

right direction. As I've heard many inspirational people say, there is always going to be a lot of

shit before the good happens. So if you're getting a good deal of negativity, most probably

you're doing something right. You just have to keep trusting yourself and know your worth. Okay, I know I

went on a bit of a rant here, but this is a subject I've been wanting to talk about for quite some time

and I felt it totally appropriate to mention it here for anyone who is struggling with the feelings

of failure and unworthiness as an artist. You are in control of how you feel about yourself

and no one else. Know your value. Know your worth. All right, my queen bees, that's all I got for you today

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meet to you in the future. And with that being said, remember to love yourselves and always have fun with your art

I will see you all next time. Bye