What are your reasons for doing visual art?

[owotrucked]

What reasons or feelings motivates you to sink hours into creating visual artworks and improving at it? (drawing, painting, sculpture, 3D models, photography, montage, toilet paper tower stacking, etc.) What do you enjoy in your activity?

For those who don't practice any of those activities, what would attract you in these fields? And why do you choose not to dab into it?


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I've seen threads about what motivates writers, but I don't remember seeing one for artist.

Anyway, to answer first, I draw because I like boobas

Please tell me that all artists aren't like that.

 

[Zirrboy]

I'm far from a level of drawing where I could use it to express anything, but if I wasn't, I would be able to make my characters expressive in ways that writing cannot convey.

Which in my case is horny for the most part. So Zirrboy has joined team booba (wannabe).

 

[CupcakeNinja]

What reasons or feelings motivates you to sink hours into creating visual artworks and improving at it? (drawing, painting, sculpture, 3D models, photography, montage, toilet paper tower stacking, etc.) What do you enjoy in your activity?

For those who don't practice any of those activities, what would attract you in these fields? And why do you choose not to dab into it?


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I've seen threads about what motivates writers, but I don't remember seeing one for artist.

Anyway, to answer first, I draw because I like boobas

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Please tell me that all artists aren't like that.

I'm not a visual artist, per se, but my face is a work of art.

 

[RainingSky]

I started doing it for not dying of boredoom in class ignoring reality, actually happend to get decent at it and devoluped motivation, shokingly, and because it's something I can do everywhere as long as I have a pencil and a piece of paper.

 

[EternalSunset0]

What reasons or feelings motivates you to sink hours into creating visual artworks and improving at it? (drawing, painting, sculpture, 3D models, photography, montage, toilet paper tower stacking, etc.) What do you enjoy in your activity?

For those who don't practice any of those activities, what would attract you in these fields? And why do you choose not to dab into it?


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I've seen threads about what motivates writers, but I don't remember seeing one for artist.

Anyway, to answer first, I draw because I like boobas

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Please tell me that all artists aren't like that.

I'm mostly similar to Zirrboy, but in addition, I've always wanted to be able to draw waifus and such. Bring my characters to life because I'm personally more of a visual person.

Heck, I confess that if only I had godlike skills in art, I wouldn't be here on this site writing novels and instead be at Webtoon or something.

Long shot, but there's also the chance to eventually monetize art enough that I can make a living out of it.

That way, I get to kinda sustain myself while not having to deal with all the stresses that come with an actual office-based job.

 

[Ilikewaterkusa]

What reasons or feelings motivates you to sink hours into creating visual artworks and improving at it? (drawing, painting, sculpture, 3D models, photography, montage, toilet paper tower stacking, etc.) What do you enjoy in your activity?

For those who don't practice any of those activities, what would attract you in these fields? And why do you choose not to dab into it?


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I've seen threads about what motivates writers, but I don't remember seeing one for artist.

Anyway, to answer first, I draw because I like boobas

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Please tell me that all artists aren't like that.

It’s relaxing and one day I want to create an image so ugly and bizzare it can kill people

 

[DarkeReises]

What reasons or feelings motivates you to sink hours into creating visual artworks and improving at it? (drawing, painting, sculpture, 3D models, photography, montage, toilet paper tower stacking, etc.) What do you enjoy in your activity?

For those who don't practice any of those activities, what would attract you in these fields? And why do you choose not to dab into it?


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I've seen threads about what motivates writers, but I don't remember seeing one for artist.

Anyway, to answer first, I draw because I like boobas

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Please tell me that all artists aren't like that.

I can't draw or make any form of art for shit, but I wish I could draw my characters. Too many ideas, not enough outlets.

 

[GodlessEmperor]

I draw because I like boobas

yes

 

[tiaf]

My friends did it back in middle school, so I picked it up as a hobby too. I think, I like every other weeb, had the delusions to draw a manga in the future and make it big. Lack of skill prevented me.

So I practiced, and practiced, and...At some point, I was the only one left still drawing.

I guess it's because I still had OCs left to draw that I didn't give up. It's fun to draw, but at the same time, it's pain. I still got these random uncontrollable impulses and strikes of inspiration to draw.

Funnily, I started to write because my lack of art skills. Now I illustrate my stories and my art skills kinda improved with it. But sadly not in a webtoon suited direction.

 

[2021]

your reasons are not valid. The true reason is you want to draw dohoonkabhankoloos


some want to draw males too, but I see they also want to just draw. MALE dohoonkabhankoloos

 

[RepresentingCaution]

I like commissioning artwork because it helps make my fantasies seem more tangible.

 

[LilTV1155]

What reasons or feelings motivates you to sink hours into creating visual artworks and improving at it? (drawing, painting, sculpture, 3D models, photography, montage, toilet paper tower stacking, etc.) What do you enjoy in your activity?

For those who don't practice any of those activities, what would attract you in these fields? And why do you choose not to dab into it?


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I've seen threads about what motivates writers, but I don't remember seeing one for artist.

Anyway, to answer first, I draw because I like boobas

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Please tell me that all artists aren't like that.

Two reasons.
1) To explain what can't be said.
2) And something like "I have no mouth, but I must scream."

 

[T.K._Paradox]

if i can't fuck a minecraft creeper in real life, might as well do it on paper

Why did you turn the creeper into a Lovecraftian sex doll? I mean it is good art, but...why.

 

[Maldon]

It's fun

 

[BenJepheneT]

Why did you turn the creeper into a Lovecraftian sex doll? I mean it is good art, but...why.

you give a deprived man an empty canvas and no restrictions for a prolonged period, something like this is gonna come out eventually.

 

[Amok]

I haven't illustrated or painted in a while, but what I'll say is that some things you can visualize which are harder to describe with words. The immediate emotional impact of a piece is also great if it's done well, with colors, form and shade leeching into your brain to form a tantalizing whole.

Spoiler: Phillpe Druillet

 

[Deleted member 54065]

I don't have an illustrator, so I do it myself.

 

[skillet]

with all kinds of media, I'd say there are stuff in your head that is best expressed as one medium over the rest. Some stories are best told written, some scenes transfer better visually, etc. I think really wanting to capture what's in my head in what I think is the best form for it to be expressed is what makes me draw... though I'm very far from talented in it yet, haha.

Also, when you create something nice, it's super satisfying.

 

[owotrucked]

Thank you for all your replies!

I gather that:
-Many shares the taste and motivation to create their OC husbando and waifus
-Visual art conveys informations that are difficult to understand with just words. Just like how sciences use diagram to illustrate things.

-It is a great complement to narration, solidifying our fantasies.


What about people who just makes a single pieces that are disconnected from any narrative context? Is it just the satisfaction to create something nice?

I feel like most artists want to create a story to give life to their OC, and not just draw them for the sake of it. But most of them don't have the time to actually make a comic.

 

[T.K._Paradox]

If I knew how to upload images from my phone, I would show the horrifying clay mask I made or the realistic eyeball drawing I tend to scribble out.