No.224935
>>224927That sounds really cool man. I wish I had project ideas like that too and the drive to act on them. Usually whenever I have some idea I will just think about how much effort it would be, how much it would cost etc and I end up not doing anything. My ambition is to be more like you in that way, it sounds like a satisfying way to live.
No.224963
>>224868well hobbies, but it does dawn on you you have to take care of your house and lawn, which I feel very under-prepared for. I've seen one or two houses in my neighborhood fall into disrepair because I imaging someone like me inherited the entire property and did not no what to do with it or have the time maintain it.
No.225197
I animate, though I'm currently out of commission right.
Cause believe me, it's more complicated than it sounds. To give an example I will spoil one animation I ended up shelving:
Around late March (after finishing another animation that was hard enough on its own) I started on this idea that was basically supposed to be me co-existing with my alter egos. Each alter ego was supposed to be represented by a different style of animation, from hand drawn to cel animation to even cg and maybe even stop motion. It wasn't going to be easy, but I wanted to finish it. However, here's the downside/condition to working on anything high concept, or at least with a ton of meticulous detail: you can't distract yourself with animations/videos from other artists.
Why?
Because it's like a house of dominoes.
And what tipped one domino towards the rest? Simple:
Prescient impostor syndrome.
Or to be concrete, and without naming names, another video/animation from a different artist had an idea about "alter egos" a bit too similar to mine. It wasn't 100% similar, obviously, but just enough to either make me fear I was ripping the person off or render the idea too convoluted to edit now due to the aformentiobed situation, leading me to shelve it.
>It's just a coincidence, the guy probably doesn't even care.
10 years ago I went through this exact same situation, yet I posted my finished work anyway, and the person took it by heart, so why take my chances?
Fortunately I ended up making two other shorter animations afterwards, and even started on a fairly long one, but yeah.
I'm taking a breather/hiatus now, mainly because I'm currently busy with other things on my plate this month. Though I do hope to continue later on this year, and maybe even release a conceptual (if not finished) cut of that alter ego animation someday.
No.225198
>>225197Artists are faggots with egos bigger than the milky way and more fragile than eggshells. I would never let an artbaby push me around like that. If I was a twitter artist I would definitely beef with everyone. What's that? You think I rip off your generic done a thousand time idea? Shut up before I draw your OC getting fucked by a black man.
No.225222
>>225198I am sorry that you feel that way.
Here is a calming song designed to relieve stress that was recently updated in 2023:
https://youtu.be/tNQmnP_Qt3k?si=nBGpQMjrBz7kaIDm