opalclit:

some reminders for artists

• it’s okay if you can’t speedpaint like the people on youtube do
• it’s okay if it takes you longer than an hour to finish a piece
• it’s okay if it takes you longer than a week to finish a piece
• it’s okay if it takes you longer than a month to finish a piece
• it’s okay to take however long you need to finish a piece
• it’s okay to never finish a piece (unless someone commissioned u and u got money for it. then u need to pick it up, but communicating with the person you’re working with is always better than not! 9 times out of 10, they’ll be understanding)
• it’s okay if your art gets 5 notes
• it’s okay if your art gets 1 note
• it’s okay if your art gets 0 notes
• it’s okay if you paint on thousands of layers
• it’s okay if you paint on one layer
• it’s okay if it takes you hours on one part of the picture to get it to look right
• it’s okay if you spend more time or less time on certain parts of the piece than on others
• it’s okay if you draw lots of fanart
• it’s okay if you draw just for fun
• it’s okay to take breaks between drawings that last long, long times