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- Thanks, Melissa. I guess you are right. At the beginning, I only knew how to use photoshop. But I picked up other skills like retouching, painting, lighting, photography, videography &, video editing along the way. And now I'm combining them all together in a way. And I always want to learn new things and try them, but as long as they are kinda related to my previous skills. But my recent feelings has left me confused. I hope I find my way soon. BTW thanks for your positive thoughts :)0 votedSeptember 8, 20170
- Lost passion. Will it ever come back?
Past 6 months have been so tough for me. I'm a digital artist and I've always been passionate about making arts and I've always tried to make money out of it just to buy better equipment and become better and better. I've always blamed my cheap equipment, my classes, my job and not having spare time; for dragging me down and not letting me become a professional. So since last year I spent all of my money on my gears and I upgraded them all and I got my bachelor degree this spring and I was a professional artist with professional gears and 3 months of spare time at the first day of this summer. But in a blink of an eye two and a half months passed without me doing anything. You don't know how much I'm mad at myself. I'm started doubting myself. I feel like a loser every day. Feeling like I've wasted all my time and money on nothing. I even blamed my friends for not encouraging me. But deep down I know that these are all excuses and there's still something missing. I'm not passionate anymore. I wish I was that 18 years old boy who was enthusiast and had so much courage to just open photoshop and make something beautiful out of nothing. Now I'm in a deep doubt. Should I try more, and push myself to do something that I don't feel like doing it at the moment? Shout I just let it go and move on and experience new things? Will I be successful if I do? This is what I used to do since I was a 15 and this is the only thing I've ever been good at and I'm losing my interest in it.
But in a blink of an eye two and a half months passed without me doing anything. You don't know how much I'm mad at myself. I've started doubting myself. I feel like a loser every day. Feeling like I've wasted all my time and money on nothing. I even blamed my friends for not encouraging me. But deep down I know that these are all excuses and there's still something missing. I'm not passionate anymore. I wish I was that 18 years old boy who was enthusiast and had so much courage to just open photoshop and make something beautiful out of nothing.
Now I'm in a deep doubt. Should I try more, and push myself to do something that I don't feel like doing it at the moment? Will this passion ever come back? Shout I just let it go and move on and experience new things? Will I be successful if I do? This is what I used to do since I was a 15 and this is the only thing I've ever been good at and I'm losing my interest in it.
Have you ever been in the similar situation? What do you think I should do?
September 7, 201751 - Interesting topic. Yeah it is punishable in our country. I used to be a Graffiti artist. Although my graffitis were garbage back in those days. Now I'm more into digital arts. But about graffiti; I really think cities should not let people draw whatever they like at any places and I think Graffiti artist should understand and respect that too. And also I think there should be special places for these artists to express their works and feelings. because let's face it, not everybody can draw a masterpiece. Most teenagers consider writing "F#%& you" on their neighbor's house a "Graffiti" and that'll just make a city look ugly. But despite that, I really think Graffiti is an art that should be expressed properly and it belongs to streets. So there should be a proper place for it on the streets.0 votedJune 4, 20170
- I really can't thank you enough for your wise words. All of you. It really helped me to understand my path and let go of those negative thoughts. After reading your comments I realized that I should be happy to have "dissatisfaction" or as Luis described it: "dissatisfaction is one of the most basic engines that keeps changing humanity"<hr id="[object Object]">0 votedJune 4, 20170
- I've learned English all by myself. I surrounded myself with everything. English music, English movies, English shows and so on. And after few years... boom... Here I am. For me, the most effective way was to watch a lot of movies and shows without any subtitle. At first, it was very hard and boring but over time my ears got used to English and I was able to understand it very easily. Now I'm able to understand every movie but sometimes I can't translate words and sentences to my own language. Becuase I've learned English by English.I know that it sounds hard or impossible but it's very easier than you think. Fun too. For example, imagine you don't know the translation of the word "Pregnant" and in a movie, a woman walks into the room with a big belly and says: "I'm pregnant". Though you don't know the translation of the word, you can easily understand the meaning of it. The first American show that I watched was Friends. I remember that I watched the whole season without understanding a sentence :D. But at the last episode of the show, I was able to understand almost 80% of the conversations. In my opinion, that's the easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to learn a language.0 votedJune 3, 20170
- Personally, I like to tickle people's imagination. One of my favorite questions is this: "If you were able to choose a super power what would it be?". I know that it sounds silly but people's answers are very funny and very different. I also like to argue about people's beliefs. For example, if someone is feminist, I'll act as a sexist just to see how they would react. <hr id="[object Object]">I can go on and on and on about topics that I usually talk to people about. Like their childhood, their dreams, parents, foods and etc. I never give up talkin :D0 votedJune 3, 20170
