Being an artist is so much fun. The possibilities for what you can create are endless. But, like most hobbies and passions, they can be messy and a struggle at times. If you're an artist, I'm sure you relate to these 11 struggles:
1. Getting led on the side of your hand
Oh yeah, that sketch is coming out pretty rad but your pencil needs to be sharpened. You check out the damage done and your pencil isn't the only thing damaged. BOOM! You have led all down your arm. So you just sit there and think, “is this the black parade that Gerard Way was telling us about?”
2. Getting gunk under your nails
Uck. Just uck. Yeah, it feels normal after a while when you're working on your project, but when you lift up your fingers and see gunk under your nails, you can't help but want to SCRUB. IT. OFF! Although you know you're acting like a creepy monster and talking in a deep crackly voice saying things like, “my pretty!" when no one else is around to see.
3. The eraser that makes things worse
Looks like "My Chemical Romance" threw up everywhere again. It happens something like this: “Oops. Well, I'll just fix it with my eraser here and... oh no. NO. NOOOO!!! WHYYYYY???!!!!”
4. Freebies
No, I cannot draw you and chances are I'm already working on something as you beg me to draw something else. Your please isn't pretty and we never referred to each other as best friends before. Please STOP begging me.
5. Artist's block
I have all this energy to be creative but WHAT IN THE WORLD DO I WANT TO CREATE?! Honestly, where are the freebies when you need em?
6. Wax sticks
We all bought that really awesome looking art set with over fifty pieces but, when you test it out, BOOM! You find out that you have nothing to show for the money spent on this kit. But hey, at least it looks nice, right...right?
7. People that use the yellow marker as a highlighter
Please don't be this person. There is nothing worse than a yellow marker with a black streak in it. It could make a piece of art go from hero to zero just like that.
8.Game plans
Sometimes you have a design planned and it ends up not coming out as planned. So why even plan a design in the first place?
9. Backseat drivers
10. Copycats
We all know a kid that would sit in art class and ask people what they're doing for their project, and as an artist, this can bug you more than anything. Why can't they just come up with a design themselves? Nah they would rather look over your shoulder and get "inspiration."
11. Finding out you're on the wrong layer
This is for the graphic designers out there. It can be nerve racking to finish a complicated step and then find out it's on the wrong layer. Even though you know it takes .2 seconds to copy and paste it to another layer it's just- UGHHH!!!
If you are an artist and you deal with these problems, then I understand your struggle. But, we shall overcome these struggles one layer at a time.
