Striving for Imperfection

Trying to make every piece of art you create as perfect as possible can actually be harmful to us as artists, and the obsession with perfectionism can quickly become all-consuming. In this video, Bobby talks about his own fixation on making perfect art and how his creative process has drastically changed over time.

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[Peannlui]

In recent years - especially when doing comic book pages, which is often time-restricted - I've come to learn that finished is better than perfect in that case. (And avoid pointing out where your art looks weak to other people/clients, if they like it and you're paid for it, just say thank you!)

[aisadal]

I like this new approach on the mindset; we definitely should strive for imperfection, as it allows us to be our true and authentic selves.

[mink]

I need to change the password of my brain because this video pops up right when I need it and it seems suspicious.

[aisadal]

Pursuing perfection only ruins and destroys us in the end, since nothing we do is ever good enough. Striving for imperfection, on the other hand, as you put it, allows us to stop this one sided competition, in addition to forgiving and loving ourselves, because the finished product will always be worth it, and it will always be enough. Thanks for bringing me on this trip; sometimes I forget to these things from time to time, so a reminder like this is very much appreciated 😊

[reicarlos]

i saw an interview video of my favorite artist claire wendling, and in that video she stated that we should forgive ourselves if we make an error or mistakes on our work. That tip is really work to stabilize our mental when we making artwork

[suzume_artz]

This video appeared on my feed at the right time. I really needed to hear this. Thank you ❤

[nancye]

Wonderful reminder—I gotta say, I’m relieved to hear your comments on sketchbooks! Love your work, and Kei’s, and I hit the life drawing about every other week. From the first 1-minute sketch to the 10-minute sketch I am amazed at how my drawing improves in just 90 minutes. Also a Schoolism subscriber! 💚💜💚💜💚

[ArtfulRe]

I love this illustration! It's so cute!!

[ronnykhalil]

wow, this resonates so much, especially now. also, I love the way you make loops with the selection tool while drawing the outline before shading. looks fun and is prolly more accurate than trying to just trace the outline straight on

[metalassassin]

Tbh I'm at that point that I'm "tardely" going for perfection when I shouldn't. Because it does feel like I'm killing the soul of my pieces.
Once someone said "There's perfection in imperfction", might've actually been me, but I can't reacall xD

[victoriacaedo]

Thankyou for keeping us sane sir Bobby as always! huhuhu

[santone]

Thank you so much for this video Bobby . Very usefuI I do try to join in with your live draws when possible . Would love to some day be part of your schoolism courses
I Appreciate all the free stuff you do

[TatTankT]

But bro you are one of the modern day masters thank you for all you do to help us thanks for sharing bro 😎

[maximefavre]

Hello Bobby. First of all, Thank you so much for everything you created so far and what you give back. Really. It’s exceptional.
I was considering resuming a new yearly subscription plan to schoolism lately, then waited a little bit on order to take benefit of the usual amazing spring sale, but that doesn’t seem to be on this year.
If it’s not happening I’ll subscribe anyway, but do you plan to put on a discount on the futur eventually ?

Thank you again. You channel is by far my favorite in here 😊

[zigaudrey]

Boy, I can be a perfectionist at time and I wish to strive for imperfection because there aren't such thing as perfect. What art does is more than the look, it's the emotional feel, the substance. When you display what you want to project despise your poor art-style, you did the job right. I admit I am jealous of artists who have better and worst style than me. This is why it is best to drawn for myself and not being pressured by others artists. I made the right choice for leaving DA even if the reason is because of a meme.
I believe that art can snap people out of their perfectionist mindset. Nobody is perfect. Embrace imperfection and you will never realize that you are a good artist.

[robertpowell]

What's funny is that I found it worked better for me to do 'rough drafts' then take a somewhat more finalized sketch in a 'main' sketchbook, as it allowed me to focus on the subject with more intent rather than sloppily doodling with no real direction and just filling up sketchbooks for the sake of filling them up. I would sketch rough concepts and studies in one sketchbook to help me learn about what I'm drawing and build confidence (shaking the proverbial rust of) then in the 'main' sketchbook I would do a more developed concept, though it's still not a "final" concept as it's still just a concept sketch but it's more developed and detailed.

[dinoblaster]

Hey Bobby I'm sorry if you've received messages about this before but I would love to hear your opinion on DALL·E 2, the new ai image creator. Its almost frightening seeing how fast these "creative ai" are advancing. I know it can be seen as just a tool to make art faster but with tech like this it could soon render creatives obsolete. As someone who is striving to be an artist I cant help but see a bleak future.

[LadySingingWolf]

I wish I could afford schoolism, but I'm about to quit my job and have to keep a very tight hold on my budget until I get a new job. I will say I fight constantly with perfectionism with my drawings and even when I render a piece. I think a lot of it stems from one bad art teacher I had back in high school who had really harsh critiques and would even go behind my back and alter my work. She did this once that I can confirm (two friends saw her working on it and warned me) to a watercolor painting I was working on of my parent's wedding. After they warned me I took a close look at the painting and was able to spot every single thing she did. She wanted me to enter the portrait into competition at the upcoming fair...I told her no, because at that point I didn't even want to claim it as mine.

[the_Googie]

Hey Bobby, quick question: What happened at 1:31? It was greyscale and suddenly BOOM shading and texture?

[RRFreelance]

The 1:30 to 1:33 is a big part.. how did you do that?