Art: Expectations vs. Reality

terath das khokhar
4 min readJan 22, 2021

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AAah Life as an artist! It can certainly be full of surprises and fears. It’s interesting, exciting, and a lot of fun. Creativity never stops, you bring ideas to life on paper. But it’s also very different from what people think and the artist thinks himself! Its reality often goes beyond expectations. This is a list I call art: expectations vs. reality.

Art is a vague word. It involves a lot of things and is always debated. However, it is all around us. Art is indispensable. Whether it’s in exhibitions, books, commercials, movies, street graffiti, if you look, you’ll see it.

For as long as I can remember, I have always loved painting and drawing. Who didn’t spend hours playing with crayons as a child? Then you grow up and you move on to different things, but art still surrounds you. In my case, I just decided to go back to the game with Crayon as an adult.

As an artist, I always find inspiration in public places: walking down a busy street, walking through trees, talking to people; once impressed, the process of bringing an idea to life is not as straightforward as it used to be. Could think This is the first thing in this list of facts.

2.An artwork would not be good until then:

Once the artwork is finished, first, I always struggle with the desire to do more. Should I not correct this line, add more colors there, or add more details? When it comes to painting, you have to learn and stick to your first instinct. I know a lot of artists struggle with that. Thankfully, for me, it’s not that difficult. It may be a little difficult to resist the ever-changing things, but overall, I feel great when painting. A sense of accomplishment.

So I’ll put my paintbrush or my graphic tablet down if I’m working on a computer, take a step back, look at the artwork, and if I’m satisfied with it, I’ll do it when I’m done. I will consider Then, sometimes, I’ll look at it again a few days later and I think it’s awesome! This is also an issue that I know a lot of artists have: you feel satisfied with your work until you see it again later and it will look awful.

Sometimes I’ll make some changes, sometimes I’ll just let it go and move on. It is important to learn to move forward.

3. Passion is not easy to come by:
Inspiration can be found anywhere. A tag on the wall, a crack in the floor, a leaf falling from a tree. Right. But most of the time, it won’t happen. Just like anything else, it will take action and work to create inspiration.

Sometimes, the excitement will go on vacation and you will stop staring at an empty canvas, feeling empty. And you have to drag her ass back.

4. What do you think is the life of an artist?
Most people think that life as an artist is either too enchanting — that you are a rich and eccentric creative genius — or that a starving artist can’t afford to buy pasta for lunch. ۔ But the truth is mostly in between. No, you probably won’t be rich and you can’t afford a top number studio in Paris or New York. You just have to be more discriminating with the help you render toward other people. But also, if you work, you will not feel hungry and you will live a reasonable life.

The struggle is real and the process of creation is difficult, but living the life you have chosen is amazingly rewarding. I will not trade it for anything. Doing what I love to do is the most important thing in my life.

5. You don’t have to make as much as you think.
A big part of being an artist — or creative business in general — is the business side of things. Much of your time will be spent marketing, fixing and optimizing your website, working on SEO (search engine optimization), finding your taxes, and so on.

The creative process is really just a small part of my art business. What I spend most of my time on is usually marketing. Especially social media! It is difficult and requires time and effort.

Life is never what you think it is. Nor is he becoming an artist. It will take you to places you never thought possible. It’s hard but very rewarding Oh!

Expectations are often unrealistic, but sometimes it’s a good thing.

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