My 2025 Art Goals! [& tree frog sketching!]

[@sweet_mayonaise]

something I used to do a lot (but haven't in a while and want to get back to) is treating my sketchbook almost like a diary? At some point during the day I would try to remember what stood out most to me and would draw it from memory or over exaggerate what really happened. Sometimes I'd even draw my misconception of what I thought happened (I once saw a man walking his dog but I was zoning out when I saw it so for a second I thought it was a kangaroo? so I drew that instead). It's a really fun exercise to kind of let go and because you focus more on the memory instead of an accurate representation it feels more free to draw and there's not a lot of pressure on getting everything to look exactly the way it happened.

[@ChantelleArts]

These are the CUTEST little froggos!! 😍😍

[@Ultraangel300]

As a beginning content creator I am glad to know the other people are going through the same struggles I am thank you

[@tothelandofpromise]

Yay, tree frogs!!! Now he needs a suit... Monsieur Trie Frog hehe 😊!!!

[@HitoriLuiss]

First! I love your videos and art style sm! Cant wait to see what next year holds^^

[@SmiileySmiiles]

“Silly Cute Weird Concepts” ❤❤❤

[@JelArts]

Haha yes

[@IarasSnowflake]

I loved hearing your art goals! I too feel pretty rigid in my sketchbook, especially with subject matter! I find that I'm much more adventurous when I block out large chunks of time for drawing. No pressure of having to rush! I hope you acheive your art goals!

[@JelArts]

Yess, I'm also becoming rigid with the subject matter!! I wanna just draw more interesting stuff :0

[@JasmineZellmer]

I've always loved your creatures, like your rock gardens and your island animals! I'd love to see even more interesting and weird things! Myself I'm trying to focus on more regular streams, and more full illustrations next year. I don't want to overload myself by tacking on too many goals.

[@JelArts]

Yes that's exactly what I mean! Those rock gardens and weird stuff like that!

[@josaurus_draws]

Second! Being honest though, your art has gotten me through so much, and I can’t even being to explain how much I appreciate it.

[@JelArts]

I really appreciate you saying that :) it means a lot!

[@annaarts23]

I love how those frogs turned out! And your goals for the next year sound like they'll be really good for you. My biggest goal is probably going to be using up a bunch of watercolour paper I seem to have collected, hopefully to push me into doing more finished pieces on paper/not just in my watercolour sketchbooks.

[@JelArts]

Oh man I also have some scrap watercolour paper I need to use up. That's a good idea!

[@liesbethartlife]

Such cute Frogs, loved watching the process of them coming to live. As a traditional artist, I support your goal of making more traditional paintings ! My resolution for next year is just surviving the year, not having the best months health wise

[@JelArts]

Hope your year goes better than expected! Take care of yourself!

[@sadmimikyu8807]

I did love it and I want to say that I like your goals and I will be looking forward to seeing you being more free in your work. Also love the idea of you inventing new things and themes and it feels as if this is exactly what you need right now. My goals are to ditch my hardwired perfectionism, fill my sketchbook aaand have fun with it!

[@JelArts]

Those sound like great goals!!

[@allianico]

woo new vid!! I'm super excited to see what cool concepts you come up with! idea generating is such a satifiying process :D I actually have some similar art goals, I wanna pickup world building and character design !

[@JelArts]

Yesss we can do this 🙏

[@sorinmize2313]

My hope is to work on finished peices and be more present on social media so I can have enough to sell things at a convention the following year

[@gorlheck5574]

I think a goal i may set is to draw something new everyday, could be a character, an animal, an irl person, etc

[@JelArts]

That's a great idea!

[@afos32]

I want to start making prints and stickers

[@JelArts]

It's so fun, go for it!

[@creamsiclecat]

Theres smaller canvas panels so the transition isnt so jarring! I suggest getting some that are smaller or the size of yoyr sketchbook. Also they can stand a lotta abuse so if you hate it, you can paint over it again.

[@JelArts]

It's moreso the texture that I'm not a fan of. I think I prefer painting on paper! More of a soft texture. I know you can prime & sand canvases too so I could try that. I did tons of traditional painting in art school but I used illustration board! I just remembered that haha. I should get some of that again.

[@CreativaArtly]

Goals: Sell my earrings in more places Get my Etsy off the ground

[@JelArts]

You can do it!!!