Social media HURT my art progress📱 oil paint with me

[@Blick_Art]

We hear so many people new to art say they feel pressure to share their private sketchbooks online, like popular influencers whose work looks impossibly perfect, and worry that they can't measure up. We think it's important to remember that a lot of what we see from popular creators are really auditions, displays of finished art intended to show the artist at their best (and that includes "sketchbook tours"). There's nothing at all wrong with that, but every artist needs (and deserves) a private space to develop, experiment, and exceed their current abilities, even if it means not every effort results in finished art.

[@ChantelleArts]

I completely agree with what you said about 'how can you expect your art to look like someone else's who has put in more practice' everyone is at a different stage in their journey and we need to try our best to remember that ❤

[@lauraluey]

'I should only be comparing my art to my past work, to see my improvment. Wishing my art looked as good as someone who has put in more practice than I have, is foolish, and only ended up hurting my feelings... The only way to improve is with patience and practice and since I'm committed to do that for the rest of my life, I'm very optimistic about where my art skills will be in the future' I absolutely loved listening to those words. They touched my heart in such a special way. What a timely message to hear 🙏🏻 Thank you ❤

[@nusaluthirah1196]

I love your paintings ♡. Your advice's are really helpful and are so relatable, it clears all my doubt so thank you and I hope your career as an artist will grow into a beautiful one.

[@Teti_K]

Your perspective on life which you translate through your highly aesthetic videos is great! Thank you for sharing your art and thoughts ❤

[@MadisonBriggsArtchick]

Another beautiful painting and video! Thank you for sharing 🩷

[@belle.youtube.channel]

I cant help but compare myself to others sometimes 😔, but i believe I’ll make it one day

[@scholarthefuture7284]

I love the quality of filming and execution ❤

[@Monalisapro]

Could you share your tricks in finding reference pictures and dealing with copyrights issues! P.s. love you blog! Thank you for inspiration!

[@sirikim1111]

Awesome! Your artwork is aesthetic, arrtactive and absolutely good feeling in this art vlog. 💖 So I too think that appropriate social media is helpful as an artist, but excessive immersion is a problem. Thank you for sharing and letting me comment! ✨💕😍

[@ChristinaLorenzen]

Social media can make us so hard on ourselves. I find I feel better the less time I spend online and then mostly Instagram. The encouragement has been nice but I do sometimes find myself wishing I could paint like so and so. I have to remind myself that while they've been painting for years it's fairly new and I'll find my style the more I practice.

[@AshleighKing]

I have been having the same experience. It’s somehow comforting to know I’m not alone in that, hope it helps you as well 🫶🏼

[@ChristinaLorenzen]

@@AshleighKing yes it does make me feel better knowing I am not alone. I love your work by the way. It’s a wonderful treat to watch you paint.

[@randyloire9857]

For as long as you have made videos on youtube i have said " be you ". opinions everyone has one and never compare your own art work to someone elses. Put it out there for sale and someone will buy it. that is what matters. As for showing everything you make you dont have to right away leave it for a year and than show it like " this is how i was a year ago". Art is up to you not others and never should be. Be You

[@yaimeemaria2169]

Those painting you just did are beautiful your lucky to visit Florida where I live

[@supradas6731]

Art is the expression of mind--- A beautiful mindset--- It increases your power of concentration...Supra das bombay

[@Halaali]

كلنا ،،، بلا إستثناء نملك أشياء صغيرة ،،، تشكل هويتنا وتجعلنا نحن دون غيرنا ،،، أشياء تميزنا عن بعضنا 🌸... قد تكون رهافة القلب أو رقة الإحساس🌸 .. ضمير حي .. روح تفيض بالرّحمة .. يد مطمئنة .. نظرة ممتلئة بالحنان .. قد تكون نقاط ضعفنا .. لكنّنا لا نريد تغييرها .. سنتشاركها مع من يشبهنا قلباً وقالباً ..💝 روحاً و إحساساً ،،، هي صفاتنا .. بل هي نحن .. ونفتخر بها💖💖💖

[@TheEmpressgoth]

Beautiful painting ❤awesome video.

[@luannedimaggio7025]

Oh Miss Ashleigh, I loved watching your lady appear as you painted her. She slowly emerged. She is lovely.

[@axleochidae2853]

Hey Ashleigh, like where you are going with your creative process. You are getting much better at judging/choosing the value ranges (on the initial layers). The mid-tones in the woman's face were beautiful. Previously you had the tendency to lay in the dark tones too soon which numbs the ability to render the subtle mid-tones (where masterful painting resides). If you continually stand up and view the work from a far, you can better see if the value range is actually working. During the lay-in, it is good process to do this every 5 minutes. Painting large pieces makes it even harder to see the proper contrast, so taking pics and viewing it from at least 3-4 times the diagonal aspect is ideal. Painting culture has oversimplified the lay-in process as many teachers tell you to put in the darkest darks first and then build up the lights from there. If the intention is to create beauty then this is not the way to paint as the result tends to be too graphic looking(digital comics). The best painters(Sargent & Sorolla etc) begin with the largest mid-tones and slowly build up to the lightest lights and darkest darks (simultaneously). After they are done all of the tonal shifts, then and only then will they add accents, small details, and highlights. This is the most difficult way to oil paint as it requires the most delicate shifts in tonality and delaying the gratification of putting in accents/details. The face you did at the start of this video is a step toward this process. Great exercise for developing the ability to paint accurate mid-tone shapes: do a few larger pieces on paper and use a large flat brush to lay in the tones like a quilt blanket. Don't do any blending until you have laid in a tone for every part of the painting. This will level you up in both seeing colour shapes, and also paint mixing skill. Once again, great to see your process maturing Ashleigh:)

[@ammarb2304]

Your videos always makes me feel relief.❤❤❤

[@sadzb4609]

Much needed video 😢😭

[@thegalmari]

I just realized you’re also left-handed! Very cool :)

[@averyruth744]

I always love your videos ❤

[@loretheseed]

que vídeo necessário e importante, você usou palavras de autoajuda tão precisas e gentis. muito obrigada! ♡ nunca gostei muito de expõr minhas artes na internet por sentir que estava sempre sendo pressionada e implorando por misérias de curtidas e visualizações, mas recentemente tenho sentido muita vontade de mostrar meus processos ao mundo, me falta tanta coragem e sabedoria. agradeço pela sua lucidez no assunto. ♡

[@no..344]

hellooo! long time no see its me rae the one who used to comment on everyone of ur videos! im currently watching this right now im sorry i randomly stopped commenting, i decided i would take a break with art related things but i came back to it a few weeks agoo

[@Khadijalovesu]

Second❤

[@AndreeaEremiaArt]

Beautiful painting ❤❤❤

[@denisedossantosgando6073]

Adorei seu vídeo...sempre aprendendo

[@saritanakra]

Beautiful! :)

[@fuzzydragons]

social media, a blessing and a curse. its great to see other people's work, but there are def times were it can feel overwhelming trying to keep up with them all

[@AshleighKing]

I can definitely relate to this!

[@lidiakrajewskaart]

Lovely video, it was so serene. Thanks for sharing it!

[@Miss1Pokemonfan]

Much needed inspiration ❤Thank you. I always get upset of seeing other artists on Tiktok that there’s was better than mine. I’ve deleted my Tiktok for other reasons, but I’m gonna focus on painting more

[@NurunNaharLilian]

Very nice ❤Love from Bangladesh

[@lydiebrival6936]

Thanks you 💅

[@pattibearup344]

Love both of your paintings, Ashleigh, as always!

[@AshleighKing]

Thanks so much Patti!

[@pattibearup344]

@@AshleighKing always my pleasure, Ashleigh.☺

[@joannvargheese4290]

I mam remember me long time since seen your vlog Loved it seriously indulging I social media can be wild sometimes but getting over it is the best way really u should not get anything come between u and your skills by the way loveddd your painting ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@whenitblooms463]

I’ve been watching you since you started this youtube channel. I just want to say that you’ve progressed a lot 🌼.

[@AshleighKing]

I’m so happy to hear that!! Thank you 🥺🫶🏼

[@Artistsara.o]

Thank you so much I really love this video and your talk inspired me alot🙏

[@AshleighKing]

Happy to hear that 🫶🏼

[@jude1515]

Beautiful paintings!

[@user-tk1lt7is9y]

I love your videos 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@brianbraddock6903]

Beautiful work!

[@AshleighKing]

Thank you!!

[@cecidiaries]

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[@sukeyd.artist]

My main issue is that I got like 600 + followers they are mostly active in my IG story than posts. Then they come to me either in my DMs or something and tell me I don't post a lot... but I am... I always get like 10 likes and 3 of them are me on my other accounts and I mostly see 5 followers like my posts the others are non-followers. Sometimes I'm tired of the " wow your art is so good" and then they walk away, never to be seen again and it repeats over and over again. I'm beginning to think " No it's not...good" I just smile and say thank you. I do appreciate it but my views, likes, shares, comments, and followers. It's really sad and embarrassing for me. I would say this "when I get to 1000, I'll do this and that and this..." I did this many times and it was just stupid of me to think I'll ever reach that and I continue to embarrass myself while I feel people laughing at me. I don't want to think these things and always keep positive and I see improvement every day in my arts. But not in the engagement even tho I update daily on all my social media. I have to run a business now at an art market, so it's just a hard life and the worse part is that I'm doing all these things alone, no art friends, and no one to share my work. For me, the Art Community is lonely. I've tried too many times for years reaching out to Artists and none of them, would give me a second. Especially when I've helped most of them grow, and those I helped don't talk to me anymore and they got 1000 + followers and keep growing while I struggle and they don't even bother to help me out. I have to ask which is so low...so I never ask and keep going on with life. Idk what I should say or do anymore. I'm gad I did help them grow and I'm not complaining about it. I just post now and move on. I don't even see value in my art anymore but sometimes I do like to smile while I draw and I miss that so much... the only time I see the value of my work is when someone wants to buy it. That's my main goal, to share my art around the world by selling it. 😊

[@stephenwelham]

Hi just a tip on portraits never paint a hand in the foreground as it compeats with the face and looked bigger than the face keep at it your work is lovely

[@AshleighKing]

great tip thanks!! I definitely ran into that issue haha

[@aesthetic_lover_here]

Nevertheless, some artists are so rude they don't even bother about their followers. They don't deserve being on social media.

[@nathanieldeclarador1466]

Social media hurts a girl, who every time she posts something.. and when she puts her phone down, she knows that isn’t her true self. And it torments her so badly she steps in front of a train.

[@ioannadearc7901]

Girl, if social media hurt your art you won't be able to sell it. Painting is a very expensive hobby. Painting is like learning to speak another language. If you can't start to paint from different perspectives and angles, for example painting the shoelace first and ending with the eyes, you're not a true artist yet. Just like a foreign student starting to learn English, they interpret from their native words to English in their head before speaking it out loud. Once they start speaking English in their head it would only be then that they truly master the art of the language.

[@harizo4180]

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