Sometimes, I get crippled by this urge to at least try to attain perfection in my work. I get so terrified of screwing up, I end up not starting anything at all or I abandon personal pieces midway. But mistakes can be crucial for growth, at times inevitable when practicing. But hey, that’s where learning comes in.

So here’s a late night doodle to console and remind myself that it’s okay to make and enjoy “bad” art once in a while.

First line of “Everybody” by the rapper Logic stuck in head for days, I had to pen it down.

Initially thought for this piece is to render it brush calligraphy style, but it found that it didn’t really work with the integrity of the lyrics and with my current mood.

It’s easy to forget about your cause and be blinded by applause.

I had to take a step back to remove some digital gunk that seeped through my psyche. I make art to express and maybe inspire at least one or two people, but I got blinded by this digital appreciation I sometimes get to the point that I am terrified to post my work and not get those damn “likes”. 

So here I am starting out again.

I wanted a clean 3d-ish effect in conjunction with the theme of starting anew and rendered everything on photoshop. Took me a while to get the hang of it again after neglecting the skill for months. 

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Going back, we get so affected by these “likes” so we create this inauthentic digital persona and forget our true selves - we forget to live in real life. It’s stupid but it’s true. Your worth is not equal to the likes your post can amass. We are so much more than these curated content we have online.

Don't forget to live.

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