How to Discover and Improve Art Style by Letting Go | My Creative Reset ✨
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[{'start': '0.400', 'end': '5.520', 'text': 'I recently made three pieces of artwork'}, {'start': '2.720', 'end': '8.160', 'text': 'in a row over a period of two months and'}, {'start': '5.520', 'end': '11.599', 'text': "I didn't end up liking a single one of"}, {'start': '8.160', 'end': '14.719', 'text': 'them. In this video, I want to share how'}, {'start': '11.599', 'end': '17.359', 'text': 'by letting go of your art pieces, maybe'}, {'start': '14.719', 'end': '20.400', 'text': 'your art style, your process, whatever'}, {'start': '17.359', 'end': '22.320', 'text': 'it may be, and really being honest about'}, {'start': '20.400', 'end': '24.960', 'text': 'how you feel about what you have'}, {'start': '22.320', 'end': '27.840', 'text': 'created. Being honest about where you'}, {'start': '24.960', 'end': '30.160', 'text': 'are in your creative process and journey'}, {'start': '27.840', 'end': '32.960', 'text': 'can really help you discover something'}, {'start': '30.160', 'end': '36.320', 'text': "new and something that you'll be super"}, {'start': '32.960', 'end': '39.120', 'text': 'excited about exploring going forward. I'}, {'start': '36.320', 'end': '41.600', 'text': 'am starting in that space right now. So'}, {'start': '39.120', 'end': '44.000', 'text': 'here is how it happened. I had an idea'}, {'start': '41.600', 'end': '45.920', 'text': 'that I wanted to explore which is to'}, {'start': '44.000', 'end': '49.039', 'text': 'capture the feeling of listening to'}, {'start': '45.920', 'end': '51.039', 'text': 'music on a vertical scroll. Starting a'}, {'start': '49.039', 'end': '53.600', 'text': 'new piece is always exciting because of'}, {'start': '51.039', 'end': '56.640', 'text': 'the possibilities. This was the first'}, {'start': '53.600', 'end': '59.600', 'text': 'piece. He started out great. I like the'}, {'start': '56.640', 'end': '62.160', 'text': 'colors. I kept on adding more details.'}, {'start': '59.600', 'end': '64.320', 'text': "But in the end, the energy just wasn't"}, {'start': '62.160', 'end': '66.640', 'text': "there. The piece didn't make sense to"}, {'start': '64.320', 'end': '68.960', 'text': 'me. It felt like I was trying to force a'}, {'start': '66.640', 'end': '71.600', 'text': 'style that I used to love but no longer'}, {'start': '68.960', 'end': '74.920', 'text': 'connected with. I told myself to try a'}, {'start': '71.600', 'end': '77.680', 'text': 'grand because some ideas need'}, {'start': '74.920', 'end': '81.439', 'text': 'iteration. Sometimes an artwork just'}, {'start': '77.680', 'end': '83.840', 'text': "isn't it and that is okay. Then came the"}, {'start': '81.439', 'end': '86.080', 'text': 'second one. I switched things up by'}, {'start': '83.840', 'end': '88.320', 'text': 'changing the scale and picked a totally'}, {'start': '86.080', 'end': '90.560', 'text': 'different color palette. Try to break'}, {'start': '88.320', 'end': '92.720', 'text': 'the mold a little. And I was very'}, {'start': '90.560', 'end': '95.520', 'text': 'careful with my watercolor techniques'}, {'start': '92.720', 'end': '98.880', 'text': "because I didn't want an idea ruined by"}, {'start': '95.520', 'end': '100.960', 'text': 'bad execution and at the same time kept'}, {'start': '98.880', 'end': '103.439', 'text': 'on adding more details hoping it would'}, {'start': '100.960', 'end': '105.920', 'text': "trigger something in me. It still didn't"}, {'start': '103.439', 'end': '108.159', 'text': 'quite land like I had hoped for. I'}, {'start': '105.920', 'end': '111.439', 'text': 'wanted to be wowed by it, but it felt'}, {'start': '108.159', 'end': '114.479', 'text': 'flat in the end. I kept on thinking, am'}, {'start': '111.439', 'end': '118.600', 'text': "I being already critical? Why doesn't it"}, {'start': '114.479', 'end': '122.240', 'text': 'excite me? What is happening to'}, {'start': '118.600', 'end': '124.479', 'text': 'me? Hi, the third piece. I hit a wall'}, {'start': '122.240', 'end': '127.759', 'text': 'and instead of pushing harder in the'}, {'start': '124.479', 'end': '130.479', 'text': 'same way, I paused. I flipped through my'}, {'start': '127.759', 'end': '133.480', 'text': "sketchbook just to reset. And that's"}, {'start': '130.479', 'end': '136.640', 'text': 'when I found them. These little eyeball'}, {'start': '133.480', 'end': '139.280', 'text': 'creatures. Weird, kind of creepy,'}, {'start': '136.640', 'end': '141.520', 'text': 'totally fun. I had drawn them on an'}, {'start': '139.280', 'end': '143.920', 'text': "airplane months ago and didn't think"}, {'start': '141.520', 'end': '145.480', 'text': 'much of them since then, but something'}, {'start': '143.920', 'end': '149.440', 'text': 'about them just'}, {'start': '145.480', 'end': '152.879', 'text': 'clicked. They felt playful, whimsical,'}, {'start': '149.440', 'end': '156.160', 'text': 'slightly sinister, and totally me. And'}, {'start': '152.879', 'end': '158.879', 'text': 'in that moment, I realized those other'}, {'start': '156.160', 'end': '161.920', 'text': "pieces weren't failures. The unsure"}, {'start': '158.879', 'end': '164.720', 'text': 'feelings and the struggles I felt were'}, {'start': '161.920', 'end': '168.480', 'text': 'me shredding old skin, making room for'}, {'start': '164.720', 'end': '171.120', 'text': 'something new and totally necessary.'}, {'start': '168.480', 'end': '174.560', 'text': "So your style isn't a formula. It's"}, {'start': '171.120', 'end': '177.920', 'text': 'actually a series of experiment. A cycle'}, {'start': '174.560', 'end': '179.920', 'text': 'of try, release, rediscover, and try'}, {'start': '177.920', 'end': '183.440', 'text': "again. And sometimes the thing you've"}, {'start': '179.920', 'end': '185.760', 'text': 'been looking for have been hiding right'}, {'start': '183.440', 'end': '189.599', 'text': 'under your nose in your sketchbook the'}, {'start': '185.760', 'end': '194.000', 'text': 'entire time. So I suggest that when you'}, {'start': '189.599', 'end': '196.560', 'text': "don't have that strike of inspiration,"}, {'start': '194.000', 'end': '198.400', 'text': "when you don't have the answer, go back"}, {'start': '196.560', 'end': '201.280', 'text': 'to your old work, flip through your'}, {'start': '198.400', 'end': '203.920', 'text': 'sketchbooks, flip through your writing,'}, {'start': '201.280', 'end': '205.840', 'text': 'and see what you know sends your'}, {'start': '203.920', 'end': '207.440', 'text': 'lightning bolt, and those might be the'}, {'start': '205.840', 'end': '210.000', 'text': "answer you've been looking for the whole"}, {'start': '207.440', 'end': '213.120', 'text': "time. So, if you're working on something"}, {'start': '210.000', 'end': '215.920', 'text': "that doesn't quite feel right, look into"}, {'start': '213.120', 'end': '219.720', 'text': 'it deeper and be okay with letting it'}, {'start': '215.920', 'end': '223.840', 'text': 'go. Be critical, yes, but also be'}, {'start': '219.720', 'end': '226.720', 'text': 'curious. Ask yourself, what excites me?'}, {'start': '223.840', 'end': '230.560', 'text': "What feels alive? Because that's where"}, {'start': '226.720', 'end': '231.640', 'text': 'your style lives. Not in perfection, but'}, {'start': '230.560', 'end': '233.840', 'text': 'in'}, {'start': '231.640', 'end': '236.239', 'text': "exploration. If you're still figuring"}, {'start': '233.840', 'end': '239.200', 'text': 'out your voice, your style, keep'}, {'start': '236.239', 'end': '241.439', 'text': 'pushing. Keep asking questions. Your'}, {'start': '239.200', 'end': '243.840', 'text': 'next breakthrough might look weird,'}, {'start': '241.439', 'end': '245.480', 'text': "might be unexpected, but you'll be"}, {'start': '243.840', 'end': '248.799', 'text': 'uniquely'}, {'start': '245.480', 'end': '251.040', 'text': 'yours. If this message hit home for you,'}, {'start': '248.799', 'end': '254.000', 'text': 'I would love for you to subscribe to my'}, {'start': '251.040', 'end': '257.199', 'text': 'channel, follow me on social media, or'}, {'start': '254.000', 'end': '259.519', 'text': 'join my art family through my VIP list.'}, {'start': '257.199', 'end': '262.519', 'text': 'Thank you so much for watching, and keep'}, {'start': '259.519', 'end': '262.519', 'text': 'creating.'}]