NikkyLooka

Hello my watchers, I'm passing by to say I'm more active on other channels like Twitter and Instagram. I do use deviantArt but I check it once in a month seriosly. It's easier for me to respond, post and share art on these other platforms. I feel more confortable with posting sketches and unfinished art in there. Also I post some paintings that I don't think that suits deviantArt!Go follow me in there! I'll be happy to follow back and chat   nikyArts   @art.of.danik It has been a rollercoaster of emotions lately. I was commissioned a acrylic painting for the first time and got so excited I worked hard on the painting to it's maximum qual...

It has been a long time since I started drawing digitally and posting my art online but only in recent years I started to feel bad about my work. I don't know if it is social media pressure for likes and shares or my inabillity on getting a job off illustration itself. I'm just feeling empty about my art recently. It's not a pleasant feeling when art is a good chunk of your life and your way of expressing feelings. I realized most of the art I create is made with the sole purpose of posting on social media and receiving likes (aka validation). I'm too attached to this need of constant validation and measuring my value through the number of...