I wouldn't even call it "bad art" I found newer or amateur artist have that little bit of "gold" in their art that comes from them as a person before they begin picking up information as they learn to visualize. Its very unique and I have learned many things from newer learning artists. C:
Bad art is also really charming due to the fact that they're refusing to use any AI to be "better". Instead, they still draw to spread great passion, love and care in human made art!
I value art on whether it evokes thoughts or emotions in someone. For me, what people might call bad art, I enjoy pondering about what the artist was thinking or trying to convey. So for me, that experience is valuable and by proxy, so is the art.
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I try to emphasize this when students x out or scribble on things they think are bad. By examining "bad"things we can try to learn and identify ways to improve. And art is hard.
thanks for this. i'm learning to paint and collage and other stuff as a way to manage stress and keep my brain engaged outside of work. None of it will ever see the light of day, but it's really making a difference.
You are so right, my art when I started college was horrible or so I thought. After watching my progression through the courses I realized I loved all my work because it showed progress and determination
I think if this is how art was perceived as I was just learning I wouldn't be such a mess right now in regards to art. This is such a wonderful way to put this.
I really hope this anti-generative images movement makes mocking beginner artists a thing of the past. I'm old enough to remember when making fun of newbies was a hobby for lots of mean people and I hate to think how much potential talent was squandered because of bullying
"Bad" art has character in a way. Because it's not even bad. Idk it's good to see slightly wonky anatomy or sketchy lines etc because that's like peeking behind the curtain. Nice to see the humanity there
Sometimes bad art is the most interesting. Obviously art is subjective. But something I find bad I can also find interesting and cool at the same time. Maybe that sounds weird I don't know lol
There is no such thing as bad art. Art may be raw, questionable, primitive, but never bad. Calling art "bad" is telling the artist that their outer expression of their inner thoughts and feelings and experiences is bad.
I don't know what the best etiquette for showing enthusiasm towards a post is here, but if this were a Tumblr post I'd reblog it at least three times in a row
True, though I'd hesitate to call it bad art. It's often the best that person can do at that moment, and so in the context of their aart journey, it truly is great art. Just... ya know, when they look back at their sketch book in 2 years they'll probably burn it to ashes
It's always nice to see people at different stages of their artistic journey by putting stuff out there to share. The steps are always paved with "cringe" but that's how everyone starts out.
It's also difficult to judge the objective quality of art anyways. Who really cares if the art is "bad". Imo, if it makes you feel something, then it has done something that most inanimate objects cannot do. Even the scribblings of a child mean something to a parent.
Love this sentiment. I see immature art from my kids and think “wow! This is so imaginative and fun! I love how you conceptualized this moment!” It’s really fulfilling seeing how their art slowly takes shape over their life.
We’re not always the best judges of what is bad, especially when it’s our own art.
I always tell students that we do better and learn more in the long run when we are willing to risk making bad art, instead of holding ourselves to some imagined, restrictive standard. There’s always the next one!
This is such beautiful reinforcement, I want to learn how to draw and ask people for advice, but at the same time, I feel embarrassed that I lack skills. Thank you so much 💓
Absolutely *adore* when I see art where the creator was trying to do something they don't know how to, or maybe don't have the right tools for, but you can absolutely feel what they were trying to convey
Thomas Kinkade's work has something to say about that. Maybe rather than "bad", "naive" or "unpolished" or "unaccomplished" might capture your intentions better. To me "bad art" is art not trying to be creative or cynically pandering and the like.
It's also no matter the quality or technical skill, a reflection of the person who created it. It's why we go to art galleries and debate what the artist intended with the piece.
That depends if you see the breadth of their work and they keep making the same mistakes. I stretch faces for some reason, free hand or projected I skew it somehow. only when I grid it out can I keep my proportions intact.
That's one reason why I've been refusing to look at tutorials on how to structure songs, as I feel this knowledge would limit me.
I have ADHD & use AI to bring life to my poems and lyrics. (I'd never call myself a musician, just out of respect of real musicians). More of a simple artist of MTIC… 😃
Mine is horrid and never gets better except very rarely when some kind of supernatural phenomenon happens and I suddenly get one chance to make something good.
Also hi I'm pretty sure you are the guy who helped me learn rocket jumping like 6 years ago lol
Even before all this generative AI nonsense started gaining steam I decided to just pick up a pencil and started teaching myself to draw. It was hard, absolutely, and I still suck, but I’m keeping at it (primarily out of spite but also because I have a lot of ideas I want to be able to realize)
Speaking of bad art, here's a cover I designed for Think Magazine when that last crappy Republican candidate won the election... I knew for sure war in the Middle East was ahead of us...
I was super scared about posting any of my art until I had been drawing for literally years. Then when I started finally posting things it was like "why was I even worried?"
It's more than just the journey towards becoming a good artist, it's also about the will and courage to dare express oneself in one's own way.
It's why I have a special respect for outsider artists. Their art is often unpolished, if not crude, but they create something only they could.
Honestly I've only been more motivated to make my own art and more appreciative of others' art lately after really experiencing what the soul-less stuff is like.
there's something very comforting and nostalgic about "bad art", it reminds me of when i was younger and drew purely for the love of it, without worrying about what people thought of it :D
(i put quotation around "bad art" bc i personally find a lot of it really charming but i get the point made <3)
Well it sits with the bad and good I'll take the good side and try help the bad understand how to not get hurt anymore and look over your shoulders you know
I will look at a child’s drawing and see it no different to the Mona Lisa because not only do I have discriminate against art but also because they can probably draw better then me.
This is so true. Also, bad art makes people happy. Exhibit A: this terrible drawing I sent my dear friend of her BEAUTIFUL dog. Of it she said, "It makes me smile every day!"
B/c of time and will I'll never be a somewhat professional comedian. Which is more than fine b/c I love open mics! Real, everyday people just hanging out, venting, and having fun 🤙🏽👍🏽
I’m finally embracing this! For most of my life, I’ve been paralyzed with fear re art- but recently took a brief course on “intuitive abstracts” where we were reminded it was about the process, not perfection, and now I can’t stop!
yes exactly I’m a music artist and I’m having a fun little game for songwriters struggling to get back or get started I’m song writing like anything you need to do it to define it better #songwriters #musisky
Bad art is the most human art out there. An AI can do perfect art if trained and can be an useful tool, but nothing can replace the rewarding process of learning only a human can experience and enjoy
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Here is one of my paintings :)
I’d rather listen to “bad” stuff on SoundCloud over what some algo thinks everyone likes on Spotify/Apple/etc.
yup, always drawing and tried to motvitate recently someone else to start <3
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It's like that phrase, learn the rules before you can break them.
I always tell students that we do better and learn more in the long run when we are willing to risk making bad art, instead of holding ourselves to some imagined, restrictive standard. There’s always the next one!
I have ADHD & use AI to bring life to my poems and lyrics. (I'd never call myself a musician, just out of respect of real musicians). More of a simple artist of MTIC… 😃
Also hi I'm pretty sure you are the guy who helped me learn rocket jumping like 6 years ago lol
I was super scared about posting any of my art until I had been drawing for literally years. Then when I started finally posting things it was like "why was I even worried?"
still like it though
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It's why I have a special respect for outsider artists. Their art is often unpolished, if not crude, but they create something only they could.
I needed to hear this
This is why the before and after type of pic are so good to see.
(i put quotation around "bad art" bc i personally find a lot of it really charming but i get the point made <3)
I just feel like it's a learning experience to improve (*/ω＼*)
But I loved the way you phrased this
I am very satisfied.
Also I love your sculptures!
I don’t what childhood trauma I was in the middle of specifically, but art was a great way for me to stay sane growing up.