r/OriginalCharacter • u/hazelcloud- • 5h ago

Need Feedback or Ideas Bit of a rant

Note: I'm a warrior cat artist/oc creator.

Sorry in advance this has just been weighing me down and taking away the fun of making oc's

I can't help but compare my warrior cat oc's to other creators ocs ever since i stumbled upon my favorite warrior cat oc artist. I even bought some of her adopts she had for sale all whom i adore.

But it sucks no matter how many ocs i make or how many adopts i have bought i don't feel satisfied with any of them. I'm loosing motivation and starting to resent my oc's. Heck I'm even starting to resent the adopts i bought from my favorite creator.

Others ocs seem so amazing and i know thats because i only see their finished product while my ocs are still works in progress but it still sucks.

I don't want to hate my ocs that is not fair to them or me but no matter what i do i don't feel happy with any of them.

How do you guys stay happy with your ocs and motivated when there are so many cool ocs everywhere.

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u/MrMccarlesIsTaken Devil's Advocate 4h ago

Might seem a bit cynical, but it's that there's also people worse then you. There's likely someone who'd love to be in your position right now. I stopped comparing myself to others and instead just focused on the process. Because while I know everyones different, I find the process just as enjoyable as the final product. Even if the final piece doesn't turn out as well as I hoped. I'm also a perfectionist so I just try and try again until I get my desired result. If I can't do it today, I'll do it tomorrow where I have a clear mind. It's simple, if I can't envision properly what I'd like them to look like, then I just don't draw lol.

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u/Akasthella Artist/Writer 2h ago

Have your OC's cater to you and be relatable in some way, it has worked pretty well for me so far.

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u/Ok_Possession_13 2h ago

Same feeling for artists who always compare and find their own art insufficient.
Harsh to say but you gotta grow up and get rid of this creative jealousy. Get over it or you won't ever be happy with what you have.

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u/EvenaDemon 41m ago

I don't compare mine to others, maybe only to the ones I did in the past. When I compared my drawings to other anime artists' work, I would always feel like a loser, and I would think people lie to me that I'm good at drawing, because they don't wanna hurt my feelings.