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Hot take: Merging layers early saved my digital art from gathering dust
In my experience, I had this habit of keeping every layer separate in my paintings, thinking I might need to adjust them later. Your mileage may vary, but it led to me never finishing anything because I was always tweaking small bits. Take this with a grain of salt, but I stopped doing that and started merging layers once I was happy with a section. Now, I force myself to move on, even if it feels a bit rough. The change meant I actually completed pieces and put them in my showcase. I get more views and feedback, which pushes me to keep going. It's a simple shift, but it turned my art from stuck to flowing. My folder of unfinished work is finally shrinking.
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david7036mo ago
Yeah, getting that folder of unfinished work to shrink is the goal. I learned the same thing, you have to call something good enough and move on. Right there with @dylan463 on how the tiny tweaks trap you. That's the real win.
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blake_bailey6mo ago
Still tweaking my CB radio's squelch instead of just talking on it.
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the_claire5mo ago
Totally agree, and @dylan463 is spot on. Sometimes you just gotta hit send and call it done.
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dylan4636mo ago
It's like that with everything, always tweaking little details stops you from finishing the big stuff.
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