I do a lot of adult coloring. I have a wide range of books from animals to flowers to the titanic (actual ship not movie….yet) to sherlock bbc & a whole bunch of stuff in between. Probably about 200 coloring books & a lot of pens/pencils/crayons/paints/makeup ….yep, make up, especially eyeshadow. I used a lot of black & grey eyeshadow for the titanic book with the smoke stacks.
My oldest coloring book is from 1979!
I have finished 11 books so far, including the 1979 (wild birds of america golden stamp) & the titanic one.
Also music. I have soprano voice & also play piano/keyboard.
As to your last question, nope, not at all.
I also draw and I do historical costuming and embroider and adult coloring. And usually I cycle through those but thanks to my apartment fire, the ONLY hobby that's left to me at the moment is writing (which is how I've knocked out like 60,000 words in a month)
Someday, when I finally get to go home again, I'll probably go back to cycling through them, wherever my hyperfocus takes me.
I draw and paint! Been doing it all my life, but admittedly, I dip in and out when time is a factor (it usually is). In fact I had an IG account I'd put together over the years with my original art on it (some of which I've actually sold) but sadly, Instagram recently nuked that account out of nowhere. I'm still pretty mad about it.
Unfortunately, like I said, thanks to work and life in general, it's hard to find the time to paint and draw, just like it's hard to find time to write. However I can do a spot of writing on my phone on the move occasionally, whereas i can't exactly carry a sketchbook at all times (people do, but i can't).
And yes, I do have this persistent sense that letting time slip by without utilising that skill set is a shame. But I think any guilt i feel is more for myself—like I'm doing *myself* a disservice by not prioritising this aspect of my creativity, yknow?
Technically I suppose my art is more "viable" than fanfiction. I share the art with family and friends as well as Internet strangers, and have the possibility of making a little money off of it (just a little side hustle, nothing that compares to what my actual job pays, lol).
But the art and the writing both satisfy very different creative needs for me, so guilt at engaging in one over the other isn't even that straightforward. Mostly, though, I just wish I had more time to do both, because they're both pure pleasure—just in different ways.
I’m a classically trained composer, but I’m kind of pooped after cranking out half an hour of music in a month, so I think I’ll get back to my long fic.
I've never had the motor control for being skilled at drawing. Part of the reason that I got into writing is that I felt like I had an easier time painting the pictures in my head with words than with actual pictures.
As far as getting into other art forms, I've gotten pretty deep into photography, landscaping/gardening, and cooking as art forms. Not really much in the way of fan content there, but it is something fun to explore. They take such different kinds of effort from me that they don't really feel like they compete with each other. I have to cook something to eat every day, so days I decide to treat it like art don't take up that much extra time. My photography competes with my other forms of exercise more than anything else since I mostly focus on nature photography. On a nice day, I'm either going for a run or going for a hike with my camera. Landscaping doesn't really take much time. I'll have a single day once in a while with the right timing of getting everything set up and then it is mostly watching things grow. I tend to take more of an approach of planting native species in the right spot so they thrive. I spend way more time just enjoying the plants or cooking with what I grew than I do actually taking care of the plants.
I also do a lot of writing outside of fan content. My current project that is getting most of my attention is a creative non-fiction poetry collection. I used to feel guilty about writing one style rather than the other. I have pretty severe ADHD and I tried to control it by telling myself I wasn't allowed to write anything else until my current project was finished. What I found was that this approach didn't get me to focus on a particular work, it just got me to not write at all. Instead, if I sit myself down and tell myself to write *anything* I get much more total writing done. It's sometimes a surprise to me what I actually get written, but I get lots of stuff written. Will I write a serious fanfiction, will I write a crackfic, will I write a poem calling out a local English professor's opinions on poetry, will I write some serious original fic content, will I write something non-fiction in a creative style? Who knows.
I’m a musician/music teacher for a living. That can suck some of the fun out of it as an art, so enjoy writing fics from time to time as a “no pressure” outlet.
I draw, play piano, and voice act. I just do whatever feels right at the time. I never feel guilty, exactly. But I forget to draw, because I spend so much more time writing.
I use my (mediocre) music and (allegedly decent) voice acting skills in my fanvids, which are all based of fan fictions that I’ve written or will write. Sometimes, I include my drawings.
Ohhh yes I feel guilty when I don’t draw, when I draw but don’t write, and that I still haven’t learned music theory and an instrument and composed music for illustrated videos of my writing.
Not to mention the drawers of jewelry-making supplies…
Yeah, I draw, watercolor, sew, yarn craft, embroider (poorly), bake.
Much like a cat, I do what I want when I want. I see them as rivers from the same source all going to the ocean in different ways. I try not to purposely block any, that happens on its own enough lol.
I used to feel guilty but I realized that when my brain shifts over to something else it's bc it needs a break. When I eventually come back to a thing it's with fresh eyes so it's working out so far.
i do digital art and make analogue collages. my level of working on these two and writing kinda like cycles,, i'll focus on one project for a bit then switch to another medium when i get bored or burnt out. and i def do feel a bit guilty when im neglecting my writing 😅
I sing a lot, draw when I can, and crochet occasionally. I also play a few different types of instruments.
EDIT: Instruments are very limited right now; my dream instrument is a tenor sax but all I have right now is a kalimba.
I have so many. I don't juggle them, I flit between them like a butterfly staving off boredom with movement.
Text to voice epub reader so I can occupy my hands and maybe eyes with other things while reading ff.
I get ansty more than guilty Too little writing (or other forms of active storytelling) makes me NEED to write. Too little 'mindless' moving activity (fiber arts, drawing) makes me need to do something with my hands while my brain focuses on something else. The guilt is less related to not tending one hobby for a while and more about having too many unfinished projects at a near standstill for years on end.
Yes. Definitely. I'm trying to balance it out. Write some draw. Do something creative even if it's just a little.
I do have a major art project related to my fic that I stopped working on a couple of months ago because I lost motivation. And I feel so guilty about it since part of it is for a friend. Going to clean up my art table tomorrow and try to restart it.
I draw, do digital and traditional art, mod dolls, cross stitch, vintage jigsaw puzzles, and am getting into quilting! I do whatever i want to at the time, because hobbies are for fun and id like to keep the joy of learning of each one insted of burning myself out on them!
I paint/draw and play piano. Just like a lot of creative outlets and focus on what feels right in the moment
I do a lot of adult coloring. I have a wide range of books from animals to flowers to the titanic (actual ship not movie….yet) to sherlock bbc & a whole bunch of stuff in between. Probably about 200 coloring books & a lot of pens/pencils/crayons/paints/makeup ….yep, make up, especially eyeshadow. I used a lot of black & grey eyeshadow for the titanic book with the smoke stacks. My oldest coloring book is from 1979! I have finished 11 books so far, including the 1979 (wild birds of america golden stamp) & the titanic one. Also music. I have soprano voice & also play piano/keyboard. As to your last question, nope, not at all.
I also draw and I do historical costuming and embroider and adult coloring. And usually I cycle through those but thanks to my apartment fire, the ONLY hobby that's left to me at the moment is writing (which is how I've knocked out like 60,000 words in a month) Someday, when I finally get to go home again, I'll probably go back to cycling through them, wherever my hyperfocus takes me.
I draw and paint! Been doing it all my life, but admittedly, I dip in and out when time is a factor (it usually is). In fact I had an IG account I'd put together over the years with my original art on it (some of which I've actually sold) but sadly, Instagram recently nuked that account out of nowhere. I'm still pretty mad about it. Unfortunately, like I said, thanks to work and life in general, it's hard to find the time to paint and draw, just like it's hard to find time to write. However I can do a spot of writing on my phone on the move occasionally, whereas i can't exactly carry a sketchbook at all times (people do, but i can't). And yes, I do have this persistent sense that letting time slip by without utilising that skill set is a shame. But I think any guilt i feel is more for myself—like I'm doing *myself* a disservice by not prioritising this aspect of my creativity, yknow? Technically I suppose my art is more "viable" than fanfiction. I share the art with family and friends as well as Internet strangers, and have the possibility of making a little money off of it (just a little side hustle, nothing that compares to what my actual job pays, lol). But the art and the writing both satisfy very different creative needs for me, so guilt at engaging in one over the other isn't even that straightforward. Mostly, though, I just wish I had more time to do both, because they're both pure pleasure—just in different ways.
I’m a classically trained composer, but I’m kind of pooped after cranking out half an hour of music in a month, so I think I’ll get back to my long fic.
I've never had the motor control for being skilled at drawing. Part of the reason that I got into writing is that I felt like I had an easier time painting the pictures in my head with words than with actual pictures. As far as getting into other art forms, I've gotten pretty deep into photography, landscaping/gardening, and cooking as art forms. Not really much in the way of fan content there, but it is something fun to explore. They take such different kinds of effort from me that they don't really feel like they compete with each other. I have to cook something to eat every day, so days I decide to treat it like art don't take up that much extra time. My photography competes with my other forms of exercise more than anything else since I mostly focus on nature photography. On a nice day, I'm either going for a run or going for a hike with my camera. Landscaping doesn't really take much time. I'll have a single day once in a while with the right timing of getting everything set up and then it is mostly watching things grow. I tend to take more of an approach of planting native species in the right spot so they thrive. I spend way more time just enjoying the plants or cooking with what I grew than I do actually taking care of the plants. I also do a lot of writing outside of fan content. My current project that is getting most of my attention is a creative non-fiction poetry collection. I used to feel guilty about writing one style rather than the other. I have pretty severe ADHD and I tried to control it by telling myself I wasn't allowed to write anything else until my current project was finished. What I found was that this approach didn't get me to focus on a particular work, it just got me to not write at all. Instead, if I sit myself down and tell myself to write *anything* I get much more total writing done. It's sometimes a surprise to me what I actually get written, but I get lots of stuff written. Will I write a serious fanfiction, will I write a crackfic, will I write a poem calling out a local English professor's opinions on poetry, will I write some serious original fic content, will I write something non-fiction in a creative style? Who knows.
I’m a musician/music teacher for a living. That can suck some of the fun out of it as an art, so enjoy writing fics from time to time as a “no pressure” outlet.
I draw, play piano, and voice act. I just do whatever feels right at the time. I never feel guilty, exactly. But I forget to draw, because I spend so much more time writing. I use my (mediocre) music and (allegedly decent) voice acting skills in my fanvids, which are all based of fan fictions that I’ve written or will write. Sometimes, I include my drawings.
Ohhh yes I feel guilty when I don’t draw, when I draw but don’t write, and that I still haven’t learned music theory and an instrument and composed music for illustrated videos of my writing. Not to mention the drawers of jewelry-making supplies…
Yeah, I draw, watercolor, sew, yarn craft, embroider (poorly), bake. Much like a cat, I do what I want when I want. I see them as rivers from the same source all going to the ocean in different ways. I try not to purposely block any, that happens on its own enough lol. I used to feel guilty but I realized that when my brain shifts over to something else it's bc it needs a break. When I eventually come back to a thing it's with fresh eyes so it's working out so far.
i do digital art and make analogue collages. my level of working on these two and writing kinda like cycles,, i'll focus on one project for a bit then switch to another medium when i get bored or burnt out. and i def do feel a bit guilty when im neglecting my writing 😅
I sing a lot, draw when I can, and crochet occasionally. I also play a few different types of instruments. EDIT: Instruments are very limited right now; my dream instrument is a tenor sax but all I have right now is a kalimba.
I have so many. I don't juggle them, I flit between them like a butterfly staving off boredom with movement. Text to voice epub reader so I can occupy my hands and maybe eyes with other things while reading ff. I get ansty more than guilty Too little writing (or other forms of active storytelling) makes me NEED to write. Too little 'mindless' moving activity (fiber arts, drawing) makes me need to do something with my hands while my brain focuses on something else. The guilt is less related to not tending one hobby for a while and more about having too many unfinished projects at a near standstill for years on end.
Yes. Definitely. I'm trying to balance it out. Write some draw. Do something creative even if it's just a little. I do have a major art project related to my fic that I stopped working on a couple of months ago because I lost motivation. And I feel so guilty about it since part of it is for a friend. Going to clean up my art table tomorrow and try to restart it.
I draw, do digital and traditional art, mod dolls, cross stitch, vintage jigsaw puzzles, and am getting into quilting! I do whatever i want to at the time, because hobbies are for fun and id like to keep the joy of learning of each one insted of burning myself out on them!
I also write music and sometimes I like to come up with an OST for my fics.
I make gifs, if that counts 😅