To Artist that want to CTB

[Antibiotic]

So art is really emotion driven and tends to show in your art so I'm just curious to anybody who is an artist and perhaps wants to CTB how do you express your feelings of sadness through your art or ways you've seen other artists express themselves, and how does expressing yourself like that make you feel? Better? Worst?

Please say and feel free to show your art :)

 

[AnnonyBox]

I vent my emotions into the angst of the main character of a story I'm writing. I avoid explicitly referring to suicide as much as possible because it freaks people out

 

[Forever Sleep]

I've always used art as a coping mechanism to lose myself in- more of an escape rather than an expression. I'm not a fine artist though- my stuff has a specific brief and end- so- I can't imbue it with how I feel.

I don't know if I'm just getting worse though because I'm not even that excited about the current work I have to do. EVERYTHING is just starting to feel like a chore now.

 

[aubrey!]

some of my artwork is based off vague memories or dreams.
i'll post a couple.

this one is pretty clearly in reference to bliss. not much else to say, just something memorable.


the setting here is meant to be kind of apocalyptic outside. this is something i moreso recall in a dream.


some of these just represent better times, or feelings like wanting to watch the world burn or being alone after all the friends i can't seem to keep around. they make me feel a little better in the moment, a vague way of venting because i don't like getting too personal with even those closest to me.

 

[AngelicPsychedelic]

Suprisingly most of my art isnt really sad (if gore art doesnt count lol). I think its bc I use drawing as a way to distract myself from everything thats going rn. I do put things like sh scars or bandages on my character but dont really depict anything sad per se. My ocs are smiling/neutral most of the time. Drawing does make me feel a little better :)

 

[Moribunz]

Most of it I drew while dissociating.

 

[laceandsilk]

So art is really emotion driven and tends to show in your art so I'm just curious to anybody who is an artist and perhaps wants to CTB how do you express your feelings of sadness through your art or ways you've seen other artists express themselves, and how does expressing yourself like that make you feel? Better? Worst?

Please say and feel free to show your art :)

I find that the motivation to draw sometimes sparks when I'm feeling particularly.... chaotically sad? Lol. Not really sure how to describe it. Sort of like. You feel such a terrible amount of negative energy, you feel that if you don't get it out somehow, you're going to crumble from the inside out. God, that's so fuckin dramatic. I guess that's artists though. But in those times, I just draw without thinking. It's interesting to see what it creates, and I think "vent art," is definitely helpful for artists to get some of that nasty inner gunk out.

 

[imissmykitten]

the setting here is meant to be kind of apocalyptic outside. this is something i moreso recall in a dream.
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some of these just represent better times, or feelings like wanting to watch the world burn or being alone after all the friends i can't seem to keep around. they make me feel a little better in the moment, a vague way of venting because i don't like getting too personal with even those closest to me.

i know i am replying late but i really like the second one in particular, it really resonated with me and the artstyle is so cool.

 

[aubrey!]

i know i am replying late but i really like the second one in particular, it really resonated with me and the artstyle is so cool.

thanks ^^ honestly one of my favourite pieces of mine as well.