So my brother just logged into our shared youtube account for the first time in nearly a year. This account was never something serious in the least, it was a place for us to make terrible edits of media to make bad jokes (known as YouTube Poops). Super cringey, super bad editing skills, nothing really original to speak of (but still within fair use I believe). Still, creating these terrible cringey videos, which now have thousands of views (who knows how?) was one of the best things I ever did.
Goofing around in artistic fields is pretty much the best way to improve at first. Of course later on you would want to do more structured and strategic learning, like actually focusing on specific techniques and everything. However, to start, just goofing around is great. When we first got our video editing software, my brother and my cousin and I had tried to make "more serious" videos before, and I got very perfectionistic, controlling, and frustrated. After taking a break, my brother proposed the idea of making these types of edit videos instead, and it was a great change. If something looked bad, it was okay. The videos were never meant to be perfect, just fun. And this got me over my fear of mistakes or not always making something flawless. Now, I've returned to actual original content making with videos - though I wouldn't say it's more serious - and my editing skills have definitely improved. I edit videos that my brother and his friend make together, and it's much more enjoyable, and since I learned so much about the software when making those goofy videos before, plus the editing education I got from class, I now feel a lot more qualified to edit videos. Yes, maybe I don't have any videos I would be proud to show on a portfolio, but I now have the skills that I need in order to start making work that would be higher quality. This idea applies to more areas of art than just videos though. Personally, I experience burnout and loss of motivation quite a bit right now in my life, and making art that is more silly or just plain weird usually helps me since it breaks me out of the monotony of constantly trying to produce perfection that others will view. Also, it can help you get over that frustration in first learning since if your art is supposed to be silly, you're less worried about whether or not it's very good. A lot of people stop drawing because they feel that they aren't as good as those around them, or aren't improving fast enough, and I think I may have done the same with video editing had it not been for goofing around with my brother. Again though, making completely silly art all the time is highly unlikely to ever make you great, but it is a good first step. After that I do agree that more formal tutorials and training are what help you hone your skills, so after starting with goofy stuff, it is good to transition into actual learning. I think I want to try to find a bit more of a balance where I learn to incorporate smaller silly elements into my work while still making something original and artful. This could be things like practicing character poses but putting the characters into silly costumes, or adding a dog into a piece, but overall I just want to find the balance between fun and still learning important skills.
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