I 100% feel the Instagrammer's struggle. I call myself "creative by number." I can follow patterns and tutorials all day long, but there's something sort of scary and vulnerable about stepping out and doing something original. Following patterns and tutorials, you can always say to critics "that's what I was told to do," and to compliments "oh, I can't take all the credit." Going rogue (or original) means that all the credit is on you, for better or worse. It's both freeing and daunting. Baby steps. ;)
I 100% feel the Instagrammer's struggle. I call myself "creative by number." I can follow patterns and tutorials all day long, but there's something sort of scary and vulnerable about stepping out and doing something original. Following patterns and tutorials, you can always say to critics "that's what I was told to do," and to compliments "oh, I can't take all the credit." Going rogue (or original) means that all the credit is on you, for better or worse. It's both freeing and daunting. Baby steps. ;)