Vexel Article - To vexel or not to vexel. And why exactly? - by radioslutx

First of all, you will need to catagorize yourself in either of these two positions, before reading ahead. Because I've realized not all people have this problem. So.. when it comes to vexelling. Why do you do it?

A) Because I enjoy taking my time to create vexels, it gives me pleasure.
B) Because I want to see if I can make something as good as he/she and get recognition for my work.

If you are a B'er, then you should definately read on.

Now, to vexel or not to vexel, that is the question. Obviously it's a yes, but here it comes: for what purpose are you doing it? And for what purpose should you be doing it?

When it comes to vexelling, you hear several people say "I do it to relieve stress.. it's just a moment when I can be away from school, life, and just vexel my heart out in my own time" or "Because I enjoy creating vexels and challenging myself to new styles/stages".
Now compare those repsonses to "I want to be just as good as Jane!" or "I want to achieve realism just like Kira!". And with these reasonings, don't you often find that the end results in comments such as "Damn my vexel sucks.." or "I will never become like Anna!" etc. Well this is definately not how you should feel after vexelling.

What I'm getting at is that a lot of people vexel with the intention to become as good as other vexellers on the site, or to possibly beat them. In this case, they base they're success on comments and on favourites. Sometimes, they might not even feel sucessful unless all the good-vexellers gave comments!
Now this is definately not how vexellers should think when reaching near the completion of their vexel.. nor even at the beginning! With this in mind, it is obvious that most of these vexellers won't ever achieve happiness, because we all know: different styles come in different forms created by different people in their own different ways. And this you can quote for the rest of yourself because we all know that there is no way anybody could do the exact same as another, there is always something different, and that's what makes them unique.

So for the people who let themselves down because they compare themselves to other vexellers and how they vexel, please change the reasonings to why you're vexelling. Because 1) You won't ever reach the exact style as they do, and 2) If you were to try create similar vexels, how does that make yours special? It will not make it unique, it will make it normal as it is just like an attempt at what somebody else is doing too. The fact that everybody has different ways of vexelling is what makes them unique, not by the fact that they can accomplish certain styles like others. Infact, each of the more popular vexellers on www.vexels.net all have completely different styles, and this is just to accentuate how important it is to have your goal set to "I want to create my own vexel, something that shows me!". So next time you're thinking for what purpose you are vexelling, try to ignore all the comparisons, because it won't let you and your vexels shine as much as your potential can let you!

So be original, be original and shine!