My little brother called my late-night doodle 'aggressive' and now I can't unsee it

I was up at 2am last Tuesday sketching this creature thing with way too many teeth and scribbled fur. My brother walked in for a glass of water, looked at it for like 5 seconds, and said 'dude, that drawing is aggressive, like it's mad at the paper.' I laughed it off but then I looked at my other sketches from that week and realized he was right. Every single one had angry eyes or harsh lines or something mean looking. I never noticed before because I'm usually half asleep when I make them. Now I'm trying to see if I can draw something chill on purpose. Has anyone else had someone point out a weird pattern in your bad art that you never saw yourself?

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barnes.jamie11d ago

Looked at my own sketchbook after reading this and yikes... it's all jagged lines and stabbing marks, like I'm trying to fight the paper itself. One drawing of a cat I did last week looks like it just lost a custody battle and is plotting revenge. Gotta try drawing something soft now, maybe a cloud or a pillow, bet I'll still give it angry eyebrows somehow.

barnes.jamie11d ago

Saw a video that said angry drawing can actually help process stress without realizing it.