Meet Lex Aka Seamiint

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Lex Aka Seamiint. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Lex, appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive?

For most of my life I’ve sat back and watched others. This isn’t something specifically related to my art; it’s an experience that I decided to undergo while trying to “fit in”. I’ve been around artists since I was in about second grade, where I first started with drawing my animal jam avatars. However, there was another girl who was so much better at art than I was, and boy, I grasped at every single straw to try and make myself feel better. Then I hit third grade, and made my one main artist friend, who I still speak to today! They were my mentor and taught me the basics. We saw each other almost every day, and could always bounce ideas off of each other, but eventually, since they were a grade above me, we ended up in different buildings. Even so, my ideas never really stopped flowing, and I think that was because I didn’t have any idea that burnout was even a thing. Fifth grade was when I gained access to the internet and learned that art block, writing block, whatever you can think of—existed. I feel that once you put a label on something, you become more aware of it… and somehow, even through personal events, I never found myself feeling exhausted or tired… there was always a new idea, a new story, a new character, anything. My art was my escape, but… trying to put my all towards both my art and trying to get people to actively like me proved detrimental.

Middle and early high school was when I really started to get hit with burnout, hard. It was the second worst case I’d ever experienced, honestly. I had had little art blocks here and there, but once my teen years rolled around, I was just… out. I had no more ideas. I felt like I was about to lose it. My art wasn’t developing, my writing wasn’t improving, I wasn’t able to let me guard down around my friends, and I couldn’t get anything done. I felt… stuck.

And then I had a disagreement with my writer friend, and everything changed. There was a major conflict we had regarding our opinions towards our characters, and each other. We’ve reconciled now, with no hard feelings, but being able to start over was scary and exciting. I decided that I needed to take it slow; to take time to really learn myself, and my characters, and take what I had learned from watching others and really apply it to these guys.

They are my everything, seriously. Besides my cats, of course.

I still ended up with little creative holes, but over time, I realized that the way I handled burnout best was to just embrace it. Take a break. I don’t have to do everything, all of the time. I’m allowed to coast by and exist from time to time.

I understand why other artists choose to push through their burnouts, but that’s just not me. I’m able to foster my creativity by allowing myself to have that time away, to rest and recoup, instead of using my ideas on projects that may be lackluster in the end.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

My art is made with the intent to have fun! I usually stick to digital art and character designs, but I’m always open to trying anything new; I just like to use my hands. My big project is titled Courtesy Call, and it’s the novel I am currently working on! Most of my characters are from this project; you can find them decorating pretty much every social media I have outside of my twitch channel. Currently, everything I do is “casual”…? I’m not sure many other artists would consider it that, since I’m pretty productive, at least in my eyes, but I like to go with the flow! I’m looking to develop my skills more before taking on the role of “professional”… even when I stream, my viewers are aware that I stumbled into it on accident!

Honestly, I originally wasn’t really planning on putting too much of my personality into what I do, and half of my “hallmarks” happened on total accident! I’m a lineless artist who once swore off lineless art, and one who once swore off drawing humans and… now ONLY draws them. Haha.

I’ve been at this for ages so I’ve definitely broken a lot of promises to myself, but I don’t mind. Seven years of practice will kind of do that to you, but sometimes you just have to adapt!

I’ve always been curious, even when I’ve felt like I wasn’t good enough. Trying new things ended up becoming my escape from quite a few of my life events, since I didn’t have the chance to test out new skills very often! I love learning new things. I recently got more practice in making and rigging vtubers, which is actually very fun and I’d highly recommend it to someone if they’re bored! As an artist, I like to try new techniques whenever they present themselves (just not watercolor…. Euuuughhhhh 😥), even if it involves mixing songs to fit in with a drawing! No media type is safe from me; I’m determined to test them all! 3D modeling is next up on my list.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

My three most important qualities actually have nothing to do with art. They are the ability to socialize, the willingness to ask questions, and having reasonable expectations. A major part of art, I find, is related to your mental state, and the state of those around you. Almost everything I have ever learned has been from my peers, and people who took me under their wing just because I somehow managed to find the courage in those weak little knees of mine to step forward and say hi. I wouldn’t say actively try and network in the beginning, but definitely don’t be afraid to reach out to those you look up to. I’d be nothing without that first friend who encouraged me to keep going, and always let me “take” their art styles once they were “done” with them.

Now, when you do take art classes, or try to learn from someone, asking questions is very important! Again, most people are too scared, and so was I, but you get to a point where you realize that, if your desire to learn something is so strong, “looking stupid” barely matters at all.

Even when you ask questions and feel like you have everything down, if it doesn’t turn out the way you’d like, be patient. I won’t say practice makes perfect, because nothing is ever perfect, but practice will get you to a point where you are happy. I used to always picture my drawings in my head a certain way, and they never came out in the style that I wanted them. And, somehow, I kept going. I was determined to get to the point that my art looked like how I envisioned it in my head. I knew it would take time, but now, if I showed my 11-year-old-self my art of our characters, she’d be blown away.

What would you advise – going all in on your strengths or investing on areas where you aren’t as strong to be more well-rounded?

Being well rounded is the most important trait that a person can have! This isn’t applicable to just art; it’s for life. Trying to zone in on one area will leave you destined for failure, as you will have even less knowledge to carry over into other fields. I respect those who like keeping down their path, but I prefer to explore! My sculpting experiences have actually shaped my digital art, and so have my performances. There’s so much that you can carry over from field to field that trying to restrict yourself to just one is crazy to me! You will be a much stronger creator if you try to diversify your skills, than if you were to try and make yourself a “one trick pony”.

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