If you’ve ever called paint on your clothes “fashion,” or kept a jar of mysterious murky water on your desk, congratulations—you’re part of the club.

Being an artist comes with quirks that outsiders just don’t get. Here are a few things only we truly understand:

That One “Good” Brush

We all have it. The sacred brush. The brush that somehow makes every stroke perfect. And when someone else uses it without asking? That’s a level of betrayal Shakespeare could have written about.

My favorite brushes, these are pretty new brushes….but my favorite!

The Eternal Hunt for the Right Shade

You mixed the perfect color once… ONCE. You didn’t write down the formula, and now you’re playing a dangerous game of “too much blue, too much yellow, nope that’s brown now.”

worst thing an artist ever said, Ill remember that recipe…sure!

“I’ll Just Fix That One Thing” (3 Hours Later…)

You step back, you squint, you make one tiny change—and suddenly you’re redoing the whole thing while muttering “why am I like this?” under your breath.

The Glitter Problem

If you work with glitter, you will find it everywhere. In your hair, on your dog, in your food. You’ve basically made peace with the fact that you’re going to sparkle in your sleep forever.

Being “In the Zone”

That magical state when you’re so focused you forget to eat, drink, or blink. You emerge hours later like a cave creature, clutching a paintbrush and whispering “it’s… done.”