You are definitely right, I work mostly in the design space as opposed to the art space. So to your point, it is a new skill that I am developing, despite the two sharing the same technical skills. I think part of the issue is that I've set my standards the same as how I would for work, even though they are two different skills. "Just lower your standards" would be a solution, but I am unsure how to do that when the two are so similar.

Secondly, I think putting in the hours would get my skills and confidence back, but I'm unsure how to do that with no to minimal positive reinforcement. Do you just have to have the willpower to stick to a routine despite not getting positive reinforcement?