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I wish I knew what to draw. I draw occasionally and have been for many years but I still suck. Though I don’t practice, I doodle my persona every now and again because that’s how I process my emotions and it’s usually on an online whiteboard. I don’t have the motivation to draw because it looks so awful every time I actually try to do an artwork, and most of the time I don’t even know what to draw other than my persona at a 3/4 view for the billionth time. All the tutorials I look at I can’t follow, I struggle with following tutorials, and they are all for certain things like colour and such, I need a tutorial on how to actually do the drawing part. Ughhh. So frustrating. I want to improve but I don’t know how.
My art stinks. My thoughts. /5
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I can try offering the usual tips you get at an academic environment, but it's a bit of a tedious path cause most of consists of drawing things that aren't necessarily what you want. Like basic 3d shapes such as cubes, cones, pyramids, etc, perhaps in the context of a naturemorte alongside fruits and vegetables, or vases. Still life, pretty much. Or you can do it the not so advised hard way and jump straight to studying bodies and anatomy. Naturally it'd be harder if you haven't studied the basic shapes, how lighting affects the perception of depth and stuff. Naturemortes help a lot with that. But from my experience, simply sitting down and trying to draw real faces over and over until it works certainly did help, even with more cartoony stuff. Drawing needs a lot of practice, so don't worry about what your art looks like right now. It ALWAYS has potential to improve. I get lacking motivation though, I have the same damn issue, and I also mostly doodle to express my feelings. Sometimes I just try to find solace in the individual hatches and strokes to express myself when drawing things I'm not as motivated to draw. Y'know, like imagining each line of the hatches as an individual little fish among a giant group of them, so you must direct and coordinate the flow of each of em in a certain, planned way for it to be cohesive, while going along with the flow of the overall picture. Kinda hard to explain by text. Anyway, I probably talk too much. I can try to elaborate if you'd like. And remember, even if you have yet to master the craft, the art you create to express yourself is an important treasure and a crucial building block. Don't let it discourage you. Appreciate your progress!
Oh also, I'd love to see some of your stuff!
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That’s a really beautiful way to put it! And yeah, I know that I should art study, it’s just not the kind of art I like to draw but I should do it anyways, I’ll have a look online if there’s any guides I can understand. Thank you for the advice. I’ll probably post some art soon on my next blog. :]
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Yw, looking forward to it! Have fun and study at your own pace, sketching everyday objects or people you find interesting every now and then also helps, even if it isn't a finished artwork. The experience gathers unnoticeably, little by little, and builds up over time. Like how the fact the earth spins takes time to notice.
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