Lately, I find that I'm not having fun drawing. I think it mught be because wehre my computer is now it's uncomfortable. I also think it's because I've been focused on tutoring people for exam preparation these last couple of weeks that I've gone off of my creative goals. I think by stating that this isn't fun, I can start to analyze how to make time for what to do. I mean there's a new art challenge this month, but I'm already 4 days behind. I think I'm afraid of plateauing in skill again but it just doesn't feel right to draw like this and not see any imporvement. I guess I'll try to focus on that in the meantime. If anybody has any tips to get back into flow it woould be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading and happy drawing.
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Drawing doesn't feel fun today...that's okay though
Posted by Kazexmoug - March 5th, 2020
cyangorilla
There are going to be days where this happens. Darkness can creep in at any given moment and what I suggest is to keep drawing, while at the same time paying attention to what it is that makes it feel wrong.
One book that I recommend everybody is "fun with a pencil" by Loomis, not because it offers some secret sauce to art or anything, but because the day I found it I had been literally screaming in anger and frustration due to not being able to "understand" spheres (one of those situations where a fake problem catches your every thought).
The book puts the desire to draw first and uses it to teach drawing techniques. That should always be the case when learning, you shouldn't study to just learn and never apply it to something you enjoy or that is interesting to you.
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You are indeed a very dedicated person, and I believe improvement is showing. A thing I notice though, is that you use very thin brushes for drawing. In my experience these are hard to control to the point of detriment to the experience. Try using some nice thick lines for gestures and sketches. I don't mean a gigantic blob, but something that allows you to see the gesture and control pressure properly.
Also, I suggest striving for drawing in a more controlled manner, quick sketches and gesture drawing don't require your hand to move so fast and to make so many lines that have no meaning (Glenn Vilppu is a great example of this).
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Please, don't feel discouraged, the first couple months of daily practice tend to look not so great.
Cheers!
Kazexmoug
Thank you for sharing and I'll give it a look