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Sept 27, 2017 9:03:36 GMT -5
Post by Salted Squid on Sept 27, 2017 9:03:36 GMT -5
Well to start with is there anything specific that you don't like?
Personally, I think your drawings look fantastic, but as an artist myself I understand the feeling of looking at my own art and just going "eww gross"
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Sept 27, 2017 10:48:43 GMT -5
Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Sept 27, 2017 10:48:43 GMT -5
OOC Dude I have experienced that before. It's like, no matter what you do or draw, it's just terrible, right? Well, when this has happened to me, it usually means either my style is changing, I'm about to get better (it's a weird process, get worse before you get better) or I've just hit a really bad art block. Usually when this happens, I'll ditch what I usually draw and try something else out (for instance back when I only drew humans, I started to draw animals, or last time it happened, I began to draw scenery or concept art for places/things in my stories) and then, after a few days/weeks, depending on how bad it was, I'd go back and either it was good again or I could just appreciate my art again.
I know what I said probably makes no sense, but I'm not actually sure how to explain it all, I guess.
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Sept 27, 2017 11:31:53 GMT -5
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Post by Brownie on Sept 27, 2017 11:31:53 GMT -5
I feel that. I'd been going through something similar for the last, like, year oops
but what I found helps a lot is trying a new style. It looks like you're getting there with using a dif pencil but actually go through with it the whole way and try something completely new to you or something you don't draw with very often.
try lineless or loose line try watercolors/paint style brushes do a monochrome color scheme (or limited in some way)
but the trick is you HAVE TO FINISH IT maybe not finish finish like put it up in a museum or something you don't even have to LIKE it but you have to sketch, line (or lineless w/e) and color. Shade too depending on style requirements.
Just something to get you working and out of it
listening to music you wouldn't normally listen to helps as well.
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Sept 27, 2017 15:07:25 GMT -5
Post by smilii on Sept 27, 2017 15:07:25 GMT -5
i second what Brownie said. try something new- perhaps get into drawings plants or scenery, or do an entirely new type of art like watercolours, object studies on paper etc. just something to clear your mind because if you're getting stressed at the mere idea of drawing you're probably going to start relating art with stress and if you want to do it professionally that doesn't sound like a good idea.
you could even get into something more physical, like sculpting or sewing? cheap plasticine is good to use although it's not a permanent thing like air-dry clay (which in some ways is a good thing! don't like it? smush, you now have a fresh blob of plasticine.)
yeah i'm generally bad at art advice, especially towards someone with far more experience than i have, but these are things that I find useful so I thought i'd share.
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Sept 27, 2017 18:36:32 GMT -5
Post by Brownie on Sept 27, 2017 18:36:32 GMT -5
our styles are different of course but i am... also 18 and have been drawing for quite a while, and i understand this feeling a lot lol when i feel this, i usually either Try Something New as has been suggested already or just... put my nose to the grindstone and draw stuff from observation, using photos or (ideally) real life. this can be done with varying degrees of caring about how accurate it is; you could even try to draw the same subject a couple of times in different ways, maybe in one focusing on making contrasting light/shadow and in another drawing focusing on maintaining really accurate proportions/angles.... or something. that's stuff which has helped me. second this as well ^^ get an interesting subject and this can be so fun
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Sept 27, 2017 20:29:18 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 20:29:18 GMT -5
Not certain if anyone suggested this yet... ok it looks like it has been suggested, but as am improvement exercise (your art is great by the way! I just mean because your obviously at a stage you want to improve more and feel art block) I'd suggest drawing something out of whatever your usual is. Try drawing simple figures doing random stuff, from humans petting cats to wolves dancing the hokey pokey... or listen to music (suggested: instrumental, more relaxing and more inspirational overall) and see were the mood and setting you find within the tun sends you with your drawing! This has worked for me and usually led to improvement, especially if it involved birds and painterly digital shading but that's just two things I really like drawing. cx Similar to what @ Brownie Brownie said, except I find doing sketch drawings is way more relaxing and inspiring than finished pieces when it comes to trying to practice- that's probably just me personally, but have you tried doing a general sketch, not living it, and then adding all the coloring and shading? A lot of fun, and because it's a sketch not as stressful. Also, cartooning too, were if it looks odd/weird, it is more excusable. cx Then after a few of these doing a full drawing may come easier.
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