/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

How do you draw from imagination if you have aphantasia or close to it? Seems like it would be impossible. Anyone have some genuine advice for those who have trouble visualizing?

i will not make it
good luck to all of you

>>4404750
I'm in the exact same situation as you mate. Haven't drawn almost at all in nearly 2 years.

Biggest advice I can give you is to use this opportunity to drop this career path if you can. Truth is this field is extremely competitive, and not particularly rewarding if you manage actually become a pro. The money isn't particularly great; it's very unstable even in-house because projects come and go so you're constantly having to look for work; The work itself doesn't get half the recognition it deserves despite being extremely difficult (tell people irl you're an illustrator and watch them look at you with disdain immediately); It's very easy to become socially isolated due to the nature of your work; And, most importantly, it takes a shit ton of effort to actually become professional-level assuming you ever even get to that point.

I personally got tired of that life, it's just not worth it. I'm going back to med school in the second half of this year while I still can to at least have hope of actually enjoying a decent life one day. I've wasted enough time doing this shit and now almost my whole youth is gone and I don't wanna waste any more of it. I loved drawing at one point, but when you start doing it as work, it becomes work unfortunately. Might as well work with something that will give me something back for my time at least.

why does gesture simultaneously feel like the most and least important aspect in art