/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4397150
Every hardship you have and will face with your pursuit of improvement has been faced already by everyone greater than you. At least you can see through them where it can take you, and i hope they inspire you more than they intimidate.

There are no shortcuts. You want to speed up process? Practice more often, keep grinding those fundamentals, and focus on what you are/could be doing rather than what you can't do, at least not quite yet.

Best of luck!

>>4045628
>best one! Good job

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO1mTELoj6o
Are you living a good and happy lifestyle fellow anons?

How important is visualization when it comes to painting and drawing?
I draw mostly landscapes and buildings in my spare time, almost never referencing things I've seen (also because I've never really studied trees, for example, enough for me to be able to truly be realistic in that department). My education is not formal, and there are many things that I'm simply uncapable of drawing.

Now, I've recently started studying with a teacher. After a few lessons she asked me to look at a glass for 2 minutes and then draw it from memory. I did so and she noticed that I've never closed my eyes. I did not know what she meant for it, and long story short I've discovered that I'm aphantasic and that people are actually supposed to compose images when they close their eyes. Fuck me, I guess.

I have not talked with her ever since, discovering this was a big hit on my self-esteem and led me to doubt my approach on this craft altogether.

Now, honestly, what should I think about it? What's your approach to drawing and painting, according to your visualization? Could you do anything without it?