/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6880439
>I feel that despite drawing so much I still have 0 understanding of anything.
NTA but I feel that way a lot of the time too. Best you can do is instead of focusing on how far you are from where you want to be, take pride in what you can achieve. Maybe even watch other artists you know of draw on a stream, in /i/'s oekaki drawing mode or in a webm and then compare how your line confidence and the like compares to theirs. Even if they do it faster, they struggle at times just as much as you do.
Basically don't let the gay negative thoughts catch up.

>>6395947
Forge the blurred shadow part, just found a good explanation of penumbra.

>>6382687
You have to force yourself to start, trust me. You don't have to dive head first you can just do a single quick sketch every day. Buy a cheap medium sized sketchbook. Use printer paper if you have nothing else. But set aside 30 minutes you would usually spend on your phone or in a game or sitting around on your lunch hour, and use that half hour to sketch even if you don't really feel like it. Some cartoon faces, some flora, copy a picture you have in your phone or in your social media likes. Just force yourself to do a little, the same way you'd force yourself to take a daily medication, and soon you'll be back in the groove.