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How can I motivate myself to draw more and practice everyday. That picture isn't the best example of what I can do but as you can see I've got a long way to go.

>> No.3102951

>How can I motivate myself to draw more and practice everyday.
I will never understand people like you.

I would feel like shit if I had to ditch a single day of drawing.

>> No.3102952

>tfw anon is the same level as you are
I've never felt so blessed. Wanna be buddies?

>> No.3102959

>I would feel like shit if I had to ditch a single day of drawing.

Don't get me wrong, I feel like shit when I skip a day of it. But I get disappointed with a lot of what I draw and it demotivates me.

>Wanna be buddies?

Depends on what you mean by that.

>> No.3102977

>>3102951
it's usually a sign of someone enjoying the idea of being an artist rather than being an artist

>> No.3102979

Force yourself until it becomes habit.
Motivation is a meme, discipline is key.

>> No.3102981

>>3102977

Probably not that, I do enjoy drawing, if I didn't I probably would've given up a year ago.

>> No.3102984

>>3102979

Suppose there's no harm in trying that.

>> No.3102987

>>3102979
This is it, just set an hour aside and make sure it's a top priority, no skipping a day. Eventually one hour will turn to two, then four, with no effort.

Also study productively. Just don't doodle every day.

>> No.3102992

>>3102987

Alright will do.

>> No.3103079

>>3102977
Literally me
How do I actually enjoy the process of drawing itself?

>> No.3103082
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>>3102950
make it a routine instead of something reliant on motivation.
between x to y hour you work whether you feel like it or not. the end.
>>3102979
like this

>> No.3103084

>>3103082
why is he attacking the snake

>> No.3103095

>>3102950
>That picture isn't the best example of what I can do
Then why did you make it?

>> No.3103100

>>3102950
>>3102959
>But I get disappointed with a lot of what I draw and it demotivates me.
>That picture isn't the best example of what I can do but as you can see I've got a long way to go.
You have the common problem of being a perfectionist. One of the things art teachers drill in you is to be proud of what you can draw at your current skill level. Don't be humble, don't be defensive. This is what you can do with your current skills, time and effort and it's good for what it is.

The most motivating thing for me was start doing studies. Just picked a book and starting doing exercises. It adds structure to your practice and also lets you learn a lot faster.

>> No.3103498

>>3102950
Yeah, I would also like to know how the hell motivation works.

>> No.3103525

>>3103084
Snek made a Thread for a simple question. I-tan is smacking snek because of this.

>> No.3106092

>>3102950
Lewd is the ultimate motivation. You'll just want to keep improving on the anatomy and realism so you can draw whatever kink comes to mind

>> No.3106104

>>3102950
and so ausi tsuyufag was born

>> No.3106327

>>3102950
>But I get disappointed with a lot of what I draw and it demotivates me

This is easily remedied by not trying to draw fully realized pictures of underage Cambodian Magna Doodle girls before you're ready. Very beginner artists like you attempting full completed pieces is generally just a fruitless trap leading to frustration. Beginner artists trying to do complete works scatters the focus the learners need and is an exercise in biting off more than you can chew.

You need to study anatomy. This means reading books and watching tutorials. It means gesture drawings until your eyes bleed. The same leg over and over until it's damn near spot on. Then you move on. Music will help with the tedium.

This is where being disappointed can be combated. It's a lot less deflating to get the proportions on that 20 second leg gesture sketch wrong than it is to have a picture of an entire person, like you've drawn that just isn't much good.

Study the body piece by piece and how these pieces fit together. Then fit the pieces together.

Technical proficiency comes before creativity and expression. At least for anyone who is even somewhat serious about creating--eventually. Don't let anyone tell you this is a "meme", fuck them. They'll wallow in their mediocre "completed" pieces because they have no discipline or drive to be truly good and just want to indulge in their snowflake proclivities because "muh creativity".

Anyway, go get em, Anon. You can do it.

>> No.3106329

>>3103079
By drawing, not kidding. If you're not drawing but say you want to, it's just an imaginary thing.

>> No.3106351

>>3106327
This is half right. You still should practice your Assyrian Stonework Ladies as a way to both have fun and to utilize what you've been practicing otherwise what's the point? Don't wait years to finally feel you're good enough.

>> No.3106383

>>3106351
>getting competent at anatomy
>years

If you're willing to put yourself through bootcamp you can absolutely be drawing competent human figures after a few months. If you can grind it a few months, then start playing around with Burmese Lite-Brite girls that aren't completely embarrassing.

Maybe it is harsh, but I firmly believe anyone who wants to become a serious artist should put themselves through this kind of acetic technical period. For the driven it will take far shorter than you think.