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Can't get myself motivated to get shit done anymore.

How do you motivate yourself to draw.

I usually come home from work in the evening, eat and then sleep until I have to get up to got to my shitty job again. On the weekends I give my best to spend as much time as possible on drawing but even after a couple of months I don't seem to make any progress.

I don't own a camera to show you one of my pictures but pic related I pretty much how far I am lol

>> No.2092107

It's not how much time you spend on drawing, but how you spend the time you have.

>> No.2092111

>>2092107
I own "Perspective Made Easy" by E.R.Norling and "Succesful Drawing" by A. Loomis which I am working with most of the time. Sometimes I just sit down and try to draw something with the things I learned.

>> No.2092112

Is it a lack of motivation, or anxieties that are keeping you from working?

>> No.2092125

>>2092107
this.

i only have about an hour of time to practice and i can see myself improving each day

>> No.2092140
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2092140

the feel is real OP

>> No.2092148

Remember the reason why you even want to draw in the first place.

>> No.2092680

>>2092096
Theres that old anecdote:
>A man plays piano beautifully
>a witness exclaims, "I wish I could play piano like you!"
>The pianist replies "No you don't."
>the witness exclaims back, "What are you talking about!?"
>The pianist then explains that if the person would have truly loved to play piano, they would already.

Basically what I am trying to say is that you don't really want to draw, otherwise you wouldn't have this crisis. Ask yourself, do you actually want to draw?

>> No.2092771

>>2092125
>>2092107
no

op you're better off just keeping it a hobby if you like it, or find a better job which leaves you with more time.
otherwise just get a wimin/play vidya till you die.

>> No.2092821

>>2092096
literally the only thing that got me back into drawing was I made a bunch of autistic friends and I wanted to commemorate their autism so I picked it back up.

You draw because you want to, not out of obligation.

Now practice, you do that out of obligation, not because you want to.

>> No.2092832

I draw because I have no friends, and I think that drawing is much more interesting than playing video games..... ...

>> No.2092839

>>2092680
This. Right here. I love to paint. I do it regularly and learning the basics. If you truly want something you'll go for it regardless of circumstances and you'll find a way to be good at it. Period. Its not up to us op, its up to you.