/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

[Anonymous No.6494706]

>Drawing is too hard
>I can't focus on drawing
>How do you get the motivation to draw

[Anonymous No.6494711]

if you need motivation to draw do you really want to be an artist?

[Anonymous No.6494717]

I listen to this teary album and draw my feelings:

https://youtu.be/aHxuSI_LGCI?list=OLAK5uy_lGVqZR1JD4YuVTbXDof3tBP0gDtEmntXE

[Anonymous No.6494725]

>>6494706

[Anonymous No.6494732]

>>6494706
Reminders of the ic thread were anons posted how many hours they had in video game and how so many anons had several thousand hours across several games. Made me realize that people have plenty of time to draw but zero discipline to do a goddamn thing.

[Anonymous No.6494741]

>>6494706
That has to be the most bleak thing I've seen in a wile

[Anonymous No.6494747]

>>6494706
I'm working on a comic that I want to see completed so I can't not work on *something* everyday.
If I'm not doing pages I'm doing designs, maps, promo art, anything as long as something gets done.

[Anonymous No.6494792]

for me, it's either drawing or getting a soulless 9/5.

[Anonymous No.6494800]

>>6494706
It really is difficult when it's so easy to waste time. For me I had to get bored of doing whatever else I was doing to finally get invested in putting more effort in. Most importantly, don't burn yourself out.

[Anonymous No.6494972]

>>6494706
>>6494741
if you have a multi-monitor setup you're literally no different than this

[Anonymous No.6494974]

>>6494741
It disturbs me deeply that he doesn’t scroll with his right thumb

[Anonymous No.6494981]

>>6494972
meh i was gonna retort but you're right, i definitely remember loading up minecraft as a kid just to spawn shit in and punch it too, we're all subject to this experiment

[Anonymous No.6495028]

>>6494974
It's a bizarre thing. Setup Minecraft for my niece to play on my laptop.
She wouldn't touch the mouse, and insisted on using the trackpad even after I showed her how much easier it is.

Most technologically advanced generation is horrified of mice.

[Anonymous No.6495056]

When I spend all day looking at the computer I usually feel bad and do not sleep well the following night. Drawing, reading books, or going outside has the opposite effect.

[Anonymous No.6495071]

>>6494972
I don't, but I'm old

[Anonymous No.6495078]

>>6494732
To be fair I probably have several thousand hours drawing too.
But much like video games its on auto pilot mode and I'm not learning shit, because I'm just trying to relax to get through life.

[Anonymous No.6495168]

>>6494741
the worst one I've seen was when the baby's first words were "alexa" and it considered alexa to be more important than its own parents. Why the fuck do people buy this shit?

[Anonymous No.6495181]

>>6495056
what was going through their minds when they did this?

[Anonymous No.6495184]

>>6495181
"they" don't want you to know about Tartaria and the mudflood

[Anonymous No.6495242]

>>6494706
Pomodoro timer

[Anonymous No.6495247]

>>6494732
Yeah no shit Sherlock.

[Anonymous No.6495669]

>>6494972
I switched back to a single monitor setup at work and home. there's definitely something weird about a multi setup that messes with your ability to do focused work

[Anonymous No.6495686]

>>6495181
>we need more light in here, I can’t see shit

[Anonymous No.6495722]

>>6494972
I got used to putting refs on the extra monitor, it's comfier

[Anonymous No.6495726]

>>6494706
>what music do you guys listen to while drawing?

[Anonymous No.6495737]

>>6494972
Second monitor is extremely useful, both for working and for procrastinating.
There is no scenario where doing what OP's webm shows is good.

>>6495168
While that is dystopian, my first word was neither mama nor papa, it was BOAT, because I saw them outside and thought they were cool.

The toddlers who touch anything with a tip as if it were an alcohol dispenser and then rub their hands with nothing would be my pick for top clown world.

[Anonymous No.6495782]

>>6494732
this is why you need tutors and classmates

[Anonymous No.6497716]

>>6495056
that pic is like a metaphor for today's culture, a sacrilege upon the foundations it was built on

[Anonymous No.6497781]

>>6497716
t. luddite

[Anonymous No.6497922]

>>6497716
culture and tech are 2 different things anon.
not bitching against smart phones, AI and shit, but lamenting the whole TikTok/Disney/Netflix non-stop stream of trash and what it's doing to us.
Far from having a second Renaissance we're having a new decline and fall of Rome complete with tranny degeneracy.
Besides new doesn't mean better e.i. use to be you'd buy a razor blade that did a better job and lasted a lifetime, and now the norm is to spend 200$/y on shitty blades that create waste on top of being worst on every level(except maybe safety for a first time user).
Anyways now I have a beard and let me tell that back in...

[Anonymous No.6497924]

>>6494706
I'd have trouble shifting gears from work to draw and back.
Like with sleep. I do not take my phone to bed or have a tv going because thats bed. With drawing. the art room or desk you draw on should be for drawing. I do have some video games around me, and that can't be avoided to to the space I live in, but I have more art books and comics around me than games.

I sit there and look at them for about 30 mins or so. Soak in it until it moves me to draw. Like chick that imprints on its mother, maybe there is some primal part that is born and dies throught the day and when I sit to draw, I'm making that primal subconscious part of me say "Hey, I draw, I will draw now."

Finally, the gear has shifted, and my subconscious is now in line with my conscious.

[Anonymous No.6498027]

>>6494732
I don't even have the energy to play video games anymore.

[Anonymous No.6498114]

>>6494711
Are there really people who enjoy drawing and don't find it hard at all? Do you just have to be born that way?

[Anonymous No.6498118]

>>6494972
I have multi monitor setup but man I never thought of having one screen for short form contents like Tik Tok. Swiping every 15 seconds is gonna take so much productivity out of me. The least is I have 8min Youtube on one screen.

[Anonymous No.6498125]

You literally have to force yourself.
Meditating/not being under influence of dopamine sources helps.

[Anonymous No.6498318]

>>6498027
Same. I can't play games that require commitment in time. Fuck grinding i just play Doom WADs or roguelites

[Anonymous No.6498916]

>>6494706
>living life twice and none at the same time

[Anonymous No.6498917]

>>6498318
>I can't play games that require commitment in time
>i just play Doom WADs or roguelites
???

[Anonymous No.6498925]

>>6494706
Holy fucking lol the next generation is fucked. Look at that little bastard frying his retarded underdeveloped dopamine receptors, god damn.

[Anonymous No.6498935]

>>6494706
This is also great on a meta level - the parent is filming their kid for likes on Tik tok.

[Anonymous No.6498938]

>>6498925
From cigarette to screens, we've been fucked for many generations

[Anonymous No.6498965]

lmao at these tvs and cameras semen slupers thinking they're somehow in any better positions.

[Anonymous No.6498976]

>>6494706
yeah

[Anonymous No.6498979]

"just draw!"
>put pen to screen
>stare at blank canvas for ten minutes
>no ideas
>aimlessly moving around the pen
>absolutely no form or soul in any of the lines
>turn it off
>lie on bed for 6 hours without blinking
now what?

[Anonymous No.6499032]

>>6498979
i found it easier by asking vidya boards for requests then doing them

[Anonymous No.6499039]

>>6494972
Depends how you're using it.
If you have a ref or something on one side and your drawing software on another that makes sense.

[Anonymous No.6499076]

>>6498976
kek'd

[Anonymous No.6499435]

>>6498976
this is unironically me and it;s not even funny, I have serious 4chan addiction that is killing me, I want to quit but I can't because this is the only place I know on the entire internet to discuss drawing, also I love dolls and the doll general. thats it the rest can fucking die

[Anonymous No.6499442]

>>6499435
Just set some limits on it. Do something productive for an hour and then go on 4chan.

[Anonymous No.6499443]

>>6499435
why do you have the need to discuss drawing?

[Anonymous No.6499447]

Fuck I think I believe in the just draw meme.
>be me 6 years ago
>never drew in my life
>get into 3d modeling and zbrush sculpting
>been struggling with getting things right and advancing my skills
>getting to a point in which I'm thinking about applying to studios, got some pretty nice stuff
>burning out at the same time
>check out /ic/
>people seem to be having fun
>let me try to do a little drawing...
>bam! it's actually fun and not as difficult as people say in here, actually had fun unlike most of the 3d modeling process

I know it's not exactly professional quality but this is my FIRST fucking drawing, and it took me like 2 hours, unlike 3d you can actually create art quite fast this way.

I will JUST DRAW for now on (but also 3d)

[Anonymous No.6499506]

>>6499443
not really discuss but more like lurk to learn stuff, from time to time people rec good stuff idk I don't want to miss on that

[Anonymous No.6499507]

>>6494741
Looks fake

[Anonymous No.6499530]

I've been drawing for years but it doesn't feel like drawing. Feels more like brute forcing every line and starting from scratch each time. So when I think about drawing it feels like going on a fucking trip. Just a ton of work and new experiences that will take a lot of energy to do.

[Anonymous No.6499648]

>>6498917
I just hate any kind of grinding to get to the point where the game gets fun. Games like Monster Hunter, God of War, Elden Ring, can't play em

[Anonymous No.6499900]

>>6499648
just git gud who needs items with big numbers when u can whack enemies with op dodges

[Anonymous No.6499929]

>>6495726
Adhd ambient shit https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k9ts6p63ns0 that or people with monotone voices giving art tutorials to use as background noise, anything so i dont have a million thoughts in my head. That way i dont need anything else to drown out the bs in my head and i can zone out during work and finally get something done

[Anonymous No.6499930]

>>6494706
15 from now he will fuck bitches while playing the next popular e sports

[Anonymous No.6499944]

>>6498125

[Anonymous No.6499949]

>>6498976
underrated

[Anonymous No.6499950]

>>6499435
I just hop on during work. This place doesn't exist to me during my off time.
>>6499530
I agree somewhat, whenever I get stuck, i just brute force or trial and error until something sticks. Art and its process is experimental and that's the fun and frustrating part about it.

[Anonymous No.6500025]

>>6498125
>JUST GO IN TOTAL DOPAMINE WITHDRAWAL BRO JUST DONT BE HAPPY BRO JUST STOP BREATHING BRO THATS DOPAMINE BRO STOP TALKING TO PEOPLE STOP DISTRACTING YOURSELF WITH LITERALLY ANYHING GOOD YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE A MONK AND TORTURE YOURSELF JUST TO LIVE WHILE NORMALFAGS GET TO DRINK AND SMOKE AND WATCH MARVEL MOVIES ALL DAY BUT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BRO JUST QUIT DOPAMINE FOREVER JUST LOG OFF JUST STOP LIVING BR

[Anonymous No.6500040]

>>6494732
Quite honestly that's what made me start drawing to begin with. I discovered that I had over 4,500 hours in LOL and decided that I could be doing so much more with it. Haven't touched the game in a year.

[Anonymous No.6500058]

>>6500025
I get quite distracted if I start listening to music or browsing 4chan. It takes me a good while of only drawing to get in the flow.

[Anonymous No.6500065]

>>6494732
time spent playing a game is not the same as drawing. Drawing is like jogging. Do you job 6 hours a day? Of course not, no human can do that. Vidya is passive and mindless, drawing takes energy.

I think if you draw an or two a day, you can play vidya for 4 hours after and it'll be fine
>why not draw for 4 hours a day
if you can mentally handle it, sure.

[Anonymous No.6500099]

>>6500065
I work 10 hour shifts for my day job and immediately grind for 4 hrs until I reach my mental capacity for the day, and easily breach 6 hrs on my days off, so yes, you can draw for 6 hrs a day. In the past 25 days I’ve been doing this, I’ve had 2 days off due to unforeseen circumstances.

Also, I would wager the video games you play and how invested you are in acquiring proficiency dictate how much of a drain it will be on you. I fucking love video games and have so many I want to play, but don’t have the time or energy for them now anymore due to how mentally demanding they are. In fact, video games are far from a ‘passive and mindless’ hobby on account of the engagement and interactivity they demand from you, unlike watching TV or a movie… or even reading, since you can read and be sidetracked at the same time.

[Anonymous No.6500170]

>>6499929
Huh, so you need to multitask to avoid multitasking in your head?
I don't think that's a solution, you're just outsourcing the habit.

But it's interesting that this sort of music was chosen
>The key to studying music is to choose music that has a consistent tempo and rhythm. The music should be calming, yet stimulating enough to keep you focused.
Because the genre I listen to the most when I need to focus (very rare) is minimal house/techno, which is very constant, electronic and mildly stimulating.

[Anonymous No.6500187]

>>6500099
Sounds like you have exceptional stamina, pyw.

[Anonymous No.6500205]

>>6500170
That sounds pretty good ill try listening to techno and working, thanks :)

[Anonymous No.6500310]

>>6500187
It probably isn’t as good as you’re imagining. No way this won’t come off as attention whoring but since you asked, I already have a thread up for it. >>6499604

[Anonymous No.6500464]

>>6494732
>cant play a game for more than an hour anymore without feeling exhausted or bored
>end up just playing in short sessions throughout the day wasting more time

[Anonymous No.6500468]

>>6500464
U have a serious addiction. Seek help

[Anonymous No.6500484]

>>6499435
Do you draw dolls? I want to see it!

[Anonymous No.6500490]

>>6500205
Go to town, anon.
https://www.youtube.com/@kouki_izumi/playlists

[Anonymous No.6500492]

>>6494706
I registered a class for it at my college.

[Anonymous No.6500499]

>>6500490
HOLY SHIT THATS A LOT thanks man, im fuckin set

[Anonymous No.6500519]

>>6498114
yes, if you didnt find enjoyment in drawing scribbles as a kid, you are never going to make it and even if you do, you will resent drawing

[Anonymous No.6500633]

>>6495726
Guilty Gear OST, Devil May Cry OST, Doom and OutRun 2006 OST.

[Anonymous No.6500990]

Told myself I'd draw today. Did nothing instead.

And no I didn't play video games or watch videos, I literally did NOTHING. I just looked at the front page of various sites and closed/reopened blank tabs for 6 hours. Just imagining what drawing would be like if I could actually plug the tablet in and start. I even took a bath just to not draw, I cleaned my apartment just to get out of drawing. Its like my entire existence is just avoiding as much as possible

[Anonymous No.6501016]

>>6498976
best oc i seen in a while

[Anonymous No.6501578]

>>6500990
I can give you an incentive. Go draw me a scooter. Anything from a colored drawing to a 5 minute sketch is fine, come on

[Anonymous No.6501644]

>>6500990

Sounds like you are afraid of failing so you don't start at all and would play with your big toe just to procrastinate.

[Anonymous No.6502300]

>>6500990
get a psychologist lol just draw bro, find some hentai girl or whatever and draw it, find cool vroom vehicle and draw it, find course, follow course, just draw it bro

[Anonymous No.6502307]

>>6494706
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdBXAFE1mG0&list=LL&index=1

[Anonymous No.6503009]

>>6494732
>Reminders of the ic thread were anons posted how many hours they had in video game and how so many anons had several thousand hours across several games. Made me realize that people have plenty of time to draw but zero discipline to do a goddamn thing.
You shouldn't draw at all if you don't enjoy it.
This world is fucking twisted.

[Anonymous No.6503016]

just don't. why?

[Anonymous No.6504327]

>>6503009
I dont enjoy drawing but I dont enjoy anything on this planet. Drawing is just the thread keeping me alive. Other people like my art so I cant just kill myself

[Anonymous No.6504378]

>>6494732
I'm easily in the tens of thousands across all platforms/games, for some people drawing is their default when they're not doing anything, for me it's video games.

[Anonymous No.6504382]

>>6498976
fucking kek

[Anonymous No.6505666]

>>6494706
just type your prompts instead of drawing

[Anonymous No.6505826]

>>6494706
You might have ADHD! Which is basically untreatable without drugs. A lot of people with ADHD self-medicate with caffeine, or nicotine, but yeah no drugs are it man. Otherwise you're just gonna waste your time and feel mad at yourself for not being able to manage an unmanageable thing.

Anyways you should probably see a psych if you can, or, if you're like me, drink a lot of coffee and chainsmoke.