post_id
stringlengths 5
7
| domain
stringclasses 69
values | upvote_ratio
float64 0.5
1
| history
stringlengths 11
39.7k
| c_root_id_A
stringlengths 7
7
| c_root_id_B
stringlengths 7
7
| created_at_utc_A
int64 1.27B
1.68B
| created_at_utc_B
int64 1.27B
1.68B
| score_A
int64 -644
43.5k
| score_B
int64 -2,846
43.5k
| human_ref_A
stringlengths 0
18k
| human_ref_B
stringlengths 0
13.6k
| labels
int64 0
1
| seconds_difference
float64 0
346M
| score_ratio
float64 -2,292
2.5M
| metadata_A
stringclasses 1
value | metadata_B
stringclasses 1
value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
kooyzr | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is it necessary to submit your work in order to follow along with the drawabox lessons? I don't really have access to anything that would allow me to scan the work I'd do when trying to practice during the "homework" assignments. I'm currently using one of those slide-out text-pad phones with a SUPER low quality camera on it, and I sold my printer/scanner months ago for some extra cash because of lack of income due to the ongoing pandemic. Is it fine to proceed with the courses and lessons, doing all the assigned work, while not having others review your work, and just self-evaluating? Because "getting back into drawing" was one of my resolutions, since I've been putting it off for far too long, and people suggested that drawabox is a good place to get started. I have a few of the other less costly required items, like the ruler and fine-liner pens. | ghtsdy9 | ghtbybj | 1,609,596,383 | 1,609,580,371 | 12 | -8 | Is it really that bad? Try to post a photo. Take it with as much light you can, or stay outside at sunlight. | Don't you have a close friend with a better camera? Ihave a fking xiaomi 7 and my best friend has an iPhone 8. When I want to take better pics, I ask her, send to my phone and that's it | 1 | 16,012 | -1.5 | ||
kooyzr | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is it necessary to submit your work in order to follow along with the drawabox lessons? I don't really have access to anything that would allow me to scan the work I'd do when trying to practice during the "homework" assignments. I'm currently using one of those slide-out text-pad phones with a SUPER low quality camera on it, and I sold my printer/scanner months ago for some extra cash because of lack of income due to the ongoing pandemic. Is it fine to proceed with the courses and lessons, doing all the assigned work, while not having others review your work, and just self-evaluating? Because "getting back into drawing" was one of my resolutions, since I've been putting it off for far too long, and people suggested that drawabox is a good place to get started. I have a few of the other less costly required items, like the ruler and fine-liner pens. | ghtbybj | ghtikp2 | 1,609,580,371 | 1,609,587,568 | -8 | 5 | Don't you have a close friend with a better camera? Ihave a fking xiaomi 7 and my best friend has an iPhone 8. When I want to take better pics, I ask her, send to my phone and that's it | I don't think it's necessary, but I do think it helps a lot. I've gotten better at seeing the mistakes I'm making, but there's always some use in having another opinion. And improvement will definitely come slower if you brush over mistakes you just haven't realised are there. | 0 | 7,197 | -0.625 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk109yz | gk1wv40 | 1,611,202,606 | 1,611,230,289 | 16 | 20 | It all depends on how fast it slow you want to go and how much you want to commit. If you can spare 6 hours, go for it. If you can only spare 30 minutes, that’s fine too. What matters is that you go at a pace that’s right for you. | It seems to vary a lot. I seem a post from someone who completed it in 7 months, others who have taken years. Currently I have completed lessons 1-4 and the 250 Box Challenge in 2 months. But I had a lot of free time under Christmas so I kind of rushed through it. I don't think rushing through is best way to get the most out of this course, but it better than not doing it at all. Now that the normal work routine has restarted, I may have to put the whole thing on pause. | 0 | 27,683 | 1.25 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk1wv40 | gk1h763 | 1,611,230,289 | 1,611,214,981 | 20 | 16 | It seems to vary a lot. I seem a post from someone who completed it in 7 months, others who have taken years. Currently I have completed lessons 1-4 and the 250 Box Challenge in 2 months. But I had a lot of free time under Christmas so I kind of rushed through it. I don't think rushing through is best way to get the most out of this course, but it better than not doing it at all. Now that the normal work routine has restarted, I may have to put the whole thing on pause. | Well if you're committing to complete the course with all its lessons, you're definitely in it for a few months. Give or take depending on your speed of course. There's a lot of material to read, a lot of concepts to understand, and 250 boxes to draw. | 1 | 15,308 | 1.25 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk1vreu | gk1wv40 | 1,611,229,308 | 1,611,230,289 | 16 | 20 | I started 4 years ago and I’m at insects. This is of course not because I used all the time available to me to do this but fundamentals are very boring and it helps me to take loooooookng breaks! | It seems to vary a lot. I seem a post from someone who completed it in 7 months, others who have taken years. Currently I have completed lessons 1-4 and the 250 Box Challenge in 2 months. But I had a lot of free time under Christmas so I kind of rushed through it. I don't think rushing through is best way to get the most out of this course, but it better than not doing it at all. Now that the normal work routine has restarted, I may have to put the whole thing on pause. | 0 | 981 | 1.25 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk1nnk4 | gk1wv40 | 1,611,221,296 | 1,611,230,289 | 13 | 20 | Well I'm currently in lession one, and it took me so far 21 days. Since I don't have much time, also I spend like 30-45 min, I think I'll finish the first lession this week. EDIT: Changed some words since autocorrect doesn't like english | It seems to vary a lot. I seem a post from someone who completed it in 7 months, others who have taken years. Currently I have completed lessons 1-4 and the 250 Box Challenge in 2 months. But I had a lot of free time under Christmas so I kind of rushed through it. I don't think rushing through is best way to get the most out of this course, but it better than not doing it at all. Now that the normal work routine has restarted, I may have to put the whole thing on pause. | 0 | 8,993 | 1.538462 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk1lmni | gk1wv40 | 1,611,219,266 | 1,611,230,289 | 11 | 20 | To have an actual number check those who have submitted lesson 7 and see how long it took them from lesson one submission. But as others have already explained it all depends on you and how many hours you put into it. | It seems to vary a lot. I seem a post from someone who completed it in 7 months, others who have taken years. Currently I have completed lessons 1-4 and the 250 Box Challenge in 2 months. But I had a lot of free time under Christmas so I kind of rushed through it. I don't think rushing through is best way to get the most out of this course, but it better than not doing it at all. Now that the normal work routine has restarted, I may have to put the whole thing on pause. | 0 | 11,023 | 1.818182 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk1vreu | gk1nnk4 | 1,611,229,308 | 1,611,221,296 | 16 | 13 | I started 4 years ago and I’m at insects. This is of course not because I used all the time available to me to do this but fundamentals are very boring and it helps me to take loooooookng breaks! | Well I'm currently in lession one, and it took me so far 21 days. Since I don't have much time, also I spend like 30-45 min, I think I'll finish the first lession this week. EDIT: Changed some words since autocorrect doesn't like english | 1 | 8,012 | 1.230769 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk1vreu | gk1lmni | 1,611,229,308 | 1,611,219,266 | 16 | 11 | I started 4 years ago and I’m at insects. This is of course not because I used all the time available to me to do this but fundamentals are very boring and it helps me to take loooooookng breaks! | To have an actual number check those who have submitted lesson 7 and see how long it took them from lesson one submission. But as others have already explained it all depends on you and how many hours you put into it. | 1 | 10,042 | 1.454545 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk2fgot | gk1nnk4 | 1,611,241,961 | 1,611,221,296 | 14 | 13 | It really all depends on how committed you are... Expect a long time, as with any skill worth having. Once you've attained the skill, the time it took to get it becomes irrelevant. The **fear** of time commitment is the exact reason you haven't gotten it yet. My advice to you is if you want it, put the pencil on the paper, and get after it. | Well I'm currently in lession one, and it took me so far 21 days. Since I don't have much time, also I spend like 30-45 min, I think I'll finish the first lession this week. EDIT: Changed some words since autocorrect doesn't like english | 1 | 20,665 | 1.076923 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk1lmni | gk1nnk4 | 1,611,219,266 | 1,611,221,296 | 11 | 13 | To have an actual number check those who have submitted lesson 7 and see how long it took them from lesson one submission. But as others have already explained it all depends on you and how many hours you put into it. | Well I'm currently in lession one, and it took me so far 21 days. Since I don't have much time, also I spend like 30-45 min, I think I'll finish the first lession this week. EDIT: Changed some words since autocorrect doesn't like english | 0 | 2,030 | 1.181818 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk1lmni | gk2fgot | 1,611,219,266 | 1,611,241,961 | 11 | 14 | To have an actual number check those who have submitted lesson 7 and see how long it took them from lesson one submission. But as others have already explained it all depends on you and how many hours you put into it. | It really all depends on how committed you are... Expect a long time, as with any skill worth having. Once you've attained the skill, the time it took to get it becomes irrelevant. The **fear** of time commitment is the exact reason you haven't gotten it yet. My advice to you is if you want it, put the pencil on the paper, and get after it. | 0 | 22,695 | 1.272727 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk2fgot | gk2ei9p | 1,611,241,961 | 1,611,241,485 | 14 | 5 | It really all depends on how committed you are... Expect a long time, as with any skill worth having. Once you've attained the skill, the time it took to get it becomes irrelevant. The **fear** of time commitment is the exact reason you haven't gotten it yet. My advice to you is if you want it, put the pencil on the paper, and get after it. | I'm up to the exercises of lesson 5 for arachnids and it took me about 9 months to get here. I have been taking breaks that were few months long in-between lessons tho. Anyway the course helped me a lot. Not just for drawing itself but to understand the process, that it takes time to get as good as you wish to be. Don't rush and have fun. | 1 | 476 | 2.8 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk2l7zy | gk2ei9p | 1,611,244,696 | 1,611,241,485 | 11 | 5 | m8 rather than looking at the horizon look 2 inches in front you first. | I'm up to the exercises of lesson 5 for arachnids and it took me about 9 months to get here. I have been taking breaks that were few months long in-between lessons tho. Anyway the course helped me a lot. Not just for drawing itself but to understand the process, that it takes time to get as good as you wish to be. Don't rush and have fun. | 1 | 3,211 | 2.2 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk2w7io | gk2ei9p | 1,611,249,547 | 1,611,241,485 | 6 | 5 | I'm at about 8 months and just finished Lesson 6. Finished the box and cylinders but still have yet to start the wheel, texture and treasure chest challenges. Have been working on other things (so I don't catch burnout) like gesture drawing, shading values and planes of the face recently so my time to finish hasn't been a straight through path. I would say a year to complete ins't unreasonable. | I'm up to the exercises of lesson 5 for arachnids and it took me about 9 months to get here. I have been taking breaks that were few months long in-between lessons tho. Anyway the course helped me a lot. Not just for drawing itself but to understand the process, that it takes time to get as good as you wish to be. Don't rush and have fun. | 1 | 8,062 | 1.2 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk5xmxj | gk58xfh | 1,611,313,247 | 1,611,291,799 | 3 | 2 | I don't think the answers so far are super useful because of course the more time you can devote to it the sooner you will complete the course. I think OP was hoping for a more objective measure of time. A good rule of thumb I found is that each homework page takes 2-3 hours. You won't spend the entirety of this period doing the homework—I'm also including watching the videos, reading the text, and drawing an equivalent amount for fun (as per the course rules). Since each lesson has on average ~15 pages of homework, it should take 30-45 hours to complete a lesson. This seems consistent with the minimum limit of two weeks between lessons to submit homework for official (paid) critique, because if you complete a 40-hour lesson in single a week you are basically treating Drawabox like your full-time job. Not impossible, but it's more likely you just rushed through the lesson and didn't do things properly. Note that in addition to the lessons you also have to do the challenges, whose time commitment are a bit harder to gauge. | I'm about 8 months in and starting the homework for Lesson 6. I have already finished the cylinder and texture challenges. After 6 I just have Wheel, Treasure Chest and Lesson 7 left. Hoping to be done by the end of May which would be 1 year. Also doing some anatomy, figure drawing, and digital painting courses and about to start learning watercolors too. | 1 | 21,448 | 1.5 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk4db7u | gk5xmxj | 1,611,274,222 | 1,611,313,247 | 1 | 3 | Took me 18 months to get to Lesson 6 since I was alternating DrawaBox with gesture drawing and drawing comic characters. Don't think too far ahead since plans can always change. You might not even complete the course since you might find later lessons not as beneficial or deviates too far from your end goal | I don't think the answers so far are super useful because of course the more time you can devote to it the sooner you will complete the course. I think OP was hoping for a more objective measure of time. A good rule of thumb I found is that each homework page takes 2-3 hours. You won't spend the entirety of this period doing the homework—I'm also including watching the videos, reading the text, and drawing an equivalent amount for fun (as per the course rules). Since each lesson has on average ~15 pages of homework, it should take 30-45 hours to complete a lesson. This seems consistent with the minimum limit of two weeks between lessons to submit homework for official (paid) critique, because if you complete a 40-hour lesson in single a week you are basically treating Drawabox like your full-time job. Not impossible, but it's more likely you just rushed through the lesson and didn't do things properly. Note that in addition to the lessons you also have to do the challenges, whose time commitment are a bit harder to gauge. | 0 | 39,025 | 3 | ||
l1q6nu | artfundamentals_train | 0.99 | How long does this course take? It looks really good! I was just wondering what kind of commitment I was making. | gk58xfh | gk4db7u | 1,611,291,799 | 1,611,274,222 | 2 | 1 | I'm about 8 months in and starting the homework for Lesson 6. I have already finished the cylinder and texture challenges. After 6 I just have Wheel, Treasure Chest and Lesson 7 left. Hoping to be done by the end of May which would be 1 year. Also doing some anatomy, figure drawing, and digital painting courses and about to start learning watercolors too. | Took me 18 months to get to Lesson 6 since I was alternating DrawaBox with gesture drawing and drawing comic characters. Don't think too far ahead since plans can always change. You might not even complete the course since you might find later lessons not as beneficial or deviates too far from your end goal | 1 | 17,577 | 2 | ||
bzd3ia | artfundamentals_train | 0.86 | Completely new to art - how long should I expect it to take to get used to the lessons? I've been interested in digital line art for the better part of a year, not getting into it as I wouldn't know whether I'd like it or not - I was recently given a practically unopened drawing tablet from a close friend and have decided to give this a go. Now I know that the lessons recommend pens - so I've gone ahead and gotten some fine liners that will be here today. My question is honestly just how long will it take to progress/get used to everything on said drawabox lessons? Just giving it a go, I've gotten the lines down *ok (a lot better than I imagined).* I've been ok at "drawing from the shoulder" as playing pc semi professional has gotten some muscle memory down for quick successions, or flicks as I'd like to say heh. Currently I'm REALLY struggling with elipses tho, it just feels weird.. I can never really go over my circle more than once - and also I don't know how to actually ghost it. I've been doing this digitally, and will use the fineliners today when they arrive.. but any tips are appreciated. | eqrr7ug | eqs2dmt | 1,560,267,944 | 1,560,275,163 | 2 | 11 | Circles and ellipses are hard. I also can't go over the exact circle. It's fine, tho. Just keep practicing and you'll get better. | Short answer: Never Long answer: The way drawabox is designed, it is meant to be a never ending journey. The lessons are built to introduce concepts, and the homework is their to help you polish thos fundamentals. Each lesson will circle around to previouse lessons and build on those earlier concepts. I spent over two months on elipses, trying to perfect the strokes to match uncomfortable's. One day I decided on a whim to just try a normal drawing, and the improvement I saw from where I started was astounding. That reminded me that my goal wasn't to make perfect circles or boxes, but to make drawings I enjoyed. So I moved on to the next lesson, and now i draw intermitantly as a way to know if I have acquired the fundamentals in the lesson. I still submit homework on the discord for tips on where to improve, but the main takeaway still is: You are not meant to "get used to" the lessons. The lessons arn't drawing in the traditional sense, but ways to formally introduce concepts that will help you learn the skills you will use *in* your drawings. And if you're doing things right, you'll be using these excerises for a long time. | 0 | 7,219 | 5.5 | ||
bzd3ia | artfundamentals_train | 0.86 | Completely new to art - how long should I expect it to take to get used to the lessons? I've been interested in digital line art for the better part of a year, not getting into it as I wouldn't know whether I'd like it or not - I was recently given a practically unopened drawing tablet from a close friend and have decided to give this a go. Now I know that the lessons recommend pens - so I've gone ahead and gotten some fine liners that will be here today. My question is honestly just how long will it take to progress/get used to everything on said drawabox lessons? Just giving it a go, I've gotten the lines down *ok (a lot better than I imagined).* I've been ok at "drawing from the shoulder" as playing pc semi professional has gotten some muscle memory down for quick successions, or flicks as I'd like to say heh. Currently I'm REALLY struggling with elipses tho, it just feels weird.. I can never really go over my circle more than once - and also I don't know how to actually ghost it. I've been doing this digitally, and will use the fineliners today when they arrive.. but any tips are appreciated. | eqs2dmt | eqrqqjh | 1,560,275,163 | 1,560,267,619 | 11 | 1 | Short answer: Never Long answer: The way drawabox is designed, it is meant to be a never ending journey. The lessons are built to introduce concepts, and the homework is their to help you polish thos fundamentals. Each lesson will circle around to previouse lessons and build on those earlier concepts. I spent over two months on elipses, trying to perfect the strokes to match uncomfortable's. One day I decided on a whim to just try a normal drawing, and the improvement I saw from where I started was astounding. That reminded me that my goal wasn't to make perfect circles or boxes, but to make drawings I enjoyed. So I moved on to the next lesson, and now i draw intermitantly as a way to know if I have acquired the fundamentals in the lesson. I still submit homework on the discord for tips on where to improve, but the main takeaway still is: You are not meant to "get used to" the lessons. The lessons arn't drawing in the traditional sense, but ways to formally introduce concepts that will help you learn the skills you will use *in* your drawings. And if you're doing things right, you'll be using these excerises for a long time. | Just keep getting better at each lesson then move on, compare it to the sample I guess, if its close or decent enough then move on, it doesn't have to be perfect, show it to people if you can artist and non artist. Mileage is important not perfection. Just like playing games, it's not about winning all the time, but rather playing a lot and gathering knowledge to get good, same idea applies. As for getting use to, it depends from person to person, took me about 6months to a year to get comfortable, not great but comfortable. If you want speed, do more, and supplement your knowledge from another sources of the same/similar lessons and topics. Once you finish all the lesson you can move forward to another topic from another sources, I'm sure you'll encounter jargons around here for further research, but always go back to basic/fundamentals every now and then which this lesson is, depending on your learning capability and how much you spend time learning, it might take 6months, more or less. As for getting good at copying drawings it only takes 3 - 6 months of consistent studying especially when you have studied the fundamentals. What's your end goal? You have to atleast have a vague or loose goal as to why you want to study this. If you say you just want to try this out, then down the line you're going to start to ask yourself why you're doing this especially when the lessons starts to get tougher, that's when you start to slowdown but when you have that goal you have a reason to push on. Sample of a simple goal, maybe you have a pop character you've always like and you want to redesign that, or character from imagination, or a car you wanted to draw, or a portrait, or environment, or a weapon, or a building, these lessons will help you to achieve that. Sorry for the long text but I hope this helps. Remember it should be a discovery, and a fun journey, not a torment, so take it easy. | 1 | 7,544 | 11 | ||
bzd3ia | artfundamentals_train | 0.86 | Completely new to art - how long should I expect it to take to get used to the lessons? I've been interested in digital line art for the better part of a year, not getting into it as I wouldn't know whether I'd like it or not - I was recently given a practically unopened drawing tablet from a close friend and have decided to give this a go. Now I know that the lessons recommend pens - so I've gone ahead and gotten some fine liners that will be here today. My question is honestly just how long will it take to progress/get used to everything on said drawabox lessons? Just giving it a go, I've gotten the lines down *ok (a lot better than I imagined).* I've been ok at "drawing from the shoulder" as playing pc semi professional has gotten some muscle memory down for quick successions, or flicks as I'd like to say heh. Currently I'm REALLY struggling with elipses tho, it just feels weird.. I can never really go over my circle more than once - and also I don't know how to actually ghost it. I've been doing this digitally, and will use the fineliners today when they arrive.. but any tips are appreciated. | eqso342 | eqrr7ug | 1,560,289,436 | 1,560,267,944 | 4 | 2 | You have started in thr right place! I can't just say "practice" because our goal here is to not grind. Lessons must be a challenge and getting used to them defeats the point! Good luck ♡♡ | Circles and ellipses are hard. I also can't go over the exact circle. It's fine, tho. Just keep practicing and you'll get better. | 1 | 21,492 | 2 | ||
bzd3ia | artfundamentals_train | 0.86 | Completely new to art - how long should I expect it to take to get used to the lessons? I've been interested in digital line art for the better part of a year, not getting into it as I wouldn't know whether I'd like it or not - I was recently given a practically unopened drawing tablet from a close friend and have decided to give this a go. Now I know that the lessons recommend pens - so I've gone ahead and gotten some fine liners that will be here today. My question is honestly just how long will it take to progress/get used to everything on said drawabox lessons? Just giving it a go, I've gotten the lines down *ok (a lot better than I imagined).* I've been ok at "drawing from the shoulder" as playing pc semi professional has gotten some muscle memory down for quick successions, or flicks as I'd like to say heh. Currently I'm REALLY struggling with elipses tho, it just feels weird.. I can never really go over my circle more than once - and also I don't know how to actually ghost it. I've been doing this digitally, and will use the fineliners today when they arrive.. but any tips are appreciated. | eqrqqjh | eqso342 | 1,560,267,619 | 1,560,289,436 | 1 | 4 | Just keep getting better at each lesson then move on, compare it to the sample I guess, if its close or decent enough then move on, it doesn't have to be perfect, show it to people if you can artist and non artist. Mileage is important not perfection. Just like playing games, it's not about winning all the time, but rather playing a lot and gathering knowledge to get good, same idea applies. As for getting use to, it depends from person to person, took me about 6months to a year to get comfortable, not great but comfortable. If you want speed, do more, and supplement your knowledge from another sources of the same/similar lessons and topics. Once you finish all the lesson you can move forward to another topic from another sources, I'm sure you'll encounter jargons around here for further research, but always go back to basic/fundamentals every now and then which this lesson is, depending on your learning capability and how much you spend time learning, it might take 6months, more or less. As for getting good at copying drawings it only takes 3 - 6 months of consistent studying especially when you have studied the fundamentals. What's your end goal? You have to atleast have a vague or loose goal as to why you want to study this. If you say you just want to try this out, then down the line you're going to start to ask yourself why you're doing this especially when the lessons starts to get tougher, that's when you start to slowdown but when you have that goal you have a reason to push on. Sample of a simple goal, maybe you have a pop character you've always like and you want to redesign that, or character from imagination, or a car you wanted to draw, or a portrait, or environment, or a weapon, or a building, these lessons will help you to achieve that. Sorry for the long text but I hope this helps. Remember it should be a discovery, and a fun journey, not a torment, so take it easy. | You have started in thr right place! I can't just say "practice" because our goal here is to not grind. Lessons must be a challenge and getting used to them defeats the point! Good luck ♡♡ | 0 | 21,817 | 4 | ||
bzd3ia | artfundamentals_train | 0.86 | Completely new to art - how long should I expect it to take to get used to the lessons? I've been interested in digital line art for the better part of a year, not getting into it as I wouldn't know whether I'd like it or not - I was recently given a practically unopened drawing tablet from a close friend and have decided to give this a go. Now I know that the lessons recommend pens - so I've gone ahead and gotten some fine liners that will be here today. My question is honestly just how long will it take to progress/get used to everything on said drawabox lessons? Just giving it a go, I've gotten the lines down *ok (a lot better than I imagined).* I've been ok at "drawing from the shoulder" as playing pc semi professional has gotten some muscle memory down for quick successions, or flicks as I'd like to say heh. Currently I'm REALLY struggling with elipses tho, it just feels weird.. I can never really go over my circle more than once - and also I don't know how to actually ghost it. I've been doing this digitally, and will use the fineliners today when they arrive.. but any tips are appreciated. | equw2rc | eqrr7ug | 1,560,336,600 | 1,560,267,944 | 3 | 2 | Yeah, in the beggining my elipses were kinda lame, but as generic it sounds, if you practice a little everyday you really starts to get very good. And sometimes there are days that your drawings really suck, dont worry because this is normal, there are days we are good, others bad, but just keep going. | Circles and ellipses are hard. I also can't go over the exact circle. It's fine, tho. Just keep practicing and you'll get better. | 1 | 68,656 | 1.5 | ||
bzd3ia | artfundamentals_train | 0.86 | Completely new to art - how long should I expect it to take to get used to the lessons? I've been interested in digital line art for the better part of a year, not getting into it as I wouldn't know whether I'd like it or not - I was recently given a practically unopened drawing tablet from a close friend and have decided to give this a go. Now I know that the lessons recommend pens - so I've gone ahead and gotten some fine liners that will be here today. My question is honestly just how long will it take to progress/get used to everything on said drawabox lessons? Just giving it a go, I've gotten the lines down *ok (a lot better than I imagined).* I've been ok at "drawing from the shoulder" as playing pc semi professional has gotten some muscle memory down for quick successions, or flicks as I'd like to say heh. Currently I'm REALLY struggling with elipses tho, it just feels weird.. I can never really go over my circle more than once - and also I don't know how to actually ghost it. I've been doing this digitally, and will use the fineliners today when they arrive.. but any tips are appreciated. | eqrqqjh | equw2rc | 1,560,267,619 | 1,560,336,600 | 1 | 3 | Just keep getting better at each lesson then move on, compare it to the sample I guess, if its close or decent enough then move on, it doesn't have to be perfect, show it to people if you can artist and non artist. Mileage is important not perfection. Just like playing games, it's not about winning all the time, but rather playing a lot and gathering knowledge to get good, same idea applies. As for getting use to, it depends from person to person, took me about 6months to a year to get comfortable, not great but comfortable. If you want speed, do more, and supplement your knowledge from another sources of the same/similar lessons and topics. Once you finish all the lesson you can move forward to another topic from another sources, I'm sure you'll encounter jargons around here for further research, but always go back to basic/fundamentals every now and then which this lesson is, depending on your learning capability and how much you spend time learning, it might take 6months, more or less. As for getting good at copying drawings it only takes 3 - 6 months of consistent studying especially when you have studied the fundamentals. What's your end goal? You have to atleast have a vague or loose goal as to why you want to study this. If you say you just want to try this out, then down the line you're going to start to ask yourself why you're doing this especially when the lessons starts to get tougher, that's when you start to slowdown but when you have that goal you have a reason to push on. Sample of a simple goal, maybe you have a pop character you've always like and you want to redesign that, or character from imagination, or a car you wanted to draw, or a portrait, or environment, or a weapon, or a building, these lessons will help you to achieve that. Sorry for the long text but I hope this helps. Remember it should be a discovery, and a fun journey, not a torment, so take it easy. | Yeah, in the beggining my elipses were kinda lame, but as generic it sounds, if you practice a little everyday you really starts to get very good. And sometimes there are days that your drawings really suck, dont worry because this is normal, there are days we are good, others bad, but just keep going. | 0 | 68,981 | 3 | ||
bzd3ia | artfundamentals_train | 0.86 | Completely new to art - how long should I expect it to take to get used to the lessons? I've been interested in digital line art for the better part of a year, not getting into it as I wouldn't know whether I'd like it or not - I was recently given a practically unopened drawing tablet from a close friend and have decided to give this a go. Now I know that the lessons recommend pens - so I've gone ahead and gotten some fine liners that will be here today. My question is honestly just how long will it take to progress/get used to everything on said drawabox lessons? Just giving it a go, I've gotten the lines down *ok (a lot better than I imagined).* I've been ok at "drawing from the shoulder" as playing pc semi professional has gotten some muscle memory down for quick successions, or flicks as I'd like to say heh. Currently I'm REALLY struggling with elipses tho, it just feels weird.. I can never really go over my circle more than once - and also I don't know how to actually ghost it. I've been doing this digitally, and will use the fineliners today when they arrive.. but any tips are appreciated. | eqrqqjh | eqrr7ug | 1,560,267,619 | 1,560,267,944 | 1 | 2 | Just keep getting better at each lesson then move on, compare it to the sample I guess, if its close or decent enough then move on, it doesn't have to be perfect, show it to people if you can artist and non artist. Mileage is important not perfection. Just like playing games, it's not about winning all the time, but rather playing a lot and gathering knowledge to get good, same idea applies. As for getting use to, it depends from person to person, took me about 6months to a year to get comfortable, not great but comfortable. If you want speed, do more, and supplement your knowledge from another sources of the same/similar lessons and topics. Once you finish all the lesson you can move forward to another topic from another sources, I'm sure you'll encounter jargons around here for further research, but always go back to basic/fundamentals every now and then which this lesson is, depending on your learning capability and how much you spend time learning, it might take 6months, more or less. As for getting good at copying drawings it only takes 3 - 6 months of consistent studying especially when you have studied the fundamentals. What's your end goal? You have to atleast have a vague or loose goal as to why you want to study this. If you say you just want to try this out, then down the line you're going to start to ask yourself why you're doing this especially when the lessons starts to get tougher, that's when you start to slowdown but when you have that goal you have a reason to push on. Sample of a simple goal, maybe you have a pop character you've always like and you want to redesign that, or character from imagination, or a car you wanted to draw, or a portrait, or environment, or a weapon, or a building, these lessons will help you to achieve that. Sorry for the long text but I hope this helps. Remember it should be a discovery, and a fun journey, not a torment, so take it easy. | Circles and ellipses are hard. I also can't go over the exact circle. It's fine, tho. Just keep practicing and you'll get better. | 0 | 325 | 2 | ||
bzd3ia | artfundamentals_train | 0.86 | Completely new to art - how long should I expect it to take to get used to the lessons? I've been interested in digital line art for the better part of a year, not getting into it as I wouldn't know whether I'd like it or not - I was recently given a practically unopened drawing tablet from a close friend and have decided to give this a go. Now I know that the lessons recommend pens - so I've gone ahead and gotten some fine liners that will be here today. My question is honestly just how long will it take to progress/get used to everything on said drawabox lessons? Just giving it a go, I've gotten the lines down *ok (a lot better than I imagined).* I've been ok at "drawing from the shoulder" as playing pc semi professional has gotten some muscle memory down for quick successions, or flicks as I'd like to say heh. Currently I'm REALLY struggling with elipses tho, it just feels weird.. I can never really go over my circle more than once - and also I don't know how to actually ghost it. I've been doing this digitally, and will use the fineliners today when they arrive.. but any tips are appreciated. | erc9sri | eqrqqjh | 1,560,706,497 | 1,560,267,619 | 2 | 1 | > My question is honestly just how long will it take to progress/get used to everything on said drawabox lessons? if you commit to it full time and do exactly as you're told (don't grind, for some reason students go out of their way to not follow that one tidbit of instruction) you can do the entire course in six months. obviously at that speed you're going to make some mistakes so you will need to get paid critiques, in which uncomfortable will tell you if you need to redo the lesson. there have been students who took more than two years who are still active, there's really no set expectation as to how fast you should be able to do this. But i will say, after completing the entire thing, and i mean the entire thing including all the challenges, when you finally stand at the top of the mountain, you will be glad you did it. | Just keep getting better at each lesson then move on, compare it to the sample I guess, if its close or decent enough then move on, it doesn't have to be perfect, show it to people if you can artist and non artist. Mileage is important not perfection. Just like playing games, it's not about winning all the time, but rather playing a lot and gathering knowledge to get good, same idea applies. As for getting use to, it depends from person to person, took me about 6months to a year to get comfortable, not great but comfortable. If you want speed, do more, and supplement your knowledge from another sources of the same/similar lessons and topics. Once you finish all the lesson you can move forward to another topic from another sources, I'm sure you'll encounter jargons around here for further research, but always go back to basic/fundamentals every now and then which this lesson is, depending on your learning capability and how much you spend time learning, it might take 6months, more or less. As for getting good at copying drawings it only takes 3 - 6 months of consistent studying especially when you have studied the fundamentals. What's your end goal? You have to atleast have a vague or loose goal as to why you want to study this. If you say you just want to try this out, then down the line you're going to start to ask yourself why you're doing this especially when the lessons starts to get tougher, that's when you start to slowdown but when you have that goal you have a reason to push on. Sample of a simple goal, maybe you have a pop character you've always like and you want to redesign that, or character from imagination, or a car you wanted to draw, or a portrait, or environment, or a weapon, or a building, these lessons will help you to achieve that. Sorry for the long text but I hope this helps. Remember it should be a discovery, and a fun journey, not a torment, so take it easy. | 1 | 438,878 | 2 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd5n71 | evd6o3e | 1,564,430,656 | 1,564,431,308 | 18 | 32 | >I feel like I cant really have fun with it until I get several things out of the way first. > >You see, that's my problem. Having fun and enjoying the process. I want to learn how to draw and draw well. I want to create my own comics and tell stories. But I constantly deal with fear, anxiety, and procrastination. Oh no!! This is something you'll have to work on over time. I know how it feels to want to be *good* at something right away, or to be frustrated by not being able to draw at the level you want. But there's honestly something beautiful the enjoyment of being bad. It's okay to be bad, especially at drawing, especially as a beginner, AND to really love it at the same time. Now how does one do that? It almost doesn't seem possible, espeically if you're hard on yourself or if you have anxiety about drawing. Honestly, it takes a lot of mental effort over time and a big change in the way you look at things. But it's worth working on, and it can make all the difference as to whether or not you'll continue to draw (and love drawing). When I get like this, I have to talk myself out of it. Is my drawing horrendous? Heck yeah! That means I've learned something and it'll be better next time. Is it good but not perfect? Woo-hoo! I'm almost there. Is it missing... je-ne-sais-quoi? That's okay, I'll find it one day. Every drawing, every line I make can be a learning experience, as long as I take the time to look at it and reflect. In a way, I have to force myself to be a little cheerful and optimistic, even when I hate it. It helps me remember that my ultimate goal is to make illustrations to go along with the stories I write, and every mistake I make brings me closer to the artist I want to be. I'm grateful to myself for even starting. Remember that a bad drawing does NOT equate to *you* being bad. It can help to separate yourself from the work you produce. You are not your art. Plus, comparing the you now to the you of the future is kind of mean to your current self, you know? One other thing to mention is that if you have super high self-expectations, then you're setting yourself up for failure. You might need to re-evaluate what you are capable of right now and honestly come to terms with the drawings you can produce at your current level. *This is not a bad thing.* It's being realistic and giving yourself a break. It's also a difficult thing to do is you suffer from perfectionism. >However, getting feedback from this sub has been difficult. As far as this goes, have you considered contributing to Uncomfortable's Patreon and getting critiques from him and his assistants? That's the only surefire way of getting very in-depth and timely critiques on all the DaB lessons. Finally, may I suggest a few articles on the perils of having high self-expectation? It might help you better understand what I was getting at before. The might be a little woo-woo, but... they're not wrong. | Draw everyday. Any time is better than no time. Don't worry about when a habit "sticks" just focus on the present and do your time for the day. Even if it's only one minute. When tomorrow comes, do your time for that day too. Take it one day at a time. | 0 | 652 | 1.777778 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evcwx44 | evd6o3e | 1,564,425,073 | 1,564,431,308 | 7 | 32 | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | Draw everyday. Any time is better than no time. Don't worry about when a habit "sticks" just focus on the present and do your time for the day. Even if it's only one minute. When tomorrow comes, do your time for that day too. Take it one day at a time. | 0 | 6,235 | 4.571429 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd377d | evd6o3e | 1,564,429,104 | 1,564,431,308 | 8 | 32 | Figure drawing is incredibly difficult to learn, let alone teach yourself. Check your local community college and see if they offer a beginners class. | Draw everyday. Any time is better than no time. Don't worry about when a habit "sticks" just focus on the present and do your time for the day. Even if it's only one minute. When tomorrow comes, do your time for that day too. Take it one day at a time. | 0 | 2,204 | 4 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd6gyw | evd6o3e | 1,564,431,183 | 1,564,431,308 | 4 | 32 | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | Draw everyday. Any time is better than no time. Don't worry about when a habit "sticks" just focus on the present and do your time for the day. Even if it's only one minute. When tomorrow comes, do your time for that day too. Take it one day at a time. | 0 | 125 | 8 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evcszdd | evd6o3e | 1,564,422,599 | 1,564,431,308 | 3 | 32 | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | Draw everyday. Any time is better than no time. Don't worry about when a habit "sticks" just focus on the present and do your time for the day. Even if it's only one minute. When tomorrow comes, do your time for that day too. Take it one day at a time. | 0 | 8,709 | 10.666667 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd5vlh | evd6o3e | 1,564,430,805 | 1,564,431,308 | 2 | 32 | 7 weeks | Draw everyday. Any time is better than no time. Don't worry about when a habit "sticks" just focus on the present and do your time for the day. Even if it's only one minute. When tomorrow comes, do your time for that day too. Take it one day at a time. | 0 | 503 | 16 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd5n71 | evcwx44 | 1,564,430,656 | 1,564,425,073 | 18 | 7 | >I feel like I cant really have fun with it until I get several things out of the way first. > >You see, that's my problem. Having fun and enjoying the process. I want to learn how to draw and draw well. I want to create my own comics and tell stories. But I constantly deal with fear, anxiety, and procrastination. Oh no!! This is something you'll have to work on over time. I know how it feels to want to be *good* at something right away, or to be frustrated by not being able to draw at the level you want. But there's honestly something beautiful the enjoyment of being bad. It's okay to be bad, especially at drawing, especially as a beginner, AND to really love it at the same time. Now how does one do that? It almost doesn't seem possible, espeically if you're hard on yourself or if you have anxiety about drawing. Honestly, it takes a lot of mental effort over time and a big change in the way you look at things. But it's worth working on, and it can make all the difference as to whether or not you'll continue to draw (and love drawing). When I get like this, I have to talk myself out of it. Is my drawing horrendous? Heck yeah! That means I've learned something and it'll be better next time. Is it good but not perfect? Woo-hoo! I'm almost there. Is it missing... je-ne-sais-quoi? That's okay, I'll find it one day. Every drawing, every line I make can be a learning experience, as long as I take the time to look at it and reflect. In a way, I have to force myself to be a little cheerful and optimistic, even when I hate it. It helps me remember that my ultimate goal is to make illustrations to go along with the stories I write, and every mistake I make brings me closer to the artist I want to be. I'm grateful to myself for even starting. Remember that a bad drawing does NOT equate to *you* being bad. It can help to separate yourself from the work you produce. You are not your art. Plus, comparing the you now to the you of the future is kind of mean to your current self, you know? One other thing to mention is that if you have super high self-expectations, then you're setting yourself up for failure. You might need to re-evaluate what you are capable of right now and honestly come to terms with the drawings you can produce at your current level. *This is not a bad thing.* It's being realistic and giving yourself a break. It's also a difficult thing to do is you suffer from perfectionism. >However, getting feedback from this sub has been difficult. As far as this goes, have you considered contributing to Uncomfortable's Patreon and getting critiques from him and his assistants? That's the only surefire way of getting very in-depth and timely critiques on all the DaB lessons. Finally, may I suggest a few articles on the perils of having high self-expectation? It might help you better understand what I was getting at before. The might be a little woo-woo, but... they're not wrong. | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | 1 | 5,583 | 2.571429 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd377d | evd5n71 | 1,564,429,104 | 1,564,430,656 | 8 | 18 | Figure drawing is incredibly difficult to learn, let alone teach yourself. Check your local community college and see if they offer a beginners class. | >I feel like I cant really have fun with it until I get several things out of the way first. > >You see, that's my problem. Having fun and enjoying the process. I want to learn how to draw and draw well. I want to create my own comics and tell stories. But I constantly deal with fear, anxiety, and procrastination. Oh no!! This is something you'll have to work on over time. I know how it feels to want to be *good* at something right away, or to be frustrated by not being able to draw at the level you want. But there's honestly something beautiful the enjoyment of being bad. It's okay to be bad, especially at drawing, especially as a beginner, AND to really love it at the same time. Now how does one do that? It almost doesn't seem possible, espeically if you're hard on yourself or if you have anxiety about drawing. Honestly, it takes a lot of mental effort over time and a big change in the way you look at things. But it's worth working on, and it can make all the difference as to whether or not you'll continue to draw (and love drawing). When I get like this, I have to talk myself out of it. Is my drawing horrendous? Heck yeah! That means I've learned something and it'll be better next time. Is it good but not perfect? Woo-hoo! I'm almost there. Is it missing... je-ne-sais-quoi? That's okay, I'll find it one day. Every drawing, every line I make can be a learning experience, as long as I take the time to look at it and reflect. In a way, I have to force myself to be a little cheerful and optimistic, even when I hate it. It helps me remember that my ultimate goal is to make illustrations to go along with the stories I write, and every mistake I make brings me closer to the artist I want to be. I'm grateful to myself for even starting. Remember that a bad drawing does NOT equate to *you* being bad. It can help to separate yourself from the work you produce. You are not your art. Plus, comparing the you now to the you of the future is kind of mean to your current self, you know? One other thing to mention is that if you have super high self-expectations, then you're setting yourself up for failure. You might need to re-evaluate what you are capable of right now and honestly come to terms with the drawings you can produce at your current level. *This is not a bad thing.* It's being realistic and giving yourself a break. It's also a difficult thing to do is you suffer from perfectionism. >However, getting feedback from this sub has been difficult. As far as this goes, have you considered contributing to Uncomfortable's Patreon and getting critiques from him and his assistants? That's the only surefire way of getting very in-depth and timely critiques on all the DaB lessons. Finally, may I suggest a few articles on the perils of having high self-expectation? It might help you better understand what I was getting at before. The might be a little woo-woo, but... they're not wrong. | 0 | 1,552 | 2.25 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd5n71 | evcszdd | 1,564,430,656 | 1,564,422,599 | 18 | 3 | >I feel like I cant really have fun with it until I get several things out of the way first. > >You see, that's my problem. Having fun and enjoying the process. I want to learn how to draw and draw well. I want to create my own comics and tell stories. But I constantly deal with fear, anxiety, and procrastination. Oh no!! This is something you'll have to work on over time. I know how it feels to want to be *good* at something right away, or to be frustrated by not being able to draw at the level you want. But there's honestly something beautiful the enjoyment of being bad. It's okay to be bad, especially at drawing, especially as a beginner, AND to really love it at the same time. Now how does one do that? It almost doesn't seem possible, espeically if you're hard on yourself or if you have anxiety about drawing. Honestly, it takes a lot of mental effort over time and a big change in the way you look at things. But it's worth working on, and it can make all the difference as to whether or not you'll continue to draw (and love drawing). When I get like this, I have to talk myself out of it. Is my drawing horrendous? Heck yeah! That means I've learned something and it'll be better next time. Is it good but not perfect? Woo-hoo! I'm almost there. Is it missing... je-ne-sais-quoi? That's okay, I'll find it one day. Every drawing, every line I make can be a learning experience, as long as I take the time to look at it and reflect. In a way, I have to force myself to be a little cheerful and optimistic, even when I hate it. It helps me remember that my ultimate goal is to make illustrations to go along with the stories I write, and every mistake I make brings me closer to the artist I want to be. I'm grateful to myself for even starting. Remember that a bad drawing does NOT equate to *you* being bad. It can help to separate yourself from the work you produce. You are not your art. Plus, comparing the you now to the you of the future is kind of mean to your current self, you know? One other thing to mention is that if you have super high self-expectations, then you're setting yourself up for failure. You might need to re-evaluate what you are capable of right now and honestly come to terms with the drawings you can produce at your current level. *This is not a bad thing.* It's being realistic and giving yourself a break. It's also a difficult thing to do is you suffer from perfectionism. >However, getting feedback from this sub has been difficult. As far as this goes, have you considered contributing to Uncomfortable's Patreon and getting critiques from him and his assistants? That's the only surefire way of getting very in-depth and timely critiques on all the DaB lessons. Finally, may I suggest a few articles on the perils of having high self-expectation? It might help you better understand what I was getting at before. The might be a little woo-woo, but... they're not wrong. | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | 1 | 8,057 | 6 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evcwx44 | evd9cfp | 1,564,425,073 | 1,564,432,998 | 7 | 17 | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | I need like 30min for warming up alone. >.< 'Dont break the chain' might help, I'm close to 60% again. | 0 | 7,925 | 2.428571 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd377d | evd9cfp | 1,564,429,104 | 1,564,432,998 | 8 | 17 | Figure drawing is incredibly difficult to learn, let alone teach yourself. Check your local community college and see if they offer a beginners class. | I need like 30min for warming up alone. >.< 'Dont break the chain' might help, I'm close to 60% again. | 0 | 3,894 | 2.125 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd6gyw | evd9cfp | 1,564,431,183 | 1,564,432,998 | 4 | 17 | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | I need like 30min for warming up alone. >.< 'Dont break the chain' might help, I'm close to 60% again. | 0 | 1,815 | 4.25 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd9cfp | evcszdd | 1,564,432,998 | 1,564,422,599 | 17 | 3 | I need like 30min for warming up alone. >.< 'Dont break the chain' might help, I'm close to 60% again. | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | 1 | 10,399 | 5.666667 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd5vlh | evd9cfp | 1,564,430,805 | 1,564,432,998 | 2 | 17 | 7 weeks | I need like 30min for warming up alone. >.< 'Dont break the chain' might help, I'm close to 60% again. | 0 | 2,193 | 8.5 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evejj4d | eve3lv8 | 1,564,468,671 | 1,564,454,623 | 13 | 10 | I'm a college student, so I only draw between 20-30 minutes a day, and 1 hour on Sundays. It took me 21 days for it to become a habit. I accomplished this by only drawing at one specific time everyday. | I don’t remember when or if it became a habit. I just found I was at my happiest when I was doing something artistic. I feel like I owe it to my self to be happy. So I try to do something related to my art on a daily basis. | 1 | 14,048 | 1.3 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evejj4d | evcwx44 | 1,564,468,671 | 1,564,425,073 | 13 | 7 | I'm a college student, so I only draw between 20-30 minutes a day, and 1 hour on Sundays. It took me 21 days for it to become a habit. I accomplished this by only drawing at one specific time everyday. | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | 1 | 43,598 | 1.857143 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evebuw6 | evejj4d | 1,564,461,895 | 1,564,468,671 | 8 | 13 | Sometimes I lose motivation if I stay drawing at my own desk for long periods of time. So Try drawing in a new location, like the park or a restaurant, or coffee shop. Also different mediums may also help your drawing skills... even if it’s just colored pens, or color pencils | I'm a college student, so I only draw between 20-30 minutes a day, and 1 hour on Sundays. It took me 21 days for it to become a habit. I accomplished this by only drawing at one specific time everyday. | 0 | 6,776 | 1.625 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd377d | evejj4d | 1,564,429,104 | 1,564,468,671 | 8 | 13 | Figure drawing is incredibly difficult to learn, let alone teach yourself. Check your local community college and see if they offer a beginners class. | I'm a college student, so I only draw between 20-30 minutes a day, and 1 hour on Sundays. It took me 21 days for it to become a habit. I accomplished this by only drawing at one specific time everyday. | 0 | 39,567 | 1.625 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evdb0go | evejj4d | 1,564,434,059 | 1,564,468,671 | 5 | 13 | It takes 66 days to build a habit. | I'm a college student, so I only draw between 20-30 minutes a day, and 1 hour on Sundays. It took me 21 days for it to become a habit. I accomplished this by only drawing at one specific time everyday. | 0 | 34,612 | 2.6 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd6gyw | evejj4d | 1,564,431,183 | 1,564,468,671 | 4 | 13 | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | I'm a college student, so I only draw between 20-30 minutes a day, and 1 hour on Sundays. It took me 21 days for it to become a habit. I accomplished this by only drawing at one specific time everyday. | 0 | 37,488 | 3.25 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evcszdd | evejj4d | 1,564,422,599 | 1,564,468,671 | 3 | 13 | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | I'm a college student, so I only draw between 20-30 minutes a day, and 1 hour on Sundays. It took me 21 days for it to become a habit. I accomplished this by only drawing at one specific time everyday. | 0 | 46,072 | 4.333333 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd5vlh | evejj4d | 1,564,430,805 | 1,564,468,671 | 2 | 13 | 7 weeks | I'm a college student, so I only draw between 20-30 minutes a day, and 1 hour on Sundays. It took me 21 days for it to become a habit. I accomplished this by only drawing at one specific time everyday. | 0 | 37,866 | 6.5 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eveh3ee | evejj4d | 1,564,466,509 | 1,564,468,671 | 2 | 13 | I draw 30+ hours a week on average. | I'm a college student, so I only draw between 20-30 minutes a day, and 1 hour on Sundays. It took me 21 days for it to become a habit. I accomplished this by only drawing at one specific time everyday. | 0 | 2,162 | 6.5 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eve3lv8 | evcwx44 | 1,564,454,623 | 1,564,425,073 | 10 | 7 | I don’t remember when or if it became a habit. I just found I was at my happiest when I was doing something artistic. I feel like I owe it to my self to be happy. So I try to do something related to my art on a daily basis. | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | 1 | 29,550 | 1.428571 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eve3lv8 | evd377d | 1,564,454,623 | 1,564,429,104 | 10 | 8 | I don’t remember when or if it became a habit. I just found I was at my happiest when I was doing something artistic. I feel like I owe it to my self to be happy. So I try to do something related to my art on a daily basis. | Figure drawing is incredibly difficult to learn, let alone teach yourself. Check your local community college and see if they offer a beginners class. | 1 | 25,519 | 1.25 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evdb0go | eve3lv8 | 1,564,434,059 | 1,564,454,623 | 5 | 10 | It takes 66 days to build a habit. | I don’t remember when or if it became a habit. I just found I was at my happiest when I was doing something artistic. I feel like I owe it to my self to be happy. So I try to do something related to my art on a daily basis. | 0 | 20,564 | 2 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eve3lv8 | evd6gyw | 1,564,454,623 | 1,564,431,183 | 10 | 4 | I don’t remember when or if it became a habit. I just found I was at my happiest when I was doing something artistic. I feel like I owe it to my self to be happy. So I try to do something related to my art on a daily basis. | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | 1 | 23,440 | 2.5 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eve3lv8 | evcszdd | 1,564,454,623 | 1,564,422,599 | 10 | 3 | I don’t remember when or if it became a habit. I just found I was at my happiest when I was doing something artistic. I feel like I owe it to my self to be happy. So I try to do something related to my art on a daily basis. | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | 1 | 32,024 | 3.333333 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eve3lv8 | evd5vlh | 1,564,454,623 | 1,564,430,805 | 10 | 2 | I don’t remember when or if it became a habit. I just found I was at my happiest when I was doing something artistic. I feel like I owe it to my self to be happy. So I try to do something related to my art on a daily basis. | 7 weeks | 1 | 23,818 | 5 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evebuw6 | evcwx44 | 1,564,461,895 | 1,564,425,073 | 8 | 7 | Sometimes I lose motivation if I stay drawing at my own desk for long periods of time. So Try drawing in a new location, like the park or a restaurant, or coffee shop. Also different mediums may also help your drawing skills... even if it’s just colored pens, or color pencils | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | 1 | 36,822 | 1.142857 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evez54s | evcwx44 | 1,564,483,928 | 1,564,425,073 | 8 | 7 | There's no point building a creative habit if you don't enjoy it in the process imo. So while many say it typically takes 66 days to build a habit, in that time remember you can draw your own things, and remember not to grind endlessly on one lesson. I'm new aswell, I'm going back to basics at lesson one after being burnt out for ages, as I know really want to get better at drawing. A lot of the comments have helped me out too tbh. | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | 1 | 58,855 | 1.142857 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evcwx44 | evd377d | 1,564,425,073 | 1,564,429,104 | 7 | 8 | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | Figure drawing is incredibly difficult to learn, let alone teach yourself. Check your local community college and see if they offer a beginners class. | 0 | 4,031 | 1.142857 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evcwx44 | eveslee | 1,564,425,073 | 1,564,477,517 | 7 | 8 | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | Im a masters degree student and part time worker. Trying to draw at least 1hr/day. Started from scratch like one year ago. I'd say it took me about 6 month to build drawing into a habit. atm i'd rather draw than watching netflix, thats a success :D | 0 | 52,444 | 1.142857 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evcwx44 | evcszdd | 1,564,425,073 | 1,564,422,599 | 7 | 3 | that really depends on you - some people pick up habits right away, some people take ages. consistency is important, building it into your daily routine can help a lot as well, specific time you spend depends how much time you have available. one thing I do want to flag tho - make sure you're still taking time to enjoy drawing! exercises are important, but so are drawing the things you want to draw, and finding joy in the process. just doing exercises isn't enough to build your own style, and it won't be enough to learn how to express the things you want to express with your drawings. unless you're only interested in technical drawing, you need to spend time practicing with your own ideas as well. don't just keep grinding away on exercises - if you loose sight of why you're learning to draw in the first place, you'll just burn out again. | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | 1 | 2,474 | 2.333333 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evdb0go | evebuw6 | 1,564,434,059 | 1,564,461,895 | 5 | 8 | It takes 66 days to build a habit. | Sometimes I lose motivation if I stay drawing at my own desk for long periods of time. So Try drawing in a new location, like the park or a restaurant, or coffee shop. Also different mediums may also help your drawing skills... even if it’s just colored pens, or color pencils | 0 | 27,836 | 1.6 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd6gyw | evebuw6 | 1,564,431,183 | 1,564,461,895 | 4 | 8 | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | Sometimes I lose motivation if I stay drawing at my own desk for long periods of time. So Try drawing in a new location, like the park or a restaurant, or coffee shop. Also different mediums may also help your drawing skills... even if it’s just colored pens, or color pencils | 0 | 30,712 | 2 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evcszdd | evebuw6 | 1,564,422,599 | 1,564,461,895 | 3 | 8 | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | Sometimes I lose motivation if I stay drawing at my own desk for long periods of time. So Try drawing in a new location, like the park or a restaurant, or coffee shop. Also different mediums may also help your drawing skills... even if it’s just colored pens, or color pencils | 0 | 39,296 | 2.666667 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd5vlh | evebuw6 | 1,564,430,805 | 1,564,461,895 | 2 | 8 | 7 weeks | Sometimes I lose motivation if I stay drawing at my own desk for long periods of time. So Try drawing in a new location, like the park or a restaurant, or coffee shop. Also different mediums may also help your drawing skills... even if it’s just colored pens, or color pencils | 0 | 31,090 | 4 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evdb0go | evez54s | 1,564,434,059 | 1,564,483,928 | 5 | 8 | It takes 66 days to build a habit. | There's no point building a creative habit if you don't enjoy it in the process imo. So while many say it typically takes 66 days to build a habit, in that time remember you can draw your own things, and remember not to grind endlessly on one lesson. I'm new aswell, I'm going back to basics at lesson one after being burnt out for ages, as I know really want to get better at drawing. A lot of the comments have helped me out too tbh. | 0 | 49,869 | 1.6 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd6gyw | evez54s | 1,564,431,183 | 1,564,483,928 | 4 | 8 | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | There's no point building a creative habit if you don't enjoy it in the process imo. So while many say it typically takes 66 days to build a habit, in that time remember you can draw your own things, and remember not to grind endlessly on one lesson. I'm new aswell, I'm going back to basics at lesson one after being burnt out for ages, as I know really want to get better at drawing. A lot of the comments have helped me out too tbh. | 0 | 52,745 | 2 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evez54s | evcszdd | 1,564,483,928 | 1,564,422,599 | 8 | 3 | There's no point building a creative habit if you don't enjoy it in the process imo. So while many say it typically takes 66 days to build a habit, in that time remember you can draw your own things, and remember not to grind endlessly on one lesson. I'm new aswell, I'm going back to basics at lesson one after being burnt out for ages, as I know really want to get better at drawing. A lot of the comments have helped me out too tbh. | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | 1 | 61,329 | 2.666667 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evez54s | evd5vlh | 1,564,483,928 | 1,564,430,805 | 8 | 2 | There's no point building a creative habit if you don't enjoy it in the process imo. So while many say it typically takes 66 days to build a habit, in that time remember you can draw your own things, and remember not to grind endlessly on one lesson. I'm new aswell, I'm going back to basics at lesson one after being burnt out for ages, as I know really want to get better at drawing. A lot of the comments have helped me out too tbh. | 7 weeks | 1 | 53,123 | 4 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eveh3ee | evez54s | 1,564,466,509 | 1,564,483,928 | 2 | 8 | I draw 30+ hours a week on average. | There's no point building a creative habit if you don't enjoy it in the process imo. So while many say it typically takes 66 days to build a habit, in that time remember you can draw your own things, and remember not to grind endlessly on one lesson. I'm new aswell, I'm going back to basics at lesson one after being burnt out for ages, as I know really want to get better at drawing. A lot of the comments have helped me out too tbh. | 0 | 17,419 | 4 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd377d | evcszdd | 1,564,429,104 | 1,564,422,599 | 8 | 3 | Figure drawing is incredibly difficult to learn, let alone teach yourself. Check your local community college and see if they offer a beginners class. | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | 1 | 6,505 | 2.666667 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eveslee | evdb0go | 1,564,477,517 | 1,564,434,059 | 8 | 5 | Im a masters degree student and part time worker. Trying to draw at least 1hr/day. Started from scratch like one year ago. I'd say it took me about 6 month to build drawing into a habit. atm i'd rather draw than watching netflix, thats a success :D | It takes 66 days to build a habit. | 1 | 43,458 | 1.6 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eveslee | evd6gyw | 1,564,477,517 | 1,564,431,183 | 8 | 4 | Im a masters degree student and part time worker. Trying to draw at least 1hr/day. Started from scratch like one year ago. I'd say it took me about 6 month to build drawing into a habit. atm i'd rather draw than watching netflix, thats a success :D | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | 1 | 46,334 | 2 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evcszdd | eveslee | 1,564,422,599 | 1,564,477,517 | 3 | 8 | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | Im a masters degree student and part time worker. Trying to draw at least 1hr/day. Started from scratch like one year ago. I'd say it took me about 6 month to build drawing into a habit. atm i'd rather draw than watching netflix, thats a success :D | 0 | 54,918 | 2.666667 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eveslee | evd5vlh | 1,564,477,517 | 1,564,430,805 | 8 | 2 | Im a masters degree student and part time worker. Trying to draw at least 1hr/day. Started from scratch like one year ago. I'd say it took me about 6 month to build drawing into a habit. atm i'd rather draw than watching netflix, thats a success :D | 7 weeks | 1 | 46,712 | 4 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | eveh3ee | eveslee | 1,564,466,509 | 1,564,477,517 | 2 | 8 | I draw 30+ hours a week on average. | Im a masters degree student and part time worker. Trying to draw at least 1hr/day. Started from scratch like one year ago. I'd say it took me about 6 month to build drawing into a habit. atm i'd rather draw than watching netflix, thats a success :D | 0 | 11,008 | 4 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evdb0go | evd6gyw | 1,564,434,059 | 1,564,431,183 | 5 | 4 | It takes 66 days to build a habit. | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | 1 | 2,876 | 1.25 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evdb0go | evcszdd | 1,564,434,059 | 1,564,422,599 | 5 | 3 | It takes 66 days to build a habit. | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | 1 | 11,460 | 1.666667 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd5vlh | evdb0go | 1,564,430,805 | 1,564,434,059 | 2 | 5 | 7 weeks | It takes 66 days to build a habit. | 0 | 3,254 | 2.5 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd6gyw | evcszdd | 1,564,431,183 | 1,564,422,599 | 4 | 3 | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | I dont understand set yourself a goal. and see it through bingo bango its not about instilling a habit, its a mindset. Sure, willpower, but ultimately you have to enjoy it. Daily / weekly goal can vary dependant on your free time etc - for example id like to draw MINIMUM 1 hr a day, every day, but I have a newborn daughter so I'll settle for 1 hr a week right now 🤣🤣🤣 To give you a steer, I found the SKETCH A DAY app immensely helpful to keep me sketching EVERY DAY, as that was my goal | 1 | 8,584 | 1.333333 | ||
cje5jw | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | How long does it take to build drawing into a habit? When I first started drawing I grinded hard. I tried using drawabox and figure drawing Design and Invention and several other books to make up for time that I lost since stopped drawing for so long. I tried so hard I got burnt out. So now I'm back to using drawabox and now I'm making sure to do some exercises every day. The duration varies but I'm trying to stick with it no matter what. Build the habit and then try going in for hours at a time. I usually go between 10-30 minutes a day. I try to stick between that time frame. Am I going about this the right way? How many days of consistent practice does it take to really build this into a habit? | evd6gyw | evd5vlh | 1,564,431,183 | 1,564,430,805 | 4 | 2 | The only scientific paper I have ever read on the topic says it takes 66 days for an action to become an automatic habit. But if you don't FEEL the need to draw you're either going about it the wrong way, drawing the wrong stuff, or it isn't for you. | 7 weeks | 1 | 378 | 2 | ||
ozl6rz | artfundamentals_train | 0.94 | Question: Should I try to do this course again even though I already gave up it before? How do I force myself to go through with this while my brain does everything it can do to ignore everything it sees? It feels like I can't do drawabox at all, everything becomes white noise and a blur after 7 minutes. I constantly have to keep focus up, it's like my brain is too stubborn and doesn't want to learn anything, so it doesn't want to put any effort in. Any help? Should I just force myself into the course again? | h84leqm | h83siew | 1,628,390,732 | 1,628,375,214 | 3 | 1 | Grounding,breaking barriers and, setting limitations. | I’m personally thinking I’ll drop it. I’m on textures in lesson 2 and the spike in difficulty is a lot. I only have a couple of hours a day to devote to art and I’d rather spend that time on figure drawing and gesture. I want to ultimately draw people after all. I understand the benefits these lessons provide. But right now, I’d rather spend an hour drawing people badly than 6 meticulous boxes. I’ll probably pick it back up when I’ve gotten more mileage with my pencil. But yeah I think you should just draw what you want and a lot. Your brains not picking up on it because it doesn’t recognize the material as being important yet. When you’ve hit a wall artistically and feel a burning desire to add more form to your drawings, then pick it back up. The “3D illusion” is essential in making your art realistic or believable. But it’s not everything, in my opinion. You need to enjoy the process. | 1 | 15,518 | 3 | ||
h7ks2s | artfundamentals_train | 0.79 | How long did it take you to perfect the ghosting technique? I started two weeks ago-ish and I've made strides in ghosting lines, but I still find it very difficult. My ghosting is really inconsistent, sometimes I can do it well and other times I fail everytime I try. Trying to do the 250 box challenge currently and my confidence wavers, my accuracy is either good or way off. I'm finding it hard to focus on the actual task of analysing perspective because I'm hyperfocusing instead on my inability to ghost consistently. All I'm thinking is 'am I holding the pen right, have I ghosted enough times, am I using my shoulder, have I got the right rhythm?' I think something about being expected to fill an empty page with 'perfect' boxes also kills my confidence beforehand. I'm having a hard time just connecting my lines to my boxes, let alone giving them any line weight afterwards. If I try to do line weight, it looks ugly like I've tried to repeat the lines initially. How long did it take you to consistently ghost successfully, and what tips might you have for someone who's struggling? | fultzrs | fulx0n3 | 1,591,975,747 | 1,591,977,003 | 6 | 8 | You are not expected to fill a blank page with perfect boxes, you are expected to fill it with boxes that are drawn to the best of your current ability. Two weeks is a very short time. Don't worry too much about perfection, just practice some ghosted lines as warmup each time you sit down to draw (can be part of drawing planes/boxes/whatever as well). | > How long did it take you to perfect the ghosting technique? I still haven't perfected it (I'm on lesson 3), and I know I'll never get it "perfect". > I think something about being expected to fill an empty page with 'perfect' boxes also kills my confidence beforehand. I only started to gain confidence when I stopped caring about making perfect boxes. My ghosting was not perfect, my lines didn't always connect, my lines when applying lineweight frayed away from the original line, my line extensions didn't converge perfectly, etc, etc. Confidence means that every single time you'll do the best you can, and if you make a mistake you will STILL proceed with confidence. Confidence is seeing yourself fail and to not be fazed by it. I submitted my 250 boxes, full of mistakes everywhere, I got some feedback and I moved on. | 0 | 1,256 | 1.333333 | ||
h7ks2s | artfundamentals_train | 0.79 | How long did it take you to perfect the ghosting technique? I started two weeks ago-ish and I've made strides in ghosting lines, but I still find it very difficult. My ghosting is really inconsistent, sometimes I can do it well and other times I fail everytime I try. Trying to do the 250 box challenge currently and my confidence wavers, my accuracy is either good or way off. I'm finding it hard to focus on the actual task of analysing perspective because I'm hyperfocusing instead on my inability to ghost consistently. All I'm thinking is 'am I holding the pen right, have I ghosted enough times, am I using my shoulder, have I got the right rhythm?' I think something about being expected to fill an empty page with 'perfect' boxes also kills my confidence beforehand. I'm having a hard time just connecting my lines to my boxes, let alone giving them any line weight afterwards. If I try to do line weight, it looks ugly like I've tried to repeat the lines initially. How long did it take you to consistently ghost successfully, and what tips might you have for someone who's struggling? | fun6oya | funld1j | 1,591,998,963 | 1,592,007,135 | 7 | 8 | Ghosting is just a technique to rehearse line drawing and build muscle memory. Like faking shots at a basketball hoop or swinging a golf club at empty air. You don't want to perfect ghosting, you want to draw better lines. Only ghost as much as helps you draw better lines. Sometimes I ghost once before drawing a line, sometimes 4 times, sometimes 8 times, sometimes nothing at all. You don't want to overthink it because then you've overridden your muscle memory with concious thought, completely defeating the purpose. | I am also doing 250 box challenge. I'll just say some days my lines seem very nice and beautiful and then other days it seems I can't draw a single line that is straight. But I just keep at it and especially enjoy the days when my lines are nice. | 0 | 8,172 | 1.142857 | ||
h7ks2s | artfundamentals_train | 0.79 | How long did it take you to perfect the ghosting technique? I started two weeks ago-ish and I've made strides in ghosting lines, but I still find it very difficult. My ghosting is really inconsistent, sometimes I can do it well and other times I fail everytime I try. Trying to do the 250 box challenge currently and my confidence wavers, my accuracy is either good or way off. I'm finding it hard to focus on the actual task of analysing perspective because I'm hyperfocusing instead on my inability to ghost consistently. All I'm thinking is 'am I holding the pen right, have I ghosted enough times, am I using my shoulder, have I got the right rhythm?' I think something about being expected to fill an empty page with 'perfect' boxes also kills my confidence beforehand. I'm having a hard time just connecting my lines to my boxes, let alone giving them any line weight afterwards. If I try to do line weight, it looks ugly like I've tried to repeat the lines initially. How long did it take you to consistently ghost successfully, and what tips might you have for someone who's struggling? | fultzrs | funld1j | 1,591,975,747 | 1,592,007,135 | 6 | 8 | You are not expected to fill a blank page with perfect boxes, you are expected to fill it with boxes that are drawn to the best of your current ability. Two weeks is a very short time. Don't worry too much about perfection, just practice some ghosted lines as warmup each time you sit down to draw (can be part of drawing planes/boxes/whatever as well). | I am also doing 250 box challenge. I'll just say some days my lines seem very nice and beautiful and then other days it seems I can't draw a single line that is straight. But I just keep at it and especially enjoy the days when my lines are nice. | 0 | 31,388 | 1.333333 | ||
h7ks2s | artfundamentals_train | 0.79 | How long did it take you to perfect the ghosting technique? I started two weeks ago-ish and I've made strides in ghosting lines, but I still find it very difficult. My ghosting is really inconsistent, sometimes I can do it well and other times I fail everytime I try. Trying to do the 250 box challenge currently and my confidence wavers, my accuracy is either good or way off. I'm finding it hard to focus on the actual task of analysing perspective because I'm hyperfocusing instead on my inability to ghost consistently. All I'm thinking is 'am I holding the pen right, have I ghosted enough times, am I using my shoulder, have I got the right rhythm?' I think something about being expected to fill an empty page with 'perfect' boxes also kills my confidence beforehand. I'm having a hard time just connecting my lines to my boxes, let alone giving them any line weight afterwards. If I try to do line weight, it looks ugly like I've tried to repeat the lines initially. How long did it take you to consistently ghost successfully, and what tips might you have for someone who's struggling? | fumy1ks | funld1j | 1,591,994,462 | 1,592,007,135 | 4 | 8 | Peter Han said it took him a year to think his line was OK. So don't worry. It will improve slowly if you practice everyday. And you always have places to try ghosting, right? | I am also doing 250 box challenge. I'll just say some days my lines seem very nice and beautiful and then other days it seems I can't draw a single line that is straight. But I just keep at it and especially enjoy the days when my lines are nice. | 0 | 12,673 | 2 | ||
h7ks2s | artfundamentals_train | 0.79 | How long did it take you to perfect the ghosting technique? I started two weeks ago-ish and I've made strides in ghosting lines, but I still find it very difficult. My ghosting is really inconsistent, sometimes I can do it well and other times I fail everytime I try. Trying to do the 250 box challenge currently and my confidence wavers, my accuracy is either good or way off. I'm finding it hard to focus on the actual task of analysing perspective because I'm hyperfocusing instead on my inability to ghost consistently. All I'm thinking is 'am I holding the pen right, have I ghosted enough times, am I using my shoulder, have I got the right rhythm?' I think something about being expected to fill an empty page with 'perfect' boxes also kills my confidence beforehand. I'm having a hard time just connecting my lines to my boxes, let alone giving them any line weight afterwards. If I try to do line weight, it looks ugly like I've tried to repeat the lines initially. How long did it take you to consistently ghost successfully, and what tips might you have for someone who's struggling? | fultzrs | fum91ca | 1,591,975,747 | 1,591,982,240 | 6 | 8 | You are not expected to fill a blank page with perfect boxes, you are expected to fill it with boxes that are drawn to the best of your current ability. Two weeks is a very short time. Don't worry too much about perfection, just practice some ghosted lines as warmup each time you sit down to draw (can be part of drawing planes/boxes/whatever as well). | I recommend not going into it with any idea of perfection. Just the thought you are going to draw a box using the techniques you’ve been shown. Honestly, ghosting can be really helpfully but I personally don’t think it’s for all artists. For me, I only do ghost lines when I’m trying to figure out what kind of line and the direction I want to go in. Once I know that, if I continue doing ghost lines I mess myself up and lose whatever angle or line originally felt right. | 0 | 6,493 | 1.333333 | ||
h7ks2s | artfundamentals_train | 0.79 | How long did it take you to perfect the ghosting technique? I started two weeks ago-ish and I've made strides in ghosting lines, but I still find it very difficult. My ghosting is really inconsistent, sometimes I can do it well and other times I fail everytime I try. Trying to do the 250 box challenge currently and my confidence wavers, my accuracy is either good or way off. I'm finding it hard to focus on the actual task of analysing perspective because I'm hyperfocusing instead on my inability to ghost consistently. All I'm thinking is 'am I holding the pen right, have I ghosted enough times, am I using my shoulder, have I got the right rhythm?' I think something about being expected to fill an empty page with 'perfect' boxes also kills my confidence beforehand. I'm having a hard time just connecting my lines to my boxes, let alone giving them any line weight afterwards. If I try to do line weight, it looks ugly like I've tried to repeat the lines initially. How long did it take you to consistently ghost successfully, and what tips might you have for someone who's struggling? | fultzrs | fun6oya | 1,591,975,747 | 1,591,998,963 | 6 | 7 | You are not expected to fill a blank page with perfect boxes, you are expected to fill it with boxes that are drawn to the best of your current ability. Two weeks is a very short time. Don't worry too much about perfection, just practice some ghosted lines as warmup each time you sit down to draw (can be part of drawing planes/boxes/whatever as well). | Ghosting is just a technique to rehearse line drawing and build muscle memory. Like faking shots at a basketball hoop or swinging a golf club at empty air. You don't want to perfect ghosting, you want to draw better lines. Only ghost as much as helps you draw better lines. Sometimes I ghost once before drawing a line, sometimes 4 times, sometimes 8 times, sometimes nothing at all. You don't want to overthink it because then you've overridden your muscle memory with concious thought, completely defeating the purpose. | 0 | 23,216 | 1.166667 | ||
h7ks2s | artfundamentals_train | 0.79 | How long did it take you to perfect the ghosting technique? I started two weeks ago-ish and I've made strides in ghosting lines, but I still find it very difficult. My ghosting is really inconsistent, sometimes I can do it well and other times I fail everytime I try. Trying to do the 250 box challenge currently and my confidence wavers, my accuracy is either good or way off. I'm finding it hard to focus on the actual task of analysing perspective because I'm hyperfocusing instead on my inability to ghost consistently. All I'm thinking is 'am I holding the pen right, have I ghosted enough times, am I using my shoulder, have I got the right rhythm?' I think something about being expected to fill an empty page with 'perfect' boxes also kills my confidence beforehand. I'm having a hard time just connecting my lines to my boxes, let alone giving them any line weight afterwards. If I try to do line weight, it looks ugly like I've tried to repeat the lines initially. How long did it take you to consistently ghost successfully, and what tips might you have for someone who's struggling? | fumy1ks | fun6oya | 1,591,994,462 | 1,591,998,963 | 4 | 7 | Peter Han said it took him a year to think his line was OK. So don't worry. It will improve slowly if you practice everyday. And you always have places to try ghosting, right? | Ghosting is just a technique to rehearse line drawing and build muscle memory. Like faking shots at a basketball hoop or swinging a golf club at empty air. You don't want to perfect ghosting, you want to draw better lines. Only ghost as much as helps you draw better lines. Sometimes I ghost once before drawing a line, sometimes 4 times, sometimes 8 times, sometimes nothing at all. You don't want to overthink it because then you've overridden your muscle memory with concious thought, completely defeating the purpose. | 0 | 4,501 | 1.75 | ||
ddtrpk | artfundamentals_train | 0.87 | How long did it take you to finish the first lesson? I'm still on lesson one and have been for the past month, but I'm going to take my time with the whole drawabox course. It might take me more than a year to finish, but I'm ok with that. So how long did the first lesson take you? How long did the others? | f2n68af | f2n95v7 | 1,570,312,557 | 1,570,313,434 | 8 | 9 | 1st lesson - 51 days 250 boxes - 69 days 2nd lesson - 87 days 3rd lesson - 41 days 4th lesson - 28 days (Yuck, bugs) 5th lesson - 281 days and counting... Though I have now restarted lesson 3 because I stopped doing Drawabox for a while. | Based on /u/ScyllaStew's Youtube Playlist for Lesson 1 (she streams and records everything, including reading through the material), it took her about 18 hours to complete all of the lesson 1 material, over the course of about 3 weeks. | 0 | 877 | 1.125 | ||
ddtrpk | artfundamentals_train | 0.87 | How long did it take you to finish the first lesson? I'm still on lesson one and have been for the past month, but I'm going to take my time with the whole drawabox course. It might take me more than a year to finish, but I'm ok with that. So how long did the first lesson take you? How long did the others? | f2nivdk | f2nc1p0 | 1,570,316,559 | 1,570,314,223 | 7 | 3 | Lesson 1 took me 5 months before I was confident enough to submit for critique, but i should have submitted sooner. | Im finished with lesson 1 but I’m not moving to lesson 2 until I finish my boxes. I’m at box 200 now. I started the lesson at the beginning of September, and started the boxes about 2 weeks ago. At this rate I’ll be moving on by next weekend. So roughly 6 weeks? I’m not going to bother checking my math hahaha | 1 | 2,336 | 2.333333 | ||
ddtrpk | artfundamentals_train | 0.87 | How long did it take you to finish the first lesson? I'm still on lesson one and have been for the past month, but I'm going to take my time with the whole drawabox course. It might take me more than a year to finish, but I'm ok with that. So how long did the first lesson take you? How long did the others? | f2zi63i | f2v0jen | 1,570,523,224 | 1,570,439,242 | 3 | 1 | Yesterday I saw very good video for beginner artists/designers on channel FZDSCHOOL. It´s series called design cinema - EP89. And they were going thru some fundamental tips and strategies. One of the most emphasized was - JUST DRAW. And that is a mistake, just to watch tutorials, videos, others and not to DRAW. Also thinking, that you need to be perfect, before you can go on and that you should start even if it sucks at first. Because otherwise you could do these "fundamental" all over and over but it won´t be ever perfect. It´s like practicing punches in box but never doing any actual sparring with the oponent... So, maybe I wouldn´t be focused only on these exercises and would try to split them with the normal drawings of things - start with some exercises and then draw - anything. Or draw on some days and do the exercises on the others... Btw they also suggest good examples beginners should draw and in what order - rocks, trees, animal bones, houses, insects... they start with rocks because there is not much symetry or perspective and you really can´t completely fail, even if you draw it very differently, there is a big chance to look like a rock. Then you move to things which are more organic, symetric etc. **I Highly recommend to watch that episode!** | The more sold your base is the better your results will be when you move on | 1 | 83,982 | 3 | ||
qe66lj | artfundamentals_train | 0.92 | How much time you take to complete each excersises or lessons Im confused but how much time do you take for each excersise do you do draw a box lessons each every day like for ex super imposed lines one day to next day ghosted lines or take breaks is it okay to take week break from lessons and continue | hhrm088 | hhrs83q | 1,635,013,279 | 1,635,016,017 | 11 | 15 | Everyone takes different amounts of time depending on how much time they can spend a day on drawabox and how long it takes them to get through exercises, so there's no set time you need to complete it in. | I spend about 30-60 minutes on it after I wakeup in the morning. I took a break from it this morning. | 0 | 2,738 | 1.363636 | ||
qe66lj | artfundamentals_train | 0.92 | How much time you take to complete each excersises or lessons Im confused but how much time do you take for each excersise do you do draw a box lessons each every day like for ex super imposed lines one day to next day ghosted lines or take breaks is it okay to take week break from lessons and continue | hhrm088 | hhsjmbv | 1,635,013,279 | 1,635,028,449 | 11 | 13 | Everyone takes different amounts of time depending on how much time they can spend a day on drawabox and how long it takes them to get through exercises, so there's no set time you need to complete it in. | Don't worry about it. Learning the thing slow is better than not learning it at all. Mastery isn't how long it took you to do a thing- it's how well the end product came out. | 0 | 15,170 | 1.181818 | ||
qe66lj | artfundamentals_train | 0.92 | How much time you take to complete each excersises or lessons Im confused but how much time do you take for each excersise do you do draw a box lessons each every day like for ex super imposed lines one day to next day ghosted lines or take breaks is it okay to take week break from lessons and continue | hhscz7s | hhsjmbv | 1,635,025,380 | 1,635,028,449 | 8 | 13 | The 250 box challenge will have take 25 hours for me to complete by the time I’m done. I’m only at #90 rn 🥲 | Don't worry about it. Learning the thing slow is better than not learning it at all. Mastery isn't how long it took you to do a thing- it's how well the end product came out. | 0 | 3,069 | 1.625 | ||
qe66lj | artfundamentals_train | 0.92 | How much time you take to complete each excersises or lessons Im confused but how much time do you take for each excersise do you do draw a box lessons each every day like for ex super imposed lines one day to next day ghosted lines or take breaks is it okay to take week break from lessons and continue | hhsmiui | hhrm088 | 1,635,029,799 | 1,635,013,279 | 12 | 11 | I've been doing 250 boxes challenge since may. I'm on 175th, so there you go. | Everyone takes different amounts of time depending on how much time they can spend a day on drawabox and how long it takes them to get through exercises, so there's no set time you need to complete it in. | 1 | 16,520 | 1.090909 | ||
qe66lj | artfundamentals_train | 0.92 | How much time you take to complete each excersises or lessons Im confused but how much time do you take for each excersise do you do draw a box lessons each every day like for ex super imposed lines one day to next day ghosted lines or take breaks is it okay to take week break from lessons and continue | hhscz7s | hhsmiui | 1,635,025,380 | 1,635,029,799 | 8 | 12 | The 250 box challenge will have take 25 hours for me to complete by the time I’m done. I’m only at #90 rn 🥲 | I've been doing 250 boxes challenge since may. I'm on 175th, so there you go. | 0 | 4,419 | 1.5 | ||
v1mxbe | artfundamentals_train | 0.94 | Nobody has critiqued my lesson 1 homework and it's been over a month, should I just move on with the course? I submitted it both here and on the website itself. I had one person actually respond on the website, but I need at least two people to agree with their opinion to be able to proceed, according to the little popup on their comment. And on Reddit it's been just straight crickets, absolutely nothing. I finished the lesson at the end of April, I'm getting tired of waiting. Should I just move onto the 250 box challenge or lesson 2 or should I just wait more? | iane0ee | ianfzuc | 1,653,995,166 | 1,653,996,568 | 41 | 67 | I did not wait at all and moved to the next lesson. If no one commented, that probably means you didn't do anything egregiously wrong. | Yes, post your stuff for reviews but don’t wait before continuing. Just keep going and if people comment, then read and incorporate it, if not then who cares | 0 | 1,402 | 1.634146 | ||
v1mxbe | artfundamentals_train | 0.94 | Nobody has critiqued my lesson 1 homework and it's been over a month, should I just move on with the course? I submitted it both here and on the website itself. I had one person actually respond on the website, but I need at least two people to agree with their opinion to be able to proceed, according to the little popup on their comment. And on Reddit it's been just straight crickets, absolutely nothing. I finished the lesson at the end of April, I'm getting tired of waiting. Should I just move onto the 250 box challenge or lesson 2 or should I just wait more? | iao7l9y | iao4fv9 | 1,654,010,697 | 1,654,009,332 | 20 | 12 | Try join the discord server and post there 🤷 | Have you had a chance to check out the critique-exchange program on our discord chat server? | 1 | 1,365 | 1.666667 | ||
gj16e6 | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | How fast should I be moving my arm when I draw lines? Just starting out with Drawabox and I'm unsure about one thing, which is the speed at which I should be moving when I draw a line. In the videos, Uncomfortable seems to move pretty quickly. But when I do that, I end up not getting a good amount of ink from the pen. It's very faded and scratchy. I also have a harder time getting the right trajectory and am more likely to have an arcing line. I seem to get the most success with lines (in terms of smoothness, trajectory, a good amount of ink, etc.) when I'm moving relatively slowly. Does the speed matter in that case? I'm pretty sure I'm using my arm correctly based on where it's getting tired. I'm a total newb, by the way. Aside from high school art classes (which were full of chicken scratch, as I'm now learning). I've never used a fine liner either. | fqhzj3h | fqjiira | 1,589,387,281 | 1,589,410,413 | 6 | 29 | My immediate thought is that you should take a look at your pen and your paper. A decent fineliner on smooth printer paper should make a confident stroke even at pretty fast speeds. Pens that are running dry, as well as rougher, toothier paper intended for charcoal/graphite sketching and drawing can definitely get in the way. Specifically, toothier paper can contribute to your pens draining much more quickly. | If your results are best when you take 2 minutes to draw a single line then that's your best. Your best results are your best results. Slow tends to be wobbly though, and fast tends to arc. Practise at both extremes and find your happy place somewhere in-between. | 0 | 23,132 | 4.833333 | ||
gj16e6 | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | How fast should I be moving my arm when I draw lines? Just starting out with Drawabox and I'm unsure about one thing, which is the speed at which I should be moving when I draw a line. In the videos, Uncomfortable seems to move pretty quickly. But when I do that, I end up not getting a good amount of ink from the pen. It's very faded and scratchy. I also have a harder time getting the right trajectory and am more likely to have an arcing line. I seem to get the most success with lines (in terms of smoothness, trajectory, a good amount of ink, etc.) when I'm moving relatively slowly. Does the speed matter in that case? I'm pretty sure I'm using my arm correctly based on where it's getting tired. I'm a total newb, by the way. Aside from high school art classes (which were full of chicken scratch, as I'm now learning). I've never used a fine liner either. | fqicorb | fqjiira | 1,589,394,243 | 1,589,410,413 | 7 | 29 | I have noticed that when my ink starts coming out "scratchy" it's time to get a new pen. The ones from drawabox are really worth it I think! When I stopped having to worry about how hard to press or how fast to go, I found that my lines started to get better. | If your results are best when you take 2 minutes to draw a single line then that's your best. Your best results are your best results. Slow tends to be wobbly though, and fast tends to arc. Practise at both extremes and find your happy place somewhere in-between. | 0 | 16,170 | 4.142857 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.