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xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpc5d6 | irqt7r8 | 1,665,361,750 | 1,665,396,817 | 9 | 16 | you will never finish if you rely on motivation. discipline will lead you to motivation. having schedule, or routine will get you passed that hump. consuming what encouraged you to start DaB could help. | This is called The Resistance, and if you don't figure out how to deal with it, the end result is you'll just end up 70 having never finished the boxes... 🤷♂ There is a book that is free on multiple platforms called 'The War of Art'. You can just search its name and 'pdf' to find it. It changed my perspective and brought me from maybe 2 or 3 pieces in a whole year to over 300. I just finished 15 last week... Learn about the resistance. Learn how to get past it. And Work. | 0 | 35,067 | 1.777778 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irqt7r8 | irqgpmk | 1,665,396,817 | 1,665,385,513 | 16 | 9 | This is called The Resistance, and if you don't figure out how to deal with it, the end result is you'll just end up 70 having never finished the boxes... 🤷♂ There is a book that is free on multiple platforms called 'The War of Art'. You can just search its name and 'pdf' to find it. It changed my perspective and brought me from maybe 2 or 3 pieces in a whole year to over 300. I just finished 15 last week... Learn about the resistance. Learn how to get past it. And Work. | Boxes is part 1 lesson 1, so I assume you mean the 250 box challenge? Skip the 250 box challenge. You can’t draw 250 boxes without doing anything else, your brain will rebel. Move on to part 2, constructional drawing. If you really want to do the boxes, do ten at a time in between drawing for fun and drawing with construction. | 1 | 11,304 | 1.777778 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpmxd6 | irqt7r8 | 1,665,366,932 | 1,665,396,817 | 9 | 16 | routine. you need a set time to work on it. allocate maybe an hour or two at a time but don't rush. | This is called The Resistance, and if you don't figure out how to deal with it, the end result is you'll just end up 70 having never finished the boxes... 🤷♂ There is a book that is free on multiple platforms called 'The War of Art'. You can just search its name and 'pdf' to find it. It changed my perspective and brought me from maybe 2 or 3 pieces in a whole year to over 300. I just finished 15 last week... Learn about the resistance. Learn how to get past it. And Work. | 0 | 29,885 | 1.777778 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpf51t | irqt7r8 | 1,665,363,181 | 1,665,396,817 | 3 | 16 | Whats your reason to even attempt the course? Do you want to become a professional? Do you want to get better for fun? Remember the reason why you even decided to do drawabox and use that as a general motivation. Then just set a goal thats easy to follow. Ten minutes per day doesnt seem hard no? Once you start getting comfortable then just increase the time. You doing drawabox for 3 years means your discipline is just weak. Build it up slowly and take your time. It took me about a year to do drawabox and with enough focus and dedication you can too | This is called The Resistance, and if you don't figure out how to deal with it, the end result is you'll just end up 70 having never finished the boxes... 🤷♂ There is a book that is free on multiple platforms called 'The War of Art'. You can just search its name and 'pdf' to find it. It changed my perspective and brought me from maybe 2 or 3 pieces in a whole year to over 300. I just finished 15 last week... Learn about the resistance. Learn how to get past it. And Work. | 0 | 33,636 | 5.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpetgx | irqt7r8 | 1,665,363,028 | 1,665,396,817 | 3 | 16 | Perseverance and persistence is the name of the game. Set a goal of a certain amount of boxes per day. Don't waver. Just make sure you do it. You need to just make a daily goal on the boxes and then achieve it. Not going to lie it is painful, but you feel a sense of accomplishment at the end. | This is called The Resistance, and if you don't figure out how to deal with it, the end result is you'll just end up 70 having never finished the boxes... 🤷♂ There is a book that is free on multiple platforms called 'The War of Art'. You can just search its name and 'pdf' to find it. It changed my perspective and brought me from maybe 2 or 3 pieces in a whole year to over 300. I just finished 15 last week... Learn about the resistance. Learn how to get past it. And Work. | 0 | 33,789 | 5.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irqt7r8 | irpsem4 | 1,665,396,817 | 1,665,369,593 | 16 | -21 | This is called The Resistance, and if you don't figure out how to deal with it, the end result is you'll just end up 70 having never finished the boxes... 🤷♂ There is a book that is free on multiple platforms called 'The War of Art'. You can just search its name and 'pdf' to find it. It changed my perspective and brought me from maybe 2 or 3 pieces in a whole year to over 300. I just finished 15 last week... Learn about the resistance. Learn how to get past it. And Work. | THATS WHAT SHE SAIDDDDD | 1 | 27,224 | -0.761905 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpx0pv | irr1idc | 1,665,371,970 | 1,665,402,974 | 13 | 16 | Do you do the 50% 50% rule? | There is no motivation make drawing a habit. A simple way to make drawing a habit is draw at the same time everyday for 2 minutes at least, most important thing is to show up. | 0 | 31,004 | 1.230769 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irr1idc | irqmldf | 1,665,402,974 | 1,665,390,781 | 16 | 12 | There is no motivation make drawing a habit. A simple way to make drawing a habit is draw at the same time everyday for 2 minutes at least, most important thing is to show up. | Don’t forget 50/50 rule, it’s really important. Don’t rush it’s not a race it’s a journey. If you get tired of boxes than take a break - try next lesson or draw for yourself then get back to the boxes | 1 | 12,193 | 1.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpankw | irr1idc | 1,665,361,014 | 1,665,402,974 | 11 | 16 | I can't stress this enough, DON'T DO IT ALONE DUMMY! No one would go to high school longer than 2 weeks if they went alone. Like it's the soft social pressure from parents, friends, teachers, SOCIETY to go. So once you're out of the social construct of school you need to put yourself in situations to create that soft social pressure. So if you want to start a project, make a social circle. If you want to start going to the gym more, sign up for a group fitness class. If you want to start eating better, hire a nutritionist or invite friends over on Sundays and you can cook/meal prep together. If you want to get better at studying, form or join a study group. Too many people try to do it alone because they feel like that's how successful people do it, or how they should. No, that's dumb. Don't be an idiot. Get help when you can. Which is always. | There is no motivation make drawing a habit. A simple way to make drawing a habit is draw at the same time everyday for 2 minutes at least, most important thing is to show up. | 0 | 41,960 | 1.454545 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irr1idc | irpc5d6 | 1,665,402,974 | 1,665,361,750 | 16 | 9 | There is no motivation make drawing a habit. A simple way to make drawing a habit is draw at the same time everyday for 2 minutes at least, most important thing is to show up. | you will never finish if you rely on motivation. discipline will lead you to motivation. having schedule, or routine will get you passed that hump. consuming what encouraged you to start DaB could help. | 1 | 41,224 | 1.777778 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irr1idc | irqgpmk | 1,665,402,974 | 1,665,385,513 | 16 | 9 | There is no motivation make drawing a habit. A simple way to make drawing a habit is draw at the same time everyday for 2 minutes at least, most important thing is to show up. | Boxes is part 1 lesson 1, so I assume you mean the 250 box challenge? Skip the 250 box challenge. You can’t draw 250 boxes without doing anything else, your brain will rebel. Move on to part 2, constructional drawing. If you really want to do the boxes, do ten at a time in between drawing for fun and drawing with construction. | 1 | 17,461 | 1.777778 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irr1idc | irpmxd6 | 1,665,402,974 | 1,665,366,932 | 16 | 9 | There is no motivation make drawing a habit. A simple way to make drawing a habit is draw at the same time everyday for 2 minutes at least, most important thing is to show up. | routine. you need a set time to work on it. allocate maybe an hour or two at a time but don't rush. | 1 | 36,042 | 1.777778 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpf51t | irr1idc | 1,665,363,181 | 1,665,402,974 | 3 | 16 | Whats your reason to even attempt the course? Do you want to become a professional? Do you want to get better for fun? Remember the reason why you even decided to do drawabox and use that as a general motivation. Then just set a goal thats easy to follow. Ten minutes per day doesnt seem hard no? Once you start getting comfortable then just increase the time. You doing drawabox for 3 years means your discipline is just weak. Build it up slowly and take your time. It took me about a year to do drawabox and with enough focus and dedication you can too | There is no motivation make drawing a habit. A simple way to make drawing a habit is draw at the same time everyday for 2 minutes at least, most important thing is to show up. | 0 | 39,793 | 5.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpetgx | irr1idc | 1,665,363,028 | 1,665,402,974 | 3 | 16 | Perseverance and persistence is the name of the game. Set a goal of a certain amount of boxes per day. Don't waver. Just make sure you do it. You need to just make a daily goal on the boxes and then achieve it. Not going to lie it is painful, but you feel a sense of accomplishment at the end. | There is no motivation make drawing a habit. A simple way to make drawing a habit is draw at the same time everyday for 2 minutes at least, most important thing is to show up. | 0 | 39,946 | 5.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpsem4 | irr1idc | 1,665,369,593 | 1,665,402,974 | -21 | 16 | THATS WHAT SHE SAIDDDDD | There is no motivation make drawing a habit. A simple way to make drawing a habit is draw at the same time everyday for 2 minutes at least, most important thing is to show up. | 0 | 33,381 | -0.761905 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpx0pv | irpankw | 1,665,371,970 | 1,665,361,014 | 13 | 11 | Do you do the 50% 50% rule? | I can't stress this enough, DON'T DO IT ALONE DUMMY! No one would go to high school longer than 2 weeks if they went alone. Like it's the soft social pressure from parents, friends, teachers, SOCIETY to go. So once you're out of the social construct of school you need to put yourself in situations to create that soft social pressure. So if you want to start a project, make a social circle. If you want to start going to the gym more, sign up for a group fitness class. If you want to start eating better, hire a nutritionist or invite friends over on Sundays and you can cook/meal prep together. If you want to get better at studying, form or join a study group. Too many people try to do it alone because they feel like that's how successful people do it, or how they should. No, that's dumb. Don't be an idiot. Get help when you can. Which is always. | 1 | 10,956 | 1.181818 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpc5d6 | irpx0pv | 1,665,361,750 | 1,665,371,970 | 9 | 13 | you will never finish if you rely on motivation. discipline will lead you to motivation. having schedule, or routine will get you passed that hump. consuming what encouraged you to start DaB could help. | Do you do the 50% 50% rule? | 0 | 10,220 | 1.444444 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpx0pv | irpmxd6 | 1,665,371,970 | 1,665,366,932 | 13 | 9 | Do you do the 50% 50% rule? | routine. you need a set time to work on it. allocate maybe an hour or two at a time but don't rush. | 1 | 5,038 | 1.444444 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpf51t | irpx0pv | 1,665,363,181 | 1,665,371,970 | 3 | 13 | Whats your reason to even attempt the course? Do you want to become a professional? Do you want to get better for fun? Remember the reason why you even decided to do drawabox and use that as a general motivation. Then just set a goal thats easy to follow. Ten minutes per day doesnt seem hard no? Once you start getting comfortable then just increase the time. You doing drawabox for 3 years means your discipline is just weak. Build it up slowly and take your time. It took me about a year to do drawabox and with enough focus and dedication you can too | Do you do the 50% 50% rule? | 0 | 8,789 | 4.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpx0pv | irpetgx | 1,665,371,970 | 1,665,363,028 | 13 | 3 | Do you do the 50% 50% rule? | Perseverance and persistence is the name of the game. Set a goal of a certain amount of boxes per day. Don't waver. Just make sure you do it. You need to just make a daily goal on the boxes and then achieve it. Not going to lie it is painful, but you feel a sense of accomplishment at the end. | 1 | 8,942 | 4.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpx0pv | irpsem4 | 1,665,371,970 | 1,665,369,593 | 13 | -21 | Do you do the 50% 50% rule? | THATS WHAT SHE SAIDDDDD | 1 | 2,377 | -0.619048 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpankw | irqmldf | 1,665,361,014 | 1,665,390,781 | 11 | 12 | I can't stress this enough, DON'T DO IT ALONE DUMMY! No one would go to high school longer than 2 weeks if they went alone. Like it's the soft social pressure from parents, friends, teachers, SOCIETY to go. So once you're out of the social construct of school you need to put yourself in situations to create that soft social pressure. So if you want to start a project, make a social circle. If you want to start going to the gym more, sign up for a group fitness class. If you want to start eating better, hire a nutritionist or invite friends over on Sundays and you can cook/meal prep together. If you want to get better at studying, form or join a study group. Too many people try to do it alone because they feel like that's how successful people do it, or how they should. No, that's dumb. Don't be an idiot. Get help when you can. Which is always. | Don’t forget 50/50 rule, it’s really important. Don’t rush it’s not a race it’s a journey. If you get tired of boxes than take a break - try next lesson or draw for yourself then get back to the boxes | 0 | 29,767 | 1.090909 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irqmldf | irpc5d6 | 1,665,390,781 | 1,665,361,750 | 12 | 9 | Don’t forget 50/50 rule, it’s really important. Don’t rush it’s not a race it’s a journey. If you get tired of boxes than take a break - try next lesson or draw for yourself then get back to the boxes | you will never finish if you rely on motivation. discipline will lead you to motivation. having schedule, or routine will get you passed that hump. consuming what encouraged you to start DaB could help. | 1 | 29,031 | 1.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irqmldf | irqgpmk | 1,665,390,781 | 1,665,385,513 | 12 | 9 | Don’t forget 50/50 rule, it’s really important. Don’t rush it’s not a race it’s a journey. If you get tired of boxes than take a break - try next lesson or draw for yourself then get back to the boxes | Boxes is part 1 lesson 1, so I assume you mean the 250 box challenge? Skip the 250 box challenge. You can’t draw 250 boxes without doing anything else, your brain will rebel. Move on to part 2, constructional drawing. If you really want to do the boxes, do ten at a time in between drawing for fun and drawing with construction. | 1 | 5,268 | 1.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irqmldf | irpmxd6 | 1,665,390,781 | 1,665,366,932 | 12 | 9 | Don’t forget 50/50 rule, it’s really important. Don’t rush it’s not a race it’s a journey. If you get tired of boxes than take a break - try next lesson or draw for yourself then get back to the boxes | routine. you need a set time to work on it. allocate maybe an hour or two at a time but don't rush. | 1 | 23,849 | 1.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpf51t | irqmldf | 1,665,363,181 | 1,665,390,781 | 3 | 12 | Whats your reason to even attempt the course? Do you want to become a professional? Do you want to get better for fun? Remember the reason why you even decided to do drawabox and use that as a general motivation. Then just set a goal thats easy to follow. Ten minutes per day doesnt seem hard no? Once you start getting comfortable then just increase the time. You doing drawabox for 3 years means your discipline is just weak. Build it up slowly and take your time. It took me about a year to do drawabox and with enough focus and dedication you can too | Don’t forget 50/50 rule, it’s really important. Don’t rush it’s not a race it’s a journey. If you get tired of boxes than take a break - try next lesson or draw for yourself then get back to the boxes | 0 | 27,600 | 4 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpetgx | irqmldf | 1,665,363,028 | 1,665,390,781 | 3 | 12 | Perseverance and persistence is the name of the game. Set a goal of a certain amount of boxes per day. Don't waver. Just make sure you do it. You need to just make a daily goal on the boxes and then achieve it. Not going to lie it is painful, but you feel a sense of accomplishment at the end. | Don’t forget 50/50 rule, it’s really important. Don’t rush it’s not a race it’s a journey. If you get tired of boxes than take a break - try next lesson or draw for yourself then get back to the boxes | 0 | 27,753 | 4 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irqmldf | irpsem4 | 1,665,390,781 | 1,665,369,593 | 12 | -21 | Don’t forget 50/50 rule, it’s really important. Don’t rush it’s not a race it’s a journey. If you get tired of boxes than take a break - try next lesson or draw for yourself then get back to the boxes | THATS WHAT SHE SAIDDDDD | 1 | 21,188 | -0.571429 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpc5d6 | irsb972 | 1,665,361,750 | 1,665,423,498 | 9 | 10 | you will never finish if you rely on motivation. discipline will lead you to motivation. having schedule, or routine will get you passed that hump. consuming what encouraged you to start DaB could help. | You doing the 50% percent rule honestly? | 0 | 61,748 | 1.111111 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irsb972 | irqgpmk | 1,665,423,498 | 1,665,385,513 | 10 | 9 | You doing the 50% percent rule honestly? | Boxes is part 1 lesson 1, so I assume you mean the 250 box challenge? Skip the 250 box challenge. You can’t draw 250 boxes without doing anything else, your brain will rebel. Move on to part 2, constructional drawing. If you really want to do the boxes, do ten at a time in between drawing for fun and drawing with construction. | 1 | 37,985 | 1.111111 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irqgpmk | irpf51t | 1,665,385,513 | 1,665,363,181 | 9 | 3 | Boxes is part 1 lesson 1, so I assume you mean the 250 box challenge? Skip the 250 box challenge. You can’t draw 250 boxes without doing anything else, your brain will rebel. Move on to part 2, constructional drawing. If you really want to do the boxes, do ten at a time in between drawing for fun and drawing with construction. | Whats your reason to even attempt the course? Do you want to become a professional? Do you want to get better for fun? Remember the reason why you even decided to do drawabox and use that as a general motivation. Then just set a goal thats easy to follow. Ten minutes per day doesnt seem hard no? Once you start getting comfortable then just increase the time. You doing drawabox for 3 years means your discipline is just weak. Build it up slowly and take your time. It took me about a year to do drawabox and with enough focus and dedication you can too | 1 | 22,332 | 3 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irqgpmk | irpetgx | 1,665,385,513 | 1,665,363,028 | 9 | 3 | Boxes is part 1 lesson 1, so I assume you mean the 250 box challenge? Skip the 250 box challenge. You can’t draw 250 boxes without doing anything else, your brain will rebel. Move on to part 2, constructional drawing. If you really want to do the boxes, do ten at a time in between drawing for fun and drawing with construction. | Perseverance and persistence is the name of the game. Set a goal of a certain amount of boxes per day. Don't waver. Just make sure you do it. You need to just make a daily goal on the boxes and then achieve it. Not going to lie it is painful, but you feel a sense of accomplishment at the end. | 1 | 22,485 | 3 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpsem4 | irqgpmk | 1,665,369,593 | 1,665,385,513 | -21 | 9 | THATS WHAT SHE SAIDDDDD | Boxes is part 1 lesson 1, so I assume you mean the 250 box challenge? Skip the 250 box challenge. You can’t draw 250 boxes without doing anything else, your brain will rebel. Move on to part 2, constructional drawing. If you really want to do the boxes, do ten at a time in between drawing for fun and drawing with construction. | 0 | 15,920 | -0.428571 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpmxd6 | irsb972 | 1,665,366,932 | 1,665,423,498 | 9 | 10 | routine. you need a set time to work on it. allocate maybe an hour or two at a time but don't rush. | You doing the 50% percent rule honestly? | 0 | 56,566 | 1.111111 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpmxd6 | irpf51t | 1,665,366,932 | 1,665,363,181 | 9 | 3 | routine. you need a set time to work on it. allocate maybe an hour or two at a time but don't rush. | Whats your reason to even attempt the course? Do you want to become a professional? Do you want to get better for fun? Remember the reason why you even decided to do drawabox and use that as a general motivation. Then just set a goal thats easy to follow. Ten minutes per day doesnt seem hard no? Once you start getting comfortable then just increase the time. You doing drawabox for 3 years means your discipline is just weak. Build it up slowly and take your time. It took me about a year to do drawabox and with enough focus and dedication you can too | 1 | 3,751 | 3 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpmxd6 | irpetgx | 1,665,366,932 | 1,665,363,028 | 9 | 3 | routine. you need a set time to work on it. allocate maybe an hour or two at a time but don't rush. | Perseverance and persistence is the name of the game. Set a goal of a certain amount of boxes per day. Don't waver. Just make sure you do it. You need to just make a daily goal on the boxes and then achieve it. Not going to lie it is painful, but you feel a sense of accomplishment at the end. | 1 | 3,904 | 3 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpf51t | irsb972 | 1,665,363,181 | 1,665,423,498 | 3 | 10 | Whats your reason to even attempt the course? Do you want to become a professional? Do you want to get better for fun? Remember the reason why you even decided to do drawabox and use that as a general motivation. Then just set a goal thats easy to follow. Ten minutes per day doesnt seem hard no? Once you start getting comfortable then just increase the time. You doing drawabox for 3 years means your discipline is just weak. Build it up slowly and take your time. It took me about a year to do drawabox and with enough focus and dedication you can too | You doing the 50% percent rule honestly? | 0 | 60,317 | 3.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpetgx | irsb972 | 1,665,363,028 | 1,665,423,498 | 3 | 10 | Perseverance and persistence is the name of the game. Set a goal of a certain amount of boxes per day. Don't waver. Just make sure you do it. You need to just make a daily goal on the boxes and then achieve it. Not going to lie it is painful, but you feel a sense of accomplishment at the end. | You doing the 50% percent rule honestly? | 0 | 60,470 | 3.333333 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irsb972 | irpsem4 | 1,665,423,498 | 1,665,369,593 | 10 | -21 | You doing the 50% percent rule honestly? | THATS WHAT SHE SAIDDDDD | 1 | 53,905 | -0.47619 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpf51t | irt4861 | 1,665,363,181 | 1,665,435,270 | 3 | 6 | Whats your reason to even attempt the course? Do you want to become a professional? Do you want to get better for fun? Remember the reason why you even decided to do drawabox and use that as a general motivation. Then just set a goal thats easy to follow. Ten minutes per day doesnt seem hard no? Once you start getting comfortable then just increase the time. You doing drawabox for 3 years means your discipline is just weak. Build it up slowly and take your time. It took me about a year to do drawabox and with enough focus and dedication you can too | I never learned the art fundamentals lol. I just draw with a mouse using vector tools and hope for the best. My best advice is if you're not happy doing something, skip it and come back later. Don't keep forcing yourself to try something because others have deemed it essential | 0 | 72,089 | 2 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpetgx | irt4861 | 1,665,363,028 | 1,665,435,270 | 3 | 6 | Perseverance and persistence is the name of the game. Set a goal of a certain amount of boxes per day. Don't waver. Just make sure you do it. You need to just make a daily goal on the boxes and then achieve it. Not going to lie it is painful, but you feel a sense of accomplishment at the end. | I never learned the art fundamentals lol. I just draw with a mouse using vector tools and hope for the best. My best advice is if you're not happy doing something, skip it and come back later. Don't keep forcing yourself to try something because others have deemed it essential | 0 | 72,242 | 2 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irt4861 | irpsem4 | 1,665,435,270 | 1,665,369,593 | 6 | -21 | I never learned the art fundamentals lol. I just draw with a mouse using vector tools and hope for the best. My best advice is if you're not happy doing something, skip it and come back later. Don't keep forcing yourself to try something because others have deemed it essential | THATS WHAT SHE SAIDDDDD | 1 | 65,677 | -0.285714 | ||
xzzxtq | artfundamentals_train | 0.95 | I want to finish. So I have been trying draw a box for like 3 years now. It seems like every time I get to boxes i lose all steam. Anything that will help with motivation. | irpsem4 | j0skiax | 1,665,369,593 | 1,671,416,518 | -21 | 1 | THATS WHAT SHE SAIDDDDD | Don’t depend on motivation, create a habit and reinforce it as part of your routine. You could start with 30 minutes a day of deliberate practice, if that’s too much then lower the amount until you can tell “yeah I can smash that easily”. Do it so many times that it gets automatic. Congrats you are now disciplined, good luck :) | 0 | 6,046,925 | -0.047619 | ||
l23hcb | artfundamentals_train | 0.91 | I’ve known about draw a box for about a year now and I want to start - do y’all have any advice for a beginner on how to stay motivated? I found out about draw a box around a year ago. I have several friends that went to art school for graphic design who have tried the course to improve their IRL drawing skills but have ultimately given up on it or gotten sidetracked. My fear of not committing is the thing stopping me from even starting at this point. I was very artistic in high school but I fell out of it in college. While in college I became friends with people in art school and I realized my drawing skills are lacking; it feels silly to me that I even called it a hobby of mine up until that point since I wasn’t actually very good at it. Draw a box also intimidates me bc I feel like I really need to follow the rules to do it properly. I wanted to get started once before and I got my sketching notebooks out only for the first lesson to tell me to only use printer paper. It made sense bc of how much I needed to draw but was ultimately a little disappointing. I think mentally I’m already looking to the future where I’m ideally pretty good at drawing and I see the timeline of people taking months to years to get through this course and I feel like I won’t be able to do it. It’s a weird game of mental gymnastics where if I never start I never have to worry about not finishing. I think I just need some advice and maybe some tough love to get me started the right way | gk3ym6t | gk3kcg2 | 1,611,266,768 | 1,611,260,345 | 5 | 3 | I'm just gonna warn you: I found this course to be dreadfully boring and not at all motivating in the beginning. So, my best advice is to mix things up. Don't just follow this guide. Try some other tutorials and books, and just draw what you want to draw. It doesn't matter if it's bad or if your perspective isn't right. It's more important to keep it fun and interesting, than to do everything right according to whatever book/guide you are following. For if you aren't having fun with it, you are gonna lose motivation. | Well for motivation you need yourself, to answer why I want to draw? This course is actually a lengthy one but I'm improved since I've started it (I just finished lesson 1). I think that those improvements in my drawing are motivating me to keep going. Also remember the 50% rule, it's very important because for most of us it's not fun to draw lines and boxes all day long. Of you want to start do it and don't give more mind to it, do it at your own pace and all will be good! | 1 | 6,423 | 1.666667 | ||
l23hcb | artfundamentals_train | 0.91 | I’ve known about draw a box for about a year now and I want to start - do y’all have any advice for a beginner on how to stay motivated? I found out about draw a box around a year ago. I have several friends that went to art school for graphic design who have tried the course to improve their IRL drawing skills but have ultimately given up on it or gotten sidetracked. My fear of not committing is the thing stopping me from even starting at this point. I was very artistic in high school but I fell out of it in college. While in college I became friends with people in art school and I realized my drawing skills are lacking; it feels silly to me that I even called it a hobby of mine up until that point since I wasn’t actually very good at it. Draw a box also intimidates me bc I feel like I really need to follow the rules to do it properly. I wanted to get started once before and I got my sketching notebooks out only for the first lesson to tell me to only use printer paper. It made sense bc of how much I needed to draw but was ultimately a little disappointing. I think mentally I’m already looking to the future where I’m ideally pretty good at drawing and I see the timeline of people taking months to years to get through this course and I feel like I won’t be able to do it. It’s a weird game of mental gymnastics where if I never start I never have to worry about not finishing. I think I just need some advice and maybe some tough love to get me started the right way | gk3l4j5 | gk3ym6t | 1,611,260,694 | 1,611,266,768 | 1 | 5 | Rules are meant to be broken. Figure out what you want out of this and make it work for you. I wanted to learn to sketch in in order to start painting and I used this course up to lesson 3 before moving on to Alphonso Dunn videos on YouTube. Before this course 1 year ago I couldn’t draw a straight line and didn’t know the difference between 1 point perspective and 3 point perspective and now I’m painting and drawing anything. | I'm just gonna warn you: I found this course to be dreadfully boring and not at all motivating in the beginning. So, my best advice is to mix things up. Don't just follow this guide. Try some other tutorials and books, and just draw what you want to draw. It doesn't matter if it's bad or if your perspective isn't right. It's more important to keep it fun and interesting, than to do everything right according to whatever book/guide you are following. For if you aren't having fun with it, you are gonna lose motivation. | 0 | 6,074 | 5 | ||
l23hcb | artfundamentals_train | 0.91 | I’ve known about draw a box for about a year now and I want to start - do y’all have any advice for a beginner on how to stay motivated? I found out about draw a box around a year ago. I have several friends that went to art school for graphic design who have tried the course to improve their IRL drawing skills but have ultimately given up on it or gotten sidetracked. My fear of not committing is the thing stopping me from even starting at this point. I was very artistic in high school but I fell out of it in college. While in college I became friends with people in art school and I realized my drawing skills are lacking; it feels silly to me that I even called it a hobby of mine up until that point since I wasn’t actually very good at it. Draw a box also intimidates me bc I feel like I really need to follow the rules to do it properly. I wanted to get started once before and I got my sketching notebooks out only for the first lesson to tell me to only use printer paper. It made sense bc of how much I needed to draw but was ultimately a little disappointing. I think mentally I’m already looking to the future where I’m ideally pretty good at drawing and I see the timeline of people taking months to years to get through this course and I feel like I won’t be able to do it. It’s a weird game of mental gymnastics where if I never start I never have to worry about not finishing. I think I just need some advice and maybe some tough love to get me started the right way | gk3ym6t | gk3rghl | 1,611,266,768 | 1,611,263,500 | 5 | 1 | I'm just gonna warn you: I found this course to be dreadfully boring and not at all motivating in the beginning. So, my best advice is to mix things up. Don't just follow this guide. Try some other tutorials and books, and just draw what you want to draw. It doesn't matter if it's bad or if your perspective isn't right. It's more important to keep it fun and interesting, than to do everything right according to whatever book/guide you are following. For if you aren't having fun with it, you are gonna lose motivation. | I’m motivated by digesting material and art. I look at art all the time and it sort of pushes me to draw everyday. Even if I’m not motivated, I still try to be consistent which is essential for progress. I started drawing despite being discouraged because I heard someone say “if you start now, you won’t eventually wonder why you didn’t start earlier”. You’re the only one who can develop a reason to stay motivated, but without that, you won’t make it through any structured art course. I recommend actually watching and reading the starting videos and material Uncomfortable provides. They will help you understand Uncomfortable’s philosophy. Perfection won’t help you, just focus on doing your best. If you’re not uncomfortable, then you’re not really trying. | 1 | 3,268 | 5 | ||
l23hcb | artfundamentals_train | 0.91 | I’ve known about draw a box for about a year now and I want to start - do y’all have any advice for a beginner on how to stay motivated? I found out about draw a box around a year ago. I have several friends that went to art school for graphic design who have tried the course to improve their IRL drawing skills but have ultimately given up on it or gotten sidetracked. My fear of not committing is the thing stopping me from even starting at this point. I was very artistic in high school but I fell out of it in college. While in college I became friends with people in art school and I realized my drawing skills are lacking; it feels silly to me that I even called it a hobby of mine up until that point since I wasn’t actually very good at it. Draw a box also intimidates me bc I feel like I really need to follow the rules to do it properly. I wanted to get started once before and I got my sketching notebooks out only for the first lesson to tell me to only use printer paper. It made sense bc of how much I needed to draw but was ultimately a little disappointing. I think mentally I’m already looking to the future where I’m ideally pretty good at drawing and I see the timeline of people taking months to years to get through this course and I feel like I won’t be able to do it. It’s a weird game of mental gymnastics where if I never start I never have to worry about not finishing. I think I just need some advice and maybe some tough love to get me started the right way | gkam25m | gk3l4j5 | 1,611,376,093 | 1,611,260,694 | 3 | 1 | I personally just finish the lessons of this at my own pace when I don’t know what to draw and just stop when it gets boring, don’t make it a task. | Rules are meant to be broken. Figure out what you want out of this and make it work for you. I wanted to learn to sketch in in order to start painting and I used this course up to lesson 3 before moving on to Alphonso Dunn videos on YouTube. Before this course 1 year ago I couldn’t draw a straight line and didn’t know the difference between 1 point perspective and 3 point perspective and now I’m painting and drawing anything. | 1 | 115,399 | 3 | ||
l23hcb | artfundamentals_train | 0.91 | I’ve known about draw a box for about a year now and I want to start - do y’all have any advice for a beginner on how to stay motivated? I found out about draw a box around a year ago. I have several friends that went to art school for graphic design who have tried the course to improve their IRL drawing skills but have ultimately given up on it or gotten sidetracked. My fear of not committing is the thing stopping me from even starting at this point. I was very artistic in high school but I fell out of it in college. While in college I became friends with people in art school and I realized my drawing skills are lacking; it feels silly to me that I even called it a hobby of mine up until that point since I wasn’t actually very good at it. Draw a box also intimidates me bc I feel like I really need to follow the rules to do it properly. I wanted to get started once before and I got my sketching notebooks out only for the first lesson to tell me to only use printer paper. It made sense bc of how much I needed to draw but was ultimately a little disappointing. I think mentally I’m already looking to the future where I’m ideally pretty good at drawing and I see the timeline of people taking months to years to get through this course and I feel like I won’t be able to do it. It’s a weird game of mental gymnastics where if I never start I never have to worry about not finishing. I think I just need some advice and maybe some tough love to get me started the right way | gkam25m | gk3rghl | 1,611,376,093 | 1,611,263,500 | 3 | 1 | I personally just finish the lessons of this at my own pace when I don’t know what to draw and just stop when it gets boring, don’t make it a task. | I’m motivated by digesting material and art. I look at art all the time and it sort of pushes me to draw everyday. Even if I’m not motivated, I still try to be consistent which is essential for progress. I started drawing despite being discouraged because I heard someone say “if you start now, you won’t eventually wonder why you didn’t start earlier”. You’re the only one who can develop a reason to stay motivated, but without that, you won’t make it through any structured art course. I recommend actually watching and reading the starting videos and material Uncomfortable provides. They will help you understand Uncomfortable’s philosophy. Perfection won’t help you, just focus on doing your best. If you’re not uncomfortable, then you’re not really trying. | 1 | 112,593 | 3 | ||
l23hcb | artfundamentals_train | 0.91 | I’ve known about draw a box for about a year now and I want to start - do y’all have any advice for a beginner on how to stay motivated? I found out about draw a box around a year ago. I have several friends that went to art school for graphic design who have tried the course to improve their IRL drawing skills but have ultimately given up on it or gotten sidetracked. My fear of not committing is the thing stopping me from even starting at this point. I was very artistic in high school but I fell out of it in college. While in college I became friends with people in art school and I realized my drawing skills are lacking; it feels silly to me that I even called it a hobby of mine up until that point since I wasn’t actually very good at it. Draw a box also intimidates me bc I feel like I really need to follow the rules to do it properly. I wanted to get started once before and I got my sketching notebooks out only for the first lesson to tell me to only use printer paper. It made sense bc of how much I needed to draw but was ultimately a little disappointing. I think mentally I’m already looking to the future where I’m ideally pretty good at drawing and I see the timeline of people taking months to years to get through this course and I feel like I won’t be able to do it. It’s a weird game of mental gymnastics where if I never start I never have to worry about not finishing. I think I just need some advice and maybe some tough love to get me started the right way | gkgplqp | gk3l4j5 | 1,611,444,250 | 1,611,260,694 | 3 | 1 | You don't need motivation. Motivation will desert you when you need it most. What you need is discipline. The greatest things in life are not made by motivated people, they are made by disciplined people. All you need is to decide whether or not you actually want to participate in this course, then if you choose to continue you have to be disciplined and hold yourself accountable. An easy way to help stay disciplined is to have small initial goals that you tell yourself are so easy that you couldn't not do them. Ex. If you want to do this course you might set a goal that every day no matter what you'll get out your printer paper and your pen and draw one line. Who can't find the energy to draw a single line!? Then once you already have made time to draw that one line and have all the material ready you'll think, *"well I did that one and I already have everything else, might as well draw another"*. Before you know it you'll have spent an hour drawing boxes without worrying. Hope this helps, and the discipline > motivation principle can be used on anything in life you might find difficult or intimidating. | Rules are meant to be broken. Figure out what you want out of this and make it work for you. I wanted to learn to sketch in in order to start painting and I used this course up to lesson 3 before moving on to Alphonso Dunn videos on YouTube. Before this course 1 year ago I couldn’t draw a straight line and didn’t know the difference between 1 point perspective and 3 point perspective and now I’m painting and drawing anything. | 1 | 183,556 | 3 | ||
l23hcb | artfundamentals_train | 0.91 | I’ve known about draw a box for about a year now and I want to start - do y’all have any advice for a beginner on how to stay motivated? I found out about draw a box around a year ago. I have several friends that went to art school for graphic design who have tried the course to improve their IRL drawing skills but have ultimately given up on it or gotten sidetracked. My fear of not committing is the thing stopping me from even starting at this point. I was very artistic in high school but I fell out of it in college. While in college I became friends with people in art school and I realized my drawing skills are lacking; it feels silly to me that I even called it a hobby of mine up until that point since I wasn’t actually very good at it. Draw a box also intimidates me bc I feel like I really need to follow the rules to do it properly. I wanted to get started once before and I got my sketching notebooks out only for the first lesson to tell me to only use printer paper. It made sense bc of how much I needed to draw but was ultimately a little disappointing. I think mentally I’m already looking to the future where I’m ideally pretty good at drawing and I see the timeline of people taking months to years to get through this course and I feel like I won’t be able to do it. It’s a weird game of mental gymnastics where if I never start I never have to worry about not finishing. I think I just need some advice and maybe some tough love to get me started the right way | gk3rghl | gkgplqp | 1,611,263,500 | 1,611,444,250 | 1 | 3 | I’m motivated by digesting material and art. I look at art all the time and it sort of pushes me to draw everyday. Even if I’m not motivated, I still try to be consistent which is essential for progress. I started drawing despite being discouraged because I heard someone say “if you start now, you won’t eventually wonder why you didn’t start earlier”. You’re the only one who can develop a reason to stay motivated, but without that, you won’t make it through any structured art course. I recommend actually watching and reading the starting videos and material Uncomfortable provides. They will help you understand Uncomfortable’s philosophy. Perfection won’t help you, just focus on doing your best. If you’re not uncomfortable, then you’re not really trying. | You don't need motivation. Motivation will desert you when you need it most. What you need is discipline. The greatest things in life are not made by motivated people, they are made by disciplined people. All you need is to decide whether or not you actually want to participate in this course, then if you choose to continue you have to be disciplined and hold yourself accountable. An easy way to help stay disciplined is to have small initial goals that you tell yourself are so easy that you couldn't not do them. Ex. If you want to do this course you might set a goal that every day no matter what you'll get out your printer paper and your pen and draw one line. Who can't find the energy to draw a single line!? Then once you already have made time to draw that one line and have all the material ready you'll think, *"well I did that one and I already have everything else, might as well draw another"*. Before you know it you'll have spent an hour drawing boxes without worrying. Hope this helps, and the discipline > motivation principle can be used on anything in life you might find difficult or intimidating. | 0 | 180,750 | 3 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn1daef | hn0f53r | 1,638,512,274 | 1,638,495,517 | 35 | 19 | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 1 | 16,757 | 1.842105 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzx4et | hn1daef | 1,638,487,454 | 1,638,512,274 | 14 | 35 | I'm in the same spot as you man. You just gotta try different things. I know I want to create. I first started trying to make a video game because I wanted to tell a story. I learned that was pretty much impossible on my own, so I tried writing. But writing didn't really scratch the itch, I wanted something visual. So I went to messing around with 3D. I didn't consider myself a very "artsy" person, and 3D seemed like I could create things with a more right side of the brain kind of thinking. And that worked for a while and I created new things. But the more I got into 3D the more I discovered it was best as a supplemental skill for a team. I couldn't find a lot of artists out there just making art, rather than an asset for a game or show. So now I'm on drawing. It's not limiting in anything but my skill, but the barrier to entry (that is, the ability to make anything look remotely good) is so high. 3D was nice because it didn't take much to make something look good, but it also felt restricting. So guess my point is you just have to try stuff. You have a creative mind and you want to express yourself. Part of expression is experimentation. | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | 0 | 24,820 | 2.5 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzis5e | hn1daef | 1,638,481,626 | 1,638,512,274 | 12 | 35 | I'm kinda in the same spot rn. I've been on a two week daily streak, having fun learning and enjoying it. But for like the last two weeks I've been having trouble with actually practicing. It all happened out of nowhere. I've been getting back into it, having a schedule DEFINITELY helps in my opinion. At the start just begin with a loose schedule, maybe just 30 minutes a day around the same time every day, you'll still feel frustrated and unfulfilled in the beginning, but if you stick with it you'll find yourself extending your practice sessions without you even realising and actually having fun doing it, at least from my experience. If that doesn't help, and you've been trying it for a while now, maybe this exact way to learn/practice isn't for you, or maybe it's not for you just at this given moment. I remember that I started our with drawabox, but what I really wanted to do was learn how to draw people. I stuck with drawabox for a month, but was very discouraged afterwards, it all felt like a chore. So I had a long pause, then started drawing practice again with proko and his free course. Needless to say, it is much easier for me to actually get into the flow and practice just drawing figures for a few hours, I just left drawabox for a later date and I'll definitely come back to it. Also, one final thing, drawing for fun is a must. Yes, practice makes perfect, but if you only practice every single day you'll burn out extremely quickly. It's hard to draw for fun in the beginning since everything you put out will probably look like poop, but learning to accept that and just drawing is one of the biggest hurdles you'll overcome as an artist, and in my opinion is the most important thing to come to terms with as a beginner. | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | 0 | 30,648 | 2.916667 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn12ga6 | hn1daef | 1,638,506,043 | 1,638,512,274 | 11 | 35 | Are you me? I’m feeling this way about a lot of shit. Don’t wanna cook, but wanna eat good food. Don’t wanna workout, but wanna look good. Etc etc. | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | 0 | 6,231 | 3.181818 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzi3nc | hn1daef | 1,638,481,373 | 1,638,512,274 | 9 | 35 | Motivation is a result of expectation. Input output. To fix it. Is a matter of expectation. Expectation is the primary driver of dopamine in the brain. When its put of wack, you lose drive in everything. The second key here is play=fun=happy. So you must learn to play, be playful while drawing. Be playful with your expectations. That way it becomes fun and the feedback loop completes. So. Fantasize about drawing something ridiculous or cool. Fantasizing is part of expectation. Exactly like being excited about going to Disneyland because you keep thinking about all the things you're going to do. Building up expectations. It is primary driver of dopamine. Anyway sourced this one myself. I have the same issue. Input output messed up. So yah, you gatta put conciouse effort into creating expectations. Fantasize about them. Also, putting a fun or playful twist on your expectation is important. The fun is what really tightens the feedback loop. There are tiers of fun. For me cooking is fun, or listening to an audio book can be fun. But is it roller coaster fun? A good roller coaster is like slapped in the face by a fun brick. See? So fun has teirs. Drawing CAN BE roller coaster fun, how you get it there is the question. | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | 0 | 30,901 | 3.888889 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn05nom | hn1daef | 1,638,491,236 | 1,638,512,274 | 11 | 35 | Real talk, have you just considered that drawing might not be your thing? I don’t mean that to come across as discouraging, but not everyone has the temperament or interest to sustain a drawing habit. There are lots of artistic pursuits I’d like to be good at, but their procedures and practices just don’t excite me enough to stick with them. There’s a difference between creating discipline in your schedule for a hobby you enjoy and forcing yourself to do a thing that you just don’t like. Are there other arts you do like to engage in? | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | 0 | 21,038 | 3.181818 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn078hj | hn1daef | 1,638,491,956 | 1,638,512,274 | 9 | 35 | Eh, not everything is going to be fun when you draw. I mean drawing boxes is not fun, it’s work. But it can be very engaging if you look at the exercise as a sort of puzzle to crack. Musicians have to practice scales, which isn’t fun, but they do it to get good at the actual creating. I personally do 90 percent practice and ten percent personal stuff. This is what works for me. I guess the solution for you is to warm up with things like drawing lines and boxes and then move on to something that will practice those in application. Like Draw still life’s will improve your eye, depth, shading, perspective etc. all in one. The beginning is the worst because everything is a struggle. But keep at it | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | 0 | 20,318 | 3.888889 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn155sl | hn1daef | 1,638,507,464 | 1,638,512,274 | 8 | 35 | I feel a lack of motivation sometimes but if you truly dont enjoy drawing why force yourself? Try expressing yourself another way. | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | 0 | 4,810 | 4.375 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn07zyx | hn1daef | 1,638,492,302 | 1,638,512,274 | 7 | 35 | What always helps me “spice things up” is trying to make art with different mediums. Try sculpting with clay, painting, watercolor, collage, writing, | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | 0 | 19,972 | 5 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn1daef | hmzijg2 | 1,638,512,274 | 1,638,481,536 | 35 | 4 | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | You are thinking too much about it. Pick up you pen and just doodle around for a while. Don’t think that you have to draw. Do it without thinking about it. In other words just start and it will come after. | 1 | 30,738 | 8.75 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn1daef | hmz6t70 | 1,638,512,274 | 1,638,477,127 | 35 | 3 | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | Maybe find a different medium | 1 | 35,147 | 11.666667 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn1daef | hmz7491 | 1,638,512,274 | 1,638,477,236 | 35 | 5 | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | Maybe get a little pack of clay or plasticene and try small sculpting. | 1 | 35,038 | 7 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn0w0y2 | hn1daef | 1,638,502,993 | 1,638,512,274 | 3 | 35 | I got burned out on drawing to do i started cooking and came back to drawing a few months later with new energy just take a break be creative in other ways | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | 0 | 9,281 | 11.666667 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn1daef | hmznjpt | 1,638,512,274 | 1,638,483,486 | 35 | 2 | >is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? Yes. >and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) Yes. >I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. Here is the reality: * Drawing, art, and creation are *skills*. We can talk about *talent* later, but for now, focus on the skill part of it. Skill acquisition is largely dependent on the effort we put into it. Not big single-event "brute force" efforts, but small, consistent efforts. This is INCREDIBLY hard for human beings to do, no matter how simple the task is! However, it's also the force that lets us harness the power of compounding interest. * The excitement & interest you feel sometimes about art is **variable**. You will not always have access to it because some days you will be tired, angry, depressed, apathetic, uninterested, etc. This is one of the rites of passage in art: your ability to (1) improve your skill and (2) create works of art, even when you're not in the mood. Art is work. The original spark for doing art or for a particular idea is something we have to capture & breath fire into to grow, which is NOT easy to do! * The loss of consistent access to that spark is just...life. However, in some cases, it can be ADHD or depression. Is this you? * It may also be time for a new medium! There's drawing, airbrushing, painting, watercolors, iPad digital pens & Wacom drawing pads, CGI, CNC carving, laser engraving, 3D printing, all kinds of stuff out there! I have some pretty good tools to point you to, if you're interested - stuff like the /r/theXeffect \- but it all depends on this question: what do you want to do? What's your goal? Your dream? Your vision? Your hope? What vision do you have in mind? What do you want to get really good at? What would you like to create? How do you envision yourself engaging in art? | Could always get into 3D modeling! I find it has a lower skill bar In my opinion. | 1 | 28,788 | 17.5 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzx4et | hn0f53r | 1,638,487,454 | 1,638,495,517 | 14 | 19 | I'm in the same spot as you man. You just gotta try different things. I know I want to create. I first started trying to make a video game because I wanted to tell a story. I learned that was pretty much impossible on my own, so I tried writing. But writing didn't really scratch the itch, I wanted something visual. So I went to messing around with 3D. I didn't consider myself a very "artsy" person, and 3D seemed like I could create things with a more right side of the brain kind of thinking. And that worked for a while and I created new things. But the more I got into 3D the more I discovered it was best as a supplemental skill for a team. I couldn't find a lot of artists out there just making art, rather than an asset for a game or show. So now I'm on drawing. It's not limiting in anything but my skill, but the barrier to entry (that is, the ability to make anything look remotely good) is so high. 3D was nice because it didn't take much to make something look good, but it also felt restricting. So guess my point is you just have to try stuff. You have a creative mind and you want to express yourself. Part of expression is experimentation. | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 0 | 8,063 | 1.357143 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzis5e | hn0f53r | 1,638,481,626 | 1,638,495,517 | 12 | 19 | I'm kinda in the same spot rn. I've been on a two week daily streak, having fun learning and enjoying it. But for like the last two weeks I've been having trouble with actually practicing. It all happened out of nowhere. I've been getting back into it, having a schedule DEFINITELY helps in my opinion. At the start just begin with a loose schedule, maybe just 30 minutes a day around the same time every day, you'll still feel frustrated and unfulfilled in the beginning, but if you stick with it you'll find yourself extending your practice sessions without you even realising and actually having fun doing it, at least from my experience. If that doesn't help, and you've been trying it for a while now, maybe this exact way to learn/practice isn't for you, or maybe it's not for you just at this given moment. I remember that I started our with drawabox, but what I really wanted to do was learn how to draw people. I stuck with drawabox for a month, but was very discouraged afterwards, it all felt like a chore. So I had a long pause, then started drawing practice again with proko and his free course. Needless to say, it is much easier for me to actually get into the flow and practice just drawing figures for a few hours, I just left drawabox for a later date and I'll definitely come back to it. Also, one final thing, drawing for fun is a must. Yes, practice makes perfect, but if you only practice every single day you'll burn out extremely quickly. It's hard to draw for fun in the beginning since everything you put out will probably look like poop, but learning to accept that and just drawing is one of the biggest hurdles you'll overcome as an artist, and in my opinion is the most important thing to come to terms with as a beginner. | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 0 | 13,891 | 1.583333 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzi3nc | hn0f53r | 1,638,481,373 | 1,638,495,517 | 9 | 19 | Motivation is a result of expectation. Input output. To fix it. Is a matter of expectation. Expectation is the primary driver of dopamine in the brain. When its put of wack, you lose drive in everything. The second key here is play=fun=happy. So you must learn to play, be playful while drawing. Be playful with your expectations. That way it becomes fun and the feedback loop completes. So. Fantasize about drawing something ridiculous or cool. Fantasizing is part of expectation. Exactly like being excited about going to Disneyland because you keep thinking about all the things you're going to do. Building up expectations. It is primary driver of dopamine. Anyway sourced this one myself. I have the same issue. Input output messed up. So yah, you gatta put conciouse effort into creating expectations. Fantasize about them. Also, putting a fun or playful twist on your expectation is important. The fun is what really tightens the feedback loop. There are tiers of fun. For me cooking is fun, or listening to an audio book can be fun. But is it roller coaster fun? A good roller coaster is like slapped in the face by a fun brick. See? So fun has teirs. Drawing CAN BE roller coaster fun, how you get it there is the question. | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 0 | 14,144 | 2.111111 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn05nom | hn0f53r | 1,638,491,236 | 1,638,495,517 | 11 | 19 | Real talk, have you just considered that drawing might not be your thing? I don’t mean that to come across as discouraging, but not everyone has the temperament or interest to sustain a drawing habit. There are lots of artistic pursuits I’d like to be good at, but their procedures and practices just don’t excite me enough to stick with them. There’s a difference between creating discipline in your schedule for a hobby you enjoy and forcing yourself to do a thing that you just don’t like. Are there other arts you do like to engage in? | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 0 | 4,281 | 1.727273 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn078hj | hn0f53r | 1,638,491,956 | 1,638,495,517 | 9 | 19 | Eh, not everything is going to be fun when you draw. I mean drawing boxes is not fun, it’s work. But it can be very engaging if you look at the exercise as a sort of puzzle to crack. Musicians have to practice scales, which isn’t fun, but they do it to get good at the actual creating. I personally do 90 percent practice and ten percent personal stuff. This is what works for me. I guess the solution for you is to warm up with things like drawing lines and boxes and then move on to something that will practice those in application. Like Draw still life’s will improve your eye, depth, shading, perspective etc. all in one. The beginning is the worst because everything is a struggle. But keep at it | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 0 | 3,561 | 2.111111 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn07zyx | hn0f53r | 1,638,492,302 | 1,638,495,517 | 7 | 19 | What always helps me “spice things up” is trying to make art with different mediums. Try sculpting with clay, painting, watercolor, collage, writing, | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 0 | 3,215 | 2.714286 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzijg2 | hn0f53r | 1,638,481,536 | 1,638,495,517 | 4 | 19 | You are thinking too much about it. Pick up you pen and just doodle around for a while. Don’t think that you have to draw. Do it without thinking about it. In other words just start and it will come after. | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 0 | 13,981 | 4.75 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmz6t70 | hn0f53r | 1,638,477,127 | 1,638,495,517 | 3 | 19 | Maybe find a different medium | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 0 | 18,390 | 6.333333 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn0f53r | hmz7491 | 1,638,495,517 | 1,638,477,236 | 19 | 5 | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | Maybe get a little pack of clay or plasticene and try small sculpting. | 1 | 18,281 | 3.8 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmznjpt | hn0f53r | 1,638,483,486 | 1,638,495,517 | 2 | 19 | Could always get into 3D modeling! I find it has a lower skill bar In my opinion. | Drawing exercises aren't particularly fun, unless you get curious about what you are learning. It's like learning scales while playing the piano. A little frustration or doing something you don't particularly want to do aimed at a larger goal can be really good practice. The best abstract artists know how to draw. This skill helps with thinking. It develops part of the brain with hand eye coordination and spatial conceptualizing. Remember, these are drawing exercises, not art. Scales, not musical pieces. Maybe do some exercises and then reward yourself with some freehand scribbling and drawing whatever you want or feel. Also, take a look at drawings online. Drawing museums. It's an incredible medium. Like most good things, it's not easy at first for most people. And like most skills, it's learnable. Good luck! | 0 | 12,031 | 9.5 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzx4et | hmzis5e | 1,638,487,454 | 1,638,481,626 | 14 | 12 | I'm in the same spot as you man. You just gotta try different things. I know I want to create. I first started trying to make a video game because I wanted to tell a story. I learned that was pretty much impossible on my own, so I tried writing. But writing didn't really scratch the itch, I wanted something visual. So I went to messing around with 3D. I didn't consider myself a very "artsy" person, and 3D seemed like I could create things with a more right side of the brain kind of thinking. And that worked for a while and I created new things. But the more I got into 3D the more I discovered it was best as a supplemental skill for a team. I couldn't find a lot of artists out there just making art, rather than an asset for a game or show. So now I'm on drawing. It's not limiting in anything but my skill, but the barrier to entry (that is, the ability to make anything look remotely good) is so high. 3D was nice because it didn't take much to make something look good, but it also felt restricting. So guess my point is you just have to try stuff. You have a creative mind and you want to express yourself. Part of expression is experimentation. | I'm kinda in the same spot rn. I've been on a two week daily streak, having fun learning and enjoying it. But for like the last two weeks I've been having trouble with actually practicing. It all happened out of nowhere. I've been getting back into it, having a schedule DEFINITELY helps in my opinion. At the start just begin with a loose schedule, maybe just 30 minutes a day around the same time every day, you'll still feel frustrated and unfulfilled in the beginning, but if you stick with it you'll find yourself extending your practice sessions without you even realising and actually having fun doing it, at least from my experience. If that doesn't help, and you've been trying it for a while now, maybe this exact way to learn/practice isn't for you, or maybe it's not for you just at this given moment. I remember that I started our with drawabox, but what I really wanted to do was learn how to draw people. I stuck with drawabox for a month, but was very discouraged afterwards, it all felt like a chore. So I had a long pause, then started drawing practice again with proko and his free course. Needless to say, it is much easier for me to actually get into the flow and practice just drawing figures for a few hours, I just left drawabox for a later date and I'll definitely come back to it. Also, one final thing, drawing for fun is a must. Yes, practice makes perfect, but if you only practice every single day you'll burn out extremely quickly. It's hard to draw for fun in the beginning since everything you put out will probably look like poop, but learning to accept that and just drawing is one of the biggest hurdles you'll overcome as an artist, and in my opinion is the most important thing to come to terms with as a beginner. | 1 | 5,828 | 1.166667 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzx4et | hmzi3nc | 1,638,487,454 | 1,638,481,373 | 14 | 9 | I'm in the same spot as you man. You just gotta try different things. I know I want to create. I first started trying to make a video game because I wanted to tell a story. I learned that was pretty much impossible on my own, so I tried writing. But writing didn't really scratch the itch, I wanted something visual. So I went to messing around with 3D. I didn't consider myself a very "artsy" person, and 3D seemed like I could create things with a more right side of the brain kind of thinking. And that worked for a while and I created new things. But the more I got into 3D the more I discovered it was best as a supplemental skill for a team. I couldn't find a lot of artists out there just making art, rather than an asset for a game or show. So now I'm on drawing. It's not limiting in anything but my skill, but the barrier to entry (that is, the ability to make anything look remotely good) is so high. 3D was nice because it didn't take much to make something look good, but it also felt restricting. So guess my point is you just have to try stuff. You have a creative mind and you want to express yourself. Part of expression is experimentation. | Motivation is a result of expectation. Input output. To fix it. Is a matter of expectation. Expectation is the primary driver of dopamine in the brain. When its put of wack, you lose drive in everything. The second key here is play=fun=happy. So you must learn to play, be playful while drawing. Be playful with your expectations. That way it becomes fun and the feedback loop completes. So. Fantasize about drawing something ridiculous or cool. Fantasizing is part of expectation. Exactly like being excited about going to Disneyland because you keep thinking about all the things you're going to do. Building up expectations. It is primary driver of dopamine. Anyway sourced this one myself. I have the same issue. Input output messed up. So yah, you gatta put conciouse effort into creating expectations. Fantasize about them. Also, putting a fun or playful twist on your expectation is important. The fun is what really tightens the feedback loop. There are tiers of fun. For me cooking is fun, or listening to an audio book can be fun. But is it roller coaster fun? A good roller coaster is like slapped in the face by a fun brick. See? So fun has teirs. Drawing CAN BE roller coaster fun, how you get it there is the question. | 1 | 6,081 | 1.555556 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzijg2 | hmzx4et | 1,638,481,536 | 1,638,487,454 | 4 | 14 | You are thinking too much about it. Pick up you pen and just doodle around for a while. Don’t think that you have to draw. Do it without thinking about it. In other words just start and it will come after. | I'm in the same spot as you man. You just gotta try different things. I know I want to create. I first started trying to make a video game because I wanted to tell a story. I learned that was pretty much impossible on my own, so I tried writing. But writing didn't really scratch the itch, I wanted something visual. So I went to messing around with 3D. I didn't consider myself a very "artsy" person, and 3D seemed like I could create things with a more right side of the brain kind of thinking. And that worked for a while and I created new things. But the more I got into 3D the more I discovered it was best as a supplemental skill for a team. I couldn't find a lot of artists out there just making art, rather than an asset for a game or show. So now I'm on drawing. It's not limiting in anything but my skill, but the barrier to entry (that is, the ability to make anything look remotely good) is so high. 3D was nice because it didn't take much to make something look good, but it also felt restricting. So guess my point is you just have to try stuff. You have a creative mind and you want to express yourself. Part of expression is experimentation. | 0 | 5,918 | 3.5 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmz6t70 | hmzx4et | 1,638,477,127 | 1,638,487,454 | 3 | 14 | Maybe find a different medium | I'm in the same spot as you man. You just gotta try different things. I know I want to create. I first started trying to make a video game because I wanted to tell a story. I learned that was pretty much impossible on my own, so I tried writing. But writing didn't really scratch the itch, I wanted something visual. So I went to messing around with 3D. I didn't consider myself a very "artsy" person, and 3D seemed like I could create things with a more right side of the brain kind of thinking. And that worked for a while and I created new things. But the more I got into 3D the more I discovered it was best as a supplemental skill for a team. I couldn't find a lot of artists out there just making art, rather than an asset for a game or show. So now I'm on drawing. It's not limiting in anything but my skill, but the barrier to entry (that is, the ability to make anything look remotely good) is so high. 3D was nice because it didn't take much to make something look good, but it also felt restricting. So guess my point is you just have to try stuff. You have a creative mind and you want to express yourself. Part of expression is experimentation. | 0 | 10,327 | 4.666667 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzx4et | hmz7491 | 1,638,487,454 | 1,638,477,236 | 14 | 5 | I'm in the same spot as you man. You just gotta try different things. I know I want to create. I first started trying to make a video game because I wanted to tell a story. I learned that was pretty much impossible on my own, so I tried writing. But writing didn't really scratch the itch, I wanted something visual. So I went to messing around with 3D. I didn't consider myself a very "artsy" person, and 3D seemed like I could create things with a more right side of the brain kind of thinking. And that worked for a while and I created new things. But the more I got into 3D the more I discovered it was best as a supplemental skill for a team. I couldn't find a lot of artists out there just making art, rather than an asset for a game or show. So now I'm on drawing. It's not limiting in anything but my skill, but the barrier to entry (that is, the ability to make anything look remotely good) is so high. 3D was nice because it didn't take much to make something look good, but it also felt restricting. So guess my point is you just have to try stuff. You have a creative mind and you want to express yourself. Part of expression is experimentation. | Maybe get a little pack of clay or plasticene and try small sculpting. | 1 | 10,218 | 2.8 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzx4et | hmznjpt | 1,638,487,454 | 1,638,483,486 | 14 | 2 | I'm in the same spot as you man. You just gotta try different things. I know I want to create. I first started trying to make a video game because I wanted to tell a story. I learned that was pretty much impossible on my own, so I tried writing. But writing didn't really scratch the itch, I wanted something visual. So I went to messing around with 3D. I didn't consider myself a very "artsy" person, and 3D seemed like I could create things with a more right side of the brain kind of thinking. And that worked for a while and I created new things. But the more I got into 3D the more I discovered it was best as a supplemental skill for a team. I couldn't find a lot of artists out there just making art, rather than an asset for a game or show. So now I'm on drawing. It's not limiting in anything but my skill, but the barrier to entry (that is, the ability to make anything look remotely good) is so high. 3D was nice because it didn't take much to make something look good, but it also felt restricting. So guess my point is you just have to try stuff. You have a creative mind and you want to express yourself. Part of expression is experimentation. | Could always get into 3D modeling! I find it has a lower skill bar In my opinion. | 1 | 3,968 | 7 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzi3nc | hmzis5e | 1,638,481,373 | 1,638,481,626 | 9 | 12 | Motivation is a result of expectation. Input output. To fix it. Is a matter of expectation. Expectation is the primary driver of dopamine in the brain. When its put of wack, you lose drive in everything. The second key here is play=fun=happy. So you must learn to play, be playful while drawing. Be playful with your expectations. That way it becomes fun and the feedback loop completes. So. Fantasize about drawing something ridiculous or cool. Fantasizing is part of expectation. Exactly like being excited about going to Disneyland because you keep thinking about all the things you're going to do. Building up expectations. It is primary driver of dopamine. Anyway sourced this one myself. I have the same issue. Input output messed up. So yah, you gatta put conciouse effort into creating expectations. Fantasize about them. Also, putting a fun or playful twist on your expectation is important. The fun is what really tightens the feedback loop. There are tiers of fun. For me cooking is fun, or listening to an audio book can be fun. But is it roller coaster fun? A good roller coaster is like slapped in the face by a fun brick. See? So fun has teirs. Drawing CAN BE roller coaster fun, how you get it there is the question. | I'm kinda in the same spot rn. I've been on a two week daily streak, having fun learning and enjoying it. But for like the last two weeks I've been having trouble with actually practicing. It all happened out of nowhere. I've been getting back into it, having a schedule DEFINITELY helps in my opinion. At the start just begin with a loose schedule, maybe just 30 minutes a day around the same time every day, you'll still feel frustrated and unfulfilled in the beginning, but if you stick with it you'll find yourself extending your practice sessions without you even realising and actually having fun doing it, at least from my experience. If that doesn't help, and you've been trying it for a while now, maybe this exact way to learn/practice isn't for you, or maybe it's not for you just at this given moment. I remember that I started our with drawabox, but what I really wanted to do was learn how to draw people. I stuck with drawabox for a month, but was very discouraged afterwards, it all felt like a chore. So I had a long pause, then started drawing practice again with proko and his free course. Needless to say, it is much easier for me to actually get into the flow and practice just drawing figures for a few hours, I just left drawabox for a later date and I'll definitely come back to it. Also, one final thing, drawing for fun is a must. Yes, practice makes perfect, but if you only practice every single day you'll burn out extremely quickly. It's hard to draw for fun in the beginning since everything you put out will probably look like poop, but learning to accept that and just drawing is one of the biggest hurdles you'll overcome as an artist, and in my opinion is the most important thing to come to terms with as a beginner. | 0 | 253 | 1.333333 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzis5e | hmzijg2 | 1,638,481,626 | 1,638,481,536 | 12 | 4 | I'm kinda in the same spot rn. I've been on a two week daily streak, having fun learning and enjoying it. But for like the last two weeks I've been having trouble with actually practicing. It all happened out of nowhere. I've been getting back into it, having a schedule DEFINITELY helps in my opinion. At the start just begin with a loose schedule, maybe just 30 minutes a day around the same time every day, you'll still feel frustrated and unfulfilled in the beginning, but if you stick with it you'll find yourself extending your practice sessions without you even realising and actually having fun doing it, at least from my experience. If that doesn't help, and you've been trying it for a while now, maybe this exact way to learn/practice isn't for you, or maybe it's not for you just at this given moment. I remember that I started our with drawabox, but what I really wanted to do was learn how to draw people. I stuck with drawabox for a month, but was very discouraged afterwards, it all felt like a chore. So I had a long pause, then started drawing practice again with proko and his free course. Needless to say, it is much easier for me to actually get into the flow and practice just drawing figures for a few hours, I just left drawabox for a later date and I'll definitely come back to it. Also, one final thing, drawing for fun is a must. Yes, practice makes perfect, but if you only practice every single day you'll burn out extremely quickly. It's hard to draw for fun in the beginning since everything you put out will probably look like poop, but learning to accept that and just drawing is one of the biggest hurdles you'll overcome as an artist, and in my opinion is the most important thing to come to terms with as a beginner. | You are thinking too much about it. Pick up you pen and just doodle around for a while. Don’t think that you have to draw. Do it without thinking about it. In other words just start and it will come after. | 1 | 90 | 3 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmz6t70 | hmzis5e | 1,638,477,127 | 1,638,481,626 | 3 | 12 | Maybe find a different medium | I'm kinda in the same spot rn. I've been on a two week daily streak, having fun learning and enjoying it. But for like the last two weeks I've been having trouble with actually practicing. It all happened out of nowhere. I've been getting back into it, having a schedule DEFINITELY helps in my opinion. At the start just begin with a loose schedule, maybe just 30 minutes a day around the same time every day, you'll still feel frustrated and unfulfilled in the beginning, but if you stick with it you'll find yourself extending your practice sessions without you even realising and actually having fun doing it, at least from my experience. If that doesn't help, and you've been trying it for a while now, maybe this exact way to learn/practice isn't for you, or maybe it's not for you just at this given moment. I remember that I started our with drawabox, but what I really wanted to do was learn how to draw people. I stuck with drawabox for a month, but was very discouraged afterwards, it all felt like a chore. So I had a long pause, then started drawing practice again with proko and his free course. Needless to say, it is much easier for me to actually get into the flow and practice just drawing figures for a few hours, I just left drawabox for a later date and I'll definitely come back to it. Also, one final thing, drawing for fun is a must. Yes, practice makes perfect, but if you only practice every single day you'll burn out extremely quickly. It's hard to draw for fun in the beginning since everything you put out will probably look like poop, but learning to accept that and just drawing is one of the biggest hurdles you'll overcome as an artist, and in my opinion is the most important thing to come to terms with as a beginner. | 0 | 4,499 | 4 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzis5e | hmz7491 | 1,638,481,626 | 1,638,477,236 | 12 | 5 | I'm kinda in the same spot rn. I've been on a two week daily streak, having fun learning and enjoying it. But for like the last two weeks I've been having trouble with actually practicing. It all happened out of nowhere. I've been getting back into it, having a schedule DEFINITELY helps in my opinion. At the start just begin with a loose schedule, maybe just 30 minutes a day around the same time every day, you'll still feel frustrated and unfulfilled in the beginning, but if you stick with it you'll find yourself extending your practice sessions without you even realising and actually having fun doing it, at least from my experience. If that doesn't help, and you've been trying it for a while now, maybe this exact way to learn/practice isn't for you, or maybe it's not for you just at this given moment. I remember that I started our with drawabox, but what I really wanted to do was learn how to draw people. I stuck with drawabox for a month, but was very discouraged afterwards, it all felt like a chore. So I had a long pause, then started drawing practice again with proko and his free course. Needless to say, it is much easier for me to actually get into the flow and practice just drawing figures for a few hours, I just left drawabox for a later date and I'll definitely come back to it. Also, one final thing, drawing for fun is a must. Yes, practice makes perfect, but if you only practice every single day you'll burn out extremely quickly. It's hard to draw for fun in the beginning since everything you put out will probably look like poop, but learning to accept that and just drawing is one of the biggest hurdles you'll overcome as an artist, and in my opinion is the most important thing to come to terms with as a beginner. | Maybe get a little pack of clay or plasticene and try small sculpting. | 1 | 4,390 | 2.4 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn12ga6 | hmzi3nc | 1,638,506,043 | 1,638,481,373 | 11 | 9 | Are you me? I’m feeling this way about a lot of shit. Don’t wanna cook, but wanna eat good food. Don’t wanna workout, but wanna look good. Etc etc. | Motivation is a result of expectation. Input output. To fix it. Is a matter of expectation. Expectation is the primary driver of dopamine in the brain. When its put of wack, you lose drive in everything. The second key here is play=fun=happy. So you must learn to play, be playful while drawing. Be playful with your expectations. That way it becomes fun and the feedback loop completes. So. Fantasize about drawing something ridiculous or cool. Fantasizing is part of expectation. Exactly like being excited about going to Disneyland because you keep thinking about all the things you're going to do. Building up expectations. It is primary driver of dopamine. Anyway sourced this one myself. I have the same issue. Input output messed up. So yah, you gatta put conciouse effort into creating expectations. Fantasize about them. Also, putting a fun or playful twist on your expectation is important. The fun is what really tightens the feedback loop. There are tiers of fun. For me cooking is fun, or listening to an audio book can be fun. But is it roller coaster fun? A good roller coaster is like slapped in the face by a fun brick. See? So fun has teirs. Drawing CAN BE roller coaster fun, how you get it there is the question. | 1 | 24,670 | 1.222222 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn12ga6 | hn078hj | 1,638,506,043 | 1,638,491,956 | 11 | 9 | Are you me? I’m feeling this way about a lot of shit. Don’t wanna cook, but wanna eat good food. Don’t wanna workout, but wanna look good. Etc etc. | Eh, not everything is going to be fun when you draw. I mean drawing boxes is not fun, it’s work. But it can be very engaging if you look at the exercise as a sort of puzzle to crack. Musicians have to practice scales, which isn’t fun, but they do it to get good at the actual creating. I personally do 90 percent practice and ten percent personal stuff. This is what works for me. I guess the solution for you is to warm up with things like drawing lines and boxes and then move on to something that will practice those in application. Like Draw still life’s will improve your eye, depth, shading, perspective etc. all in one. The beginning is the worst because everything is a struggle. But keep at it | 1 | 14,087 | 1.222222 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn07zyx | hn12ga6 | 1,638,492,302 | 1,638,506,043 | 7 | 11 | What always helps me “spice things up” is trying to make art with different mediums. Try sculpting with clay, painting, watercolor, collage, writing, | Are you me? I’m feeling this way about a lot of shit. Don’t wanna cook, but wanna eat good food. Don’t wanna workout, but wanna look good. Etc etc. | 0 | 13,741 | 1.571429 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn12ga6 | hmzijg2 | 1,638,506,043 | 1,638,481,536 | 11 | 4 | Are you me? I’m feeling this way about a lot of shit. Don’t wanna cook, but wanna eat good food. Don’t wanna workout, but wanna look good. Etc etc. | You are thinking too much about it. Pick up you pen and just doodle around for a while. Don’t think that you have to draw. Do it without thinking about it. In other words just start and it will come after. | 1 | 24,507 | 2.75 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn12ga6 | hmz6t70 | 1,638,506,043 | 1,638,477,127 | 11 | 3 | Are you me? I’m feeling this way about a lot of shit. Don’t wanna cook, but wanna eat good food. Don’t wanna workout, but wanna look good. Etc etc. | Maybe find a different medium | 1 | 28,916 | 3.666667 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmz7491 | hn12ga6 | 1,638,477,236 | 1,638,506,043 | 5 | 11 | Maybe get a little pack of clay or plasticene and try small sculpting. | Are you me? I’m feeling this way about a lot of shit. Don’t wanna cook, but wanna eat good food. Don’t wanna workout, but wanna look good. Etc etc. | 0 | 28,807 | 2.2 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn12ga6 | hn0w0y2 | 1,638,506,043 | 1,638,502,993 | 11 | 3 | Are you me? I’m feeling this way about a lot of shit. Don’t wanna cook, but wanna eat good food. Don’t wanna workout, but wanna look good. Etc etc. | I got burned out on drawing to do i started cooking and came back to drawing a few months later with new energy just take a break be creative in other ways | 1 | 3,050 | 3.666667 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn12ga6 | hmznjpt | 1,638,506,043 | 1,638,483,486 | 11 | 2 | Are you me? I’m feeling this way about a lot of shit. Don’t wanna cook, but wanna eat good food. Don’t wanna workout, but wanna look good. Etc etc. | Could always get into 3D modeling! I find it has a lower skill bar In my opinion. | 1 | 22,557 | 5.5 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzi3nc | hn05nom | 1,638,481,373 | 1,638,491,236 | 9 | 11 | Motivation is a result of expectation. Input output. To fix it. Is a matter of expectation. Expectation is the primary driver of dopamine in the brain. When its put of wack, you lose drive in everything. The second key here is play=fun=happy. So you must learn to play, be playful while drawing. Be playful with your expectations. That way it becomes fun and the feedback loop completes. So. Fantasize about drawing something ridiculous or cool. Fantasizing is part of expectation. Exactly like being excited about going to Disneyland because you keep thinking about all the things you're going to do. Building up expectations. It is primary driver of dopamine. Anyway sourced this one myself. I have the same issue. Input output messed up. So yah, you gatta put conciouse effort into creating expectations. Fantasize about them. Also, putting a fun or playful twist on your expectation is important. The fun is what really tightens the feedback loop. There are tiers of fun. For me cooking is fun, or listening to an audio book can be fun. But is it roller coaster fun? A good roller coaster is like slapped in the face by a fun brick. See? So fun has teirs. Drawing CAN BE roller coaster fun, how you get it there is the question. | Real talk, have you just considered that drawing might not be your thing? I don’t mean that to come across as discouraging, but not everyone has the temperament or interest to sustain a drawing habit. There are lots of artistic pursuits I’d like to be good at, but their procedures and practices just don’t excite me enough to stick with them. There’s a difference between creating discipline in your schedule for a hobby you enjoy and forcing yourself to do a thing that you just don’t like. Are there other arts you do like to engage in? | 0 | 9,863 | 1.222222 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmzi3nc | hmz6t70 | 1,638,481,373 | 1,638,477,127 | 9 | 3 | Motivation is a result of expectation. Input output. To fix it. Is a matter of expectation. Expectation is the primary driver of dopamine in the brain. When its put of wack, you lose drive in everything. The second key here is play=fun=happy. So you must learn to play, be playful while drawing. Be playful with your expectations. That way it becomes fun and the feedback loop completes. So. Fantasize about drawing something ridiculous or cool. Fantasizing is part of expectation. Exactly like being excited about going to Disneyland because you keep thinking about all the things you're going to do. Building up expectations. It is primary driver of dopamine. Anyway sourced this one myself. I have the same issue. Input output messed up. So yah, you gatta put conciouse effort into creating expectations. Fantasize about them. Also, putting a fun or playful twist on your expectation is important. The fun is what really tightens the feedback loop. There are tiers of fun. For me cooking is fun, or listening to an audio book can be fun. But is it roller coaster fun? A good roller coaster is like slapped in the face by a fun brick. See? So fun has teirs. Drawing CAN BE roller coaster fun, how you get it there is the question. | Maybe find a different medium | 1 | 4,246 | 3 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmz7491 | hmzi3nc | 1,638,477,236 | 1,638,481,373 | 5 | 9 | Maybe get a little pack of clay or plasticene and try small sculpting. | Motivation is a result of expectation. Input output. To fix it. Is a matter of expectation. Expectation is the primary driver of dopamine in the brain. When its put of wack, you lose drive in everything. The second key here is play=fun=happy. So you must learn to play, be playful while drawing. Be playful with your expectations. That way it becomes fun and the feedback loop completes. So. Fantasize about drawing something ridiculous or cool. Fantasizing is part of expectation. Exactly like being excited about going to Disneyland because you keep thinking about all the things you're going to do. Building up expectations. It is primary driver of dopamine. Anyway sourced this one myself. I have the same issue. Input output messed up. So yah, you gatta put conciouse effort into creating expectations. Fantasize about them. Also, putting a fun or playful twist on your expectation is important. The fun is what really tightens the feedback loop. There are tiers of fun. For me cooking is fun, or listening to an audio book can be fun. But is it roller coaster fun? A good roller coaster is like slapped in the face by a fun brick. See? So fun has teirs. Drawing CAN BE roller coaster fun, how you get it there is the question. | 0 | 4,137 | 1.8 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn05nom | hmzijg2 | 1,638,491,236 | 1,638,481,536 | 11 | 4 | Real talk, have you just considered that drawing might not be your thing? I don’t mean that to come across as discouraging, but not everyone has the temperament or interest to sustain a drawing habit. There are lots of artistic pursuits I’d like to be good at, but their procedures and practices just don’t excite me enough to stick with them. There’s a difference between creating discipline in your schedule for a hobby you enjoy and forcing yourself to do a thing that you just don’t like. Are there other arts you do like to engage in? | You are thinking too much about it. Pick up you pen and just doodle around for a while. Don’t think that you have to draw. Do it without thinking about it. In other words just start and it will come after. | 1 | 9,700 | 2.75 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn05nom | hmz6t70 | 1,638,491,236 | 1,638,477,127 | 11 | 3 | Real talk, have you just considered that drawing might not be your thing? I don’t mean that to come across as discouraging, but not everyone has the temperament or interest to sustain a drawing habit. There are lots of artistic pursuits I’d like to be good at, but their procedures and practices just don’t excite me enough to stick with them. There’s a difference between creating discipline in your schedule for a hobby you enjoy and forcing yourself to do a thing that you just don’t like. Are there other arts you do like to engage in? | Maybe find a different medium | 1 | 14,109 | 3.666667 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn05nom | hmz7491 | 1,638,491,236 | 1,638,477,236 | 11 | 5 | Real talk, have you just considered that drawing might not be your thing? I don’t mean that to come across as discouraging, but not everyone has the temperament or interest to sustain a drawing habit. There are lots of artistic pursuits I’d like to be good at, but their procedures and practices just don’t excite me enough to stick with them. There’s a difference between creating discipline in your schedule for a hobby you enjoy and forcing yourself to do a thing that you just don’t like. Are there other arts you do like to engage in? | Maybe get a little pack of clay or plasticene and try small sculpting. | 1 | 14,000 | 2.2 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hmznjpt | hn05nom | 1,638,483,486 | 1,638,491,236 | 2 | 11 | Could always get into 3D modeling! I find it has a lower skill bar In my opinion. | Real talk, have you just considered that drawing might not be your thing? I don’t mean that to come across as discouraging, but not everyone has the temperament or interest to sustain a drawing habit. There are lots of artistic pursuits I’d like to be good at, but their procedures and practices just don’t excite me enough to stick with them. There’s a difference between creating discipline in your schedule for a hobby you enjoy and forcing yourself to do a thing that you just don’t like. Are there other arts you do like to engage in? | 0 | 7,750 | 5.5 | ||
r77gfs | artfundamentals_train | 0.97 | I don't want to draw, Although I want to create I struggle with putting my pen down to draw, and as much as I want to create I really cant seem to find the fun in it. My input - output is so out of whack that I pretty much instantly burn out. I'm really not sure if its a good idea to force myself, but at the same time I cant be doing nothing. \- is the solution simply to have a schedule/habit that requires me to draw anything even if I don't want to? \- and will this eventually get easier overtime? (as in my physical laziness to draw will eventually go away?) This is sort of a simple question that even I can answer myself, but I'm really looking for some reassurance and even additional advice. | hn078hj | hmzijg2 | 1,638,491,956 | 1,638,481,536 | 9 | 4 | Eh, not everything is going to be fun when you draw. I mean drawing boxes is not fun, it’s work. But it can be very engaging if you look at the exercise as a sort of puzzle to crack. Musicians have to practice scales, which isn’t fun, but they do it to get good at the actual creating. I personally do 90 percent practice and ten percent personal stuff. This is what works for me. I guess the solution for you is to warm up with things like drawing lines and boxes and then move on to something that will practice those in application. Like Draw still life’s will improve your eye, depth, shading, perspective etc. all in one. The beginning is the worst because everything is a struggle. But keep at it | You are thinking too much about it. Pick up you pen and just doodle around for a while. Don’t think that you have to draw. Do it without thinking about it. In other words just start and it will come after. | 1 | 10,420 | 2.25 |
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