artwithnickel

Thank you so much! I read all of your links and read your reply twice. I definitely agree.

I have a hard time ghosting ellipses and then trying to draw it without wobble. I can't really envision the type of ellipse I am trying to make until I have already started. Sometimes the way I held my pen interfered with the smoothness of the stroke, too, so I am trying to get used to that as well. Maybe more muscle memory and practice will help me in that aspect. The more ellipses I had drawn, the easier it became to create ones that were more confident looking.

The boxes were by far the hardest. It was hard to focus on each individual line while keeping in mind the big picture of creating a box. Hopefully the 250 box challenge will help me out a lot and I will try to put more intent into my lines moving forward. Thank you again!!!

This is honestly really tricky. I can struggle with this, too. Learning art is really a double-edged sword sometimes.

On one side, you understand your lack in knowledge and skill, which is why you want to get better and are taking the necessary steps to do so. On the other side of the spectrum, you have so many ideas floating inside your mind of things you want to draw and bring to life.

I think these things clash with each other. The things we want to bring to life won't look as nice as we want them to if we are still learning art. Sometimes this can really hold us back from tapping into our inner creative side. If we try to draw creatively, we might let ourselves down by creating something that isn't even close to what we had envisioned.

For me personally, I just draw what I love. A lot of my love and appreciation for art comes from watching anime and reading manga since I was young. When I draw the things I love I put a lot more emotion and care into it. I think it always shows and I'm usually captivated during the drawing process and proud of the end result. Try thinking about why you want to do art and try your best to tap into that. I think passion can overcome lack in skill.