To be able to draw whatever you want comes with ages of practice. Meanwhile it would be good for you to find enjoyment in the process of getting there, which is challenging because its not the most fun thing in the world. Not knowing what to put in a blank page is normal not only for artists, writers have the same, and normally it helps just to start with anything. Literally whatever comes to your mind and then build from that.

You wrote that you love drawing, then what do you draw when you feel you love what you're doing? It's hard for us who want to do figurative drawing to do it for fun, because our skill doesn't match our expectations. I totally get that and I'm on the same spot. What I do when I wanna draw for fun is that I either copy or just do something abstract where I don't have to think too much, this helps me blow off some steam.

Hi! I just started this course and I'm super excited for it! I am also in love with character design and figure drawing but also struggle with the fundamentals to make it look good. Something I do when I want to draw for fun is, I look up pics in magazines or on pinterest of models and I just draw the basic shapes of them. for example, I dont try to get the proportions correct but instead I try to see the shape of the hair, head, clothes etc and just put it on the paper. I find that what I like about drawing people is the satisfaction of some of those curved lines and doing just that without the pressure of making it look good or accurate is fun for me! what you end up with is kind of an abstract figure drawing and you might be surprised at how well some of them do come out! I hope this gives you another idea for drawing for fun, good luck!

1. https://youtu.be/kkmmDJD7QAE ( fundamental )

2. https://youtu.be/xGhYfLQWbp0 ( element in character )

3. https://youtu.be/74HR59yFZ7Y ( gesture )

4. https://youtu.be/z--GtzFU2UU ( how to draw anything )

watch all this video that all i can help .

maybe it will help you .

I'm in the same boat and as an absolute beginner I found really difficult to "just draw" anything that comes to mind as well.

My objective is to become loose enough to not to care absolutely about the result and draw anything that comes to mind, but it's something that I need to work on.

Meanwhile, I'd like to share a couple of tips to have a bit fun while drawing:

-Sketch an area around you. Draw the room where you standing right now from your POV (something like this - not mine, found on google). You can draw the same room from many different angles so you have a lot of options without going too far. The bathroom, the kitchen, outside. Actually sitting and starting this is kinda boring, but after a couple of minutes you begin wanting to add as many details as possible, because you unconsciously want to complete the scene you're watching with all the elements you're seeing. Not only this becomes (imo) super fun, but you're learning a great deal about perspective, forms, you're expanding your visual library and generically practicing your hand. Usually the results are pretty nice even if you don't know almost anything about drawing (like me), which rewards you with satisfaction and desire to draw even more. Try it a couple of times, if that doesn't work for you it's fine, it means its appeal is subjective and you can try something else. I personally suggest drawing human environments (like rooms, buildings, etc) because natural stuff like rocks, mountains and plants are very organic and difficult, while man made objects usually are geometric shapes you need to construct but are generally easier to approach.

-Copy anything you like which is simple enough for you to copy. Take for example one of your favourite artists for character designs and copy one of his works. Find something that you feel is manageable to you without spending too much time trying to find the perfect reference, anything you can copy is enough. It's a well defined objective that lets you explore what you love without thinking too much about what exactly to draw. Probably the result won't feel "yours", but it doesn't matter. The objective here is not producing a work for others to see.

It started as a quick tip message and it turned out a giant wall of text lol.

Anyways, good luck and have fun :D

just get into lesson drawabox and watch the video that in the lesson .

I have the same problem! I'm going to try to address the problem by doing some of those "Draw this in your Style" challenges I've seen on instagram. I think if nothing else, it's going to be good for a laugh. Please no one throw fruit, but I think tracing is fine for practice. Just dont act like you didnt trace it. Hopefully this will work for both of us.

For me it's a bit of an opposite issue where I draw a lot for enjoyment which results in my Drawabox lessons taking FOREVER. So I think since I draw for fun a lot I can give you some tips.

1.If you already have ideas in your head of what you want to draw then the biggest question is just references. I find that those help me the most when I don't know where to start. Because usually you have an idea, then you don't know how to draw it so you don't start. But once you get a bunch of references it the task is much easier as you have a visual to repeat in your head and the hardest part is just tying it all together. For example right now I am drawing a head in a nest with eggs. So I found a reference of a head on a plate in the similar position I have imagined; a reference for hair I want; pictures of nest, eggs, face, lips, eyes, colour scheme. And then I just draw one element from reference after another until it's a complete piece.

2. If you don't have an idea of what you want to draw go on insta/pinterest. Search up topics that interest you (dragons, tentacles, etc.) and I am sure some picture out there will get your attention. Check out writers prompts too! I used to write a lot and those prompts for small scenes usually get your mind going and you get tons of ideas. Then follow the steps from part one to start drawing that.

3. Also if you don't have ideas ask a friend if they want you to draw something. This is how I got my first commission. And once they told you what they want you just use references or even ask them to send some and draw it.

4. Try a reference generator like http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en And just follow the references until you decide you want to draw something from your own mind. Also quickly drawing from a reference is a great warm up (usually you end up with a lot of shitty art as a bonus)

5. You can also select one of the areas you are bad at and draw it over and over. I suck at lips so I am doing this now. Pouty, smacking, from the side, thin, thick, there are a bunch of ways I can do that and as I complete each one I see myself improving and this shit is better then drugs. You see an issue and you solve it by using references until you don't need them anymore. It is the best. Also when I do complex drawings as in part 1 it really helps to take note of all the difficult parts, so then I have a laundry list of areas of improvement.

Hope this helps! Remember to enjoy the journey and get lost in it. You art will suck sometimes, so learn to laugh at it and focus on the simple pleasure of dragging your pen across the paper when it gets really rough :)