Hi!

I have found a post by Uncomfortable on the new Proko website that I think might help you. It's about the 50% rule: https://www.proko.com/profile/irshadkarim/activity

Edit: A piece of advice that helped me a lot is to focus on the pleasure derived by the physical act of drawing alone. The feeling of the materials going over the paper, the movement of the arm, the colors, the rich black marks filling a shape. Try tricking yourself into drawing for the fun of the physical act, pretending your subjects are just an excuse for that.

Hey,even i had this problem. The way i got out of it is by allowing myself to fail.You are'nt drawing coz you think you're not yet ready to draw and dont have the skills to do so. What you should do is ,whenever you start to draw or get this feeling say yourself that you dont want to draw a good picture and its okay if it turns out crap,you just want to draw it.By doing so you are taking off the pressure to draw well and enjoying and focusing on the actual process of drawing regardless how it will turn out. Hope i helped

Hi!

Apologies in advance for my level of English. It is not my mother tongue.

I don't know if what I'm about to write will help you, but I can assure you, it is with the best of my intentions.

First. You, me, or anyone else don't need to draw well.

I mean: drawing well is not an obligation.

Drawing is something that you have chosen to do and obviously want to do your best over time, but in my opinion, here is the blockage. People do not learn to draw because they do not take their time, they draw something and it is like it is not how they wanted and they leave it. They leave it because this feels bad, it is very frustrating.

For example, I play sports and I have seen many people give up for the simple fact of starting and not being able to do what an athlete does who has been practicing for many years, this may seem ridiculous, but people, all of us, are a little like that.

In sports it is said that a person has good genetics, that is why she is good and in the subject of drawing it is said that he has talent. This is the same. It is the same limitation.

I firmly believe that this is the first monster to be taken down. To draw half well, you have to do a lot of shit first. Take your time and give yourself permission to draw poorly and keep it in mind: "I have no obligation to draw well." Believe me when I tell you that every "bad drawing" takes a bit of life out of that monster.

I wish you strength and encouragement! a greeting

To add to what others have said: The world today is setup to transform you into a huge ball of insecurity and doubt.

The moment you get on the Internet, what do you see? Some artist (which is probably profesional level) posts a "doodle" which easily blows any of your best drawings out of the water. So you feel like your not doing a good job and then want to stop drawing.

Those are lies. You and "random pro artist" are very much not a fair comparison. It's like just starting to do a sport and then constantly comparing yourself with world champion athletes. Yeah, that ain't gonna last.

So, avoid comparing yourself. With anyone. It will almost always destroy any confidence you have.

Except when you compare with yourself from a few years back. That's the one good comparison you can make, because if you work consistently for years then you can see your progress when you compare. Just don't expect progress to happen in just a few weeks/months. Be patient, it takes time.

Remember that "random pro artist"? They had to go thru the same process. No matter how good any artist is, at one point they were beginner level. It is thru consistent work and time that they got where they are.

You just have to do the same.

Hello, I know this post is from a few months ago but I just want to add a say in it.

First of all, thinking about drawing will not help you a lot. Trust me, something I have anxiety before putting my pen down the paper and I just end up messed up everything. My way of doing is: relax myself, deep breath, and not thinking about drawing. I mean this act of thinking will make you worried a lot. And if you still struggle with it, I suggest you should find a friend or a family member to draw with. Talking with them while drawing could distract you from thinking! Have fun and good luck! :)