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4:08 PM, Saturday May 29th 2021
edited at 9:42 PM, May 29th 2021

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.

edited at 9:42 PM, May 29th 2021
10:41 AM, Sunday May 30th 2021

thank you for your reply

trying to get off from this feeling of self doubt...

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