11:20 AM, Monday August 16th 2021
In short, because if you are just starting out and have no natural talent, you have to start somewhere. It is perhaps worth reviewing what Uncomfortable says about the 50% rule.
The 50% rule is not about creating drawings that you are going to hang on the wall. It's about experimenting, seeing and working things out for yourself, finding out what you like/don't like, what sort of art keeps you interested. It is not about creating good drawings, although you might surprise yourself.
Say for example you like landscapes and want to draw landscapes. Find yourself a good reference or go out into nature. Sit down and draw it. Look at what you have drawn and compare it to what you were looking at. Then ask yourself. Is it accurate? Have I captured something here? Would it look better in a different aspect ratio? Etc Etc.
"Assessing a doodle only tells me that I don't have technical skills yet."
It actually says that you don't have the creative skills yet and that is one of the skills that the 50% rule is trying to build. Look at all the art books which help you turn letters into animals. This is the same sort of thing.
If you are starting out it is best to listen to teacher ( Uncofmortable, not me ).
"Draw the things you'd draw if you were the most skilled artist in the world; draw the things your brain insists you're not ready to tackle just yet."
Also worth watching this video from Uncomfortable