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Questions about 50% rule

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtFundamentals/comments/seyz1y/questions_about_50_rule/

2022-01-28 19:45

Realistic_Battle_501

So I've been doing the 50% rule like Uncomfortable said and I just have a few questions

Why should I do the 50% rule how does it help me I know I should draw without caring about that but I need some form of reason to do so or else I feel like I'm running in circles.

2.Can I just draw from a reference or do I need to draw something from my head or else I won't gain the benefits of doing it.

Should I try to work on studying the aspects of the drawing I feel went bad to improve (example hands look bad so I'll go study hands to do better) or is this a waste of time? Does just doing it a lot naturally make hands better for example
When a drawing goes bad it tends to me feel kinda bad not to the point were I'm too scared to draw but it does make me feel crap any advice to get over that feeling?

Many thanks for any answers

Literally any of that is good for your 50%. As for #4, just do it anyway, is the only advice. Draw on something that you can tear up and throw away if it's bad to the point of being demotivating. Or keep it as a reference and try to do the same thing better a bunch of times. Keep the best result and chuck the rest, maybe.

EDIT: No drawing is a waste of time, draw draw draw!

Uncomfortable

2022-01-28 22:03

I should point out that many of these questions have been addressed in the newer 50% rule video which came out a couple weeks ago. You may not yet have had the chance to watch it, so I highly recommend you do.

OP_SLuDgE

2022-01-29 06:31

For number 4, I like to help you get over this fear. YOU need to realise you are not perfect, and the truth is you think you draw bad because you are constantly comparing yourself to other people's art or to the reference, even if you don't do it consciously, it's happening.

And, now you will never be able to prevent your brain from auto comparing your own drawing to something better. Thus we need to change our way of looking at it.

We need to draw bad before we draw good. We have to. We must. It's a part of the process. Even prodigies are not good the moment they put pen to paper.

Every time you start a drawing, have some thought thinking that you know you will draw not exactly like the reference and it might not turn out how you wanted it to, but that's OK. That's the point. If you always draw perfect then you are a computer. Are you a computer?

So if we always fail, when do we ever get good, or more importantly, how do I know if I'm improving? Well, another strategy is to make progress pictures. Just like how people who go to the gym might take a before and after picture. It's super motivating once you start seeing the progress. (You can't suddenly make huge leaps in progress in one drawing). Go draw something, take a photo of it and don't look at it again. After some time (and I mean sometimes), draw that same picture again and then compare it, you will see a lot of improvement. As long as you practice then you are constantly improving.

Lastly, don't make the mistake of choosing something difficult to draw or expect yourself to paint a full canvas that could be put into a gallery tomorrow. If you aren't good at drawing figures, then practice them. But don't go thinking that you can produce a full painting of all these different characters in different poses wearing different clothing in a full-on unique environment with extremely interesting composition. Who said a drawing had to be fully coloured in, fully rendered, fully sketched out. Try something easier, if you start to feel that you can't handle the pressure. BUT, then again that's not to say that you shouldn't challenge yourself, maybe in a few years, you will look back have a good laugh at all the "bad" art you made.

JukeDukeMM

2022-01-29 10:17

I feel like everything asked here is answered in the website and the NEW video.