Hey there! As someone who has been through it, don't worry too much if you want to do more lessons. I think the 50% rule is more of a guide. I think it's fine to push forward if you want to learn more. Just make sure you try applying it to what you want to draw every once in a while.
You said you want to draw people and that you finished the box assignment. This might be a good time to draw someone holding a box, sitting on a box, inside a box, etc. That will help apply some of what you learned in the lesson.
One of the most important parts of learning art is the mental struggle. It's tough when what you draw doesn't look right because you don't have the fundamentals down yet. If you are feeling burnt out on drawing on your own and just want to get back to learning, don't hold yourself back. The most important thing is that you find the best way to have fun with it.
When I did drawabox, I found it worked best for me to do a few sessions of the lessons, and then when I felt burnt out on that I did a series of my own work. Flipping back and forth over longer periods of time felt best for me, and maybe it's worth trying for you as well!
Just remember that this is just a guide for how to learn the fundamentals. It will teach you a lot, but if you are self teaching yourself then go at whatever pace is best for you!
Tam_Paints in the post "Internal crisis over the 50% rule"
2023-01-28 18:55
Hey there! As someone who has been through it, don't worry too much if you want to do more lessons. I think the 50% rule is more of a guide. I think it's fine to push forward if you want to learn more. Just make sure you try applying it to what you want to draw every once in a while.
You said you want to draw people and that you finished the box assignment. This might be a good time to draw someone holding a box, sitting on a box, inside a box, etc. That will help apply some of what you learned in the lesson.
One of the most important parts of learning art is the mental struggle. It's tough when what you draw doesn't look right because you don't have the fundamentals down yet. If you are feeling burnt out on drawing on your own and just want to get back to learning, don't hold yourself back. The most important thing is that you find the best way to have fun with it.
When I did drawabox, I found it worked best for me to do a few sessions of the lessons, and then when I felt burnt out on that I did a series of my own work. Flipping back and forth over longer periods of time felt best for me, and maybe it's worth trying for you as well!
Just remember that this is just a guide for how to learn the fundamentals. It will teach you a lot, but if you are self teaching yourself then go at whatever pace is best for you!