I don't currently do any drawing what so ever. I started drawing because I want to make cool web comics and had a specific quality of art I wanted to achieve. When I started drawing I found it very difficult to deal with how poor the quality of my art was, and that discouraged me quite a bit. I would say lowering expectations is important but not too lower your goal just means it might take you a bit longer than you think to reach it.
It' s like you wanting a great body but expecting to be in shape by the end of the week. Having lower expectation and giving more time too develop skills is key. One other thing to note is drawing people especially faces is quite difficult because every day we interact or see faces meaning we visually have a lot of high detail imaging in our mind so when your draw that squiggly crap intending to draw a face it can be outputting. Regarding the fun aspect sometimes I enjoyed when I accomplished something that looked decent it felt good. I do believe there are plenty of people who enjoy drawing for the sake of drawing and those people will likely end up better artist because they are enjoying the whole process not the end result. Its like an adventure enjoy the journey don't just think about the destination.
So maybe taking the time to enjoy art or subject you genuinely interests you is important step in maintaining motivation.
Comparing your own art work with other artist is kind of a crux too there will obviously be gaps in talent or handwork that will take time to improve you can't just pick up a pen and be Jung Gi Kim but I believe you should compare yourself to your past self too see if you think your on the right track.
That said I am not very good/driven so take what I say with a grain of salt.
ToastNomNomNom in the post "People who didn't have fun drawing bad stuff for the 50% rule, did you start to find drawing fun after you got good?"
2022-02-16 14:09
I don't currently do any drawing what so ever. I started drawing because I want to make cool web comics and had a specific quality of art I wanted to achieve. When I started drawing I found it very difficult to deal with how poor the quality of my art was, and that discouraged me quite a bit. I would say lowering expectations is important but not too lower your goal just means it might take you a bit longer than you think to reach it.
It' s like you wanting a great body but expecting to be in shape by the end of the week. Having lower expectation and giving more time too develop skills is key. One other thing to note is drawing people especially faces is quite difficult because every day we interact or see faces meaning we visually have a lot of high detail imaging in our mind so when your draw that squiggly crap intending to draw a face it can be outputting. Regarding the fun aspect sometimes I enjoyed when I accomplished something that looked decent it felt good. I do believe there are plenty of people who enjoy drawing for the sake of drawing and those people will likely end up better artist because they are enjoying the whole process not the end result. Its like an adventure enjoy the journey don't just think about the destination.
So maybe taking the time to enjoy art or subject you genuinely interests you is important step in maintaining motivation.
Comparing your own art work with other artist is kind of a crux too there will obviously be gaps in talent or handwork that will take time to improve you can't just pick up a pen and be Jung Gi Kim but I believe you should compare yourself to your past self too see if you think your on the right track.
That said I am not very good/driven so take what I say with a grain of salt.