No.1323
>tfw you are artistically stagnant
No.1324
Yeah I know that feel all too well. It goes up and down, I'll try to get into it then usually end up dropping back out of it. Some of my personal reasons (maybe you can relate):
>Video games. Honestly gaming addiction is a real issue with me and I'll end up playing a game/games for four, five maybe even sometimes seven or eight hours in a day.
>Not knowing what to draw. I get it just draw whatever but I don't know what's most beneficial. Like oh yeah I could gesture draw or do a photo study again but what about for a piece? Then knowing how to go about doing that is a pain.
>Lack of confidence. Why attempt it if it's just going to look bad or not be that beneficial?
No.1327
Just as I was getting back to art, I was taken away for quite a while by the whole GG happening.
I thought I would get back to art after the initial ride slowed down a bit, but now I'm back to the typical lack of confidence thing. I can't help thinking it's all pointless and I'll never git gud.
Getting out of school destroyed me artistically. I'm always concerned about money, and it gets in the way of my creativity. I more or less hate my job, so I'm always looking for a way to escape it. Whenever I'm drawing, I just keep thinking of potential art jobs I might be able to get in the future, and then I start thinking of how far I am from any possibility of that, and then I lose confidence in myself.
The fact that I can code web applications doesn't help, because it's a much more ideal path as far as money and jobs are concerned. I always have this creeping temptation to drop art and focus on that so I can get a more enjoyable job (or even make a website/game/something for a passive income).
Then there's the whole problem of being unable to draw what I want to draw. I want to paint more scenery drawings, but most of my skills lie in characters and lineart. So that doesn't help the motivation.
I wish I could leech the basement of someone else's house so I could sit there all day practicing, and do a little bit of commissions/freelance for food moneys.
No.2069
>>1323Sounds like you need some DURGS.
No.2070
>>1327Anon, you're me aren't you
No.2072
No.2073
>>1327Focus on coding for now, then when you get a job you like you can start drawing more.
No.2092
Draw things outside of your comfort zone. If you think you've done it all, look through your work and try to find some concept or subject that's missing.