art block
7 years ago
i feel exhausted with work - there something about looking at porn all day that kills my soul
sorry things are slow , i just for the life of me cant draw anything past a rough sketch .
any artist buds out there with some tips ? i really need to get over this - it's killing me to not be able to draw , i feel like a shell of who i was :(
sorry things are slow , i just for the life of me cant draw anything past a rough sketch .
any artist buds out there with some tips ? i really need to get over this - it's killing me to not be able to draw , i feel like a shell of who i was :(
So maybe you could do some practice exercises or something to get your mind thinking differently about drawing and maybe it will help~
Breaks are fine.~
Although, I guess when it comes to it not just being a hobby but also being well.. your work it could land you in a sticky place? Maybe still take a day or two off, then try your best to complete any shit you gotta do for people then take like a longass break or something. Take up cheap hobby or a job change? (I don't know if drawing is your only income!)
I've also heard that for artists in particular taking trips away can help? Changes of scenery and such. I hope either way you can get that morale back up and running!
A small vacation doesn't hurt either, like the one I'm being forced on. I'm not taking a laptop with me so I'll have no choice BUT to do nothing!
I can't get myself to draw most of the time, I'm telling myself that I do that because nobody commissions me, though that's just an excuse to watch series I like or play games I'm interested in?
Maybe you could do that too, just watch some series/movies you like or think you might enjoy, or get your head away from work by playing some games :)
Art is your special power, all for you.
When you're forced to tear apart pieces of yourself just to make end's meet it can really get taxing.
I keep the artist in me alive by filling my journal with sketches. Especially sketches of places and moods I want to remember.
Getting all metaphorical and shit, art block is like the pupa stages before you blossom into a butterfly. You're all goop and gross stuff inside the cast you made for yourself. Sure you can remember how to be a worm, crawling for scraps. But you could bust loose like a beautiful fucking winged monster and suck on flowers or whatever. You could drink sweat or blood if that's what tickles your fancy.
What I'm saying is, art block isn't typically an obstacle
There's something inside you that wants more. Something more out of art than just getting someone off by giving them something to throw into their wank banks. Even a porn artist can have ambitions.
It's weird to think about, right, but even the eyes on you waiting for porn can end up being really supportive for the things you do that isn't porn.
There's something beautiful in getting to see a little slice of life. Chewing bubble gum, reading on the couch, or just looking ugly in your feel good sweater can really reflect more YOU in YOUR work that oughta make you feel better.
If it doesn't, well consider that I don't know shit and I haven't got a grip on digital art again for a while now. But I do know what it feels like to need to make that dollar, and feel even a moment of hesitation like it can clothesline you bad. The clock's running and you can't waste time wondering what to do, or whatever.
Draw, and don't try to impress anyone. Don't try to make anyone happy. Just draw, and whatever it is will be baby steps to getting back on your legs. Don't refine jack shit. Don't even look at it once you're done. Draw something, throw it behind you and keep drawing something else.
You'll get there, eventually. No matter where "there" is. So long as you try, and you're ready to let go of how frustrating it is that you can't illustrate what you "want", or more demanding, what you "NEED" to.
Don't be afraid to talk to Rosey!