>drawing board
>look inside
>nodraws

I’ve never understood nodraws, drawing is easy
Pick up pencil, draw, keep drawing, get good someday

>>7612040
if you don't experience pain or turmoil then you're not drawing hard enough, so shut the fuck up.

>>7612040
drawing scares me, but it's the only thing I wanna do. I'm so fucked

>>7612087
Honestly this. If you don't have days where you get knocked down you're not advancing. It's not easy.

>>7612037 (OP)
Here you go, OP. A draws.

>>7612087
>>7612168
>>7612173
Are u ppl fr? Why did u even pick drawing if it cause u physical pain and anguish

>>7612208
Mfw pain and anguish during learning is indication of neuroplasticity and learning during a difficult activity.

>>7612198
Look at the amount of chicken scratching you do for extremely simple curves. Fucking cringe.

>>7612236
Umm its hairy, please respect his artistic vision

>>7612208
Learning and growth occurs outside the comfort zone. It doesn't have to always be miserable but if I'm pushing myself it will for sure be miserable sometimes. If it's never stressful, I'm just stagnating.

>>7612208
no pain no gain

>>7612208
>>7612365
kek

>>7612037 (OP)
Every time I try to draw my focus keep jumping to random things, it's like trying to balance a ball on a pyramid and it's driving me insane. It should be as easy as 'just draw'

Drawing is only enjoyable if you can do it well. But getting to that point requires suffering for thousands and thousands of hours. That's fucking ridiculous for a "skill" that doesn't even have any practical utility aside from maybe earning some coombucks. It's really not worth it.

>>7612462
>But getting to that point requires suffering for thousands and thousands of hours.
You shouldn't have to work SO HARD to be decent at something.

>>7612040
trvke

okay how the fuck do I make myself draw? I am so dead tired in the afternoon that I can't even keep my eyes open, let alone draw. But when I decide to do something stupid liek play vidya or jack off to porn, I'm wide awake again. I want to draw but its like trying to lift a boulder.

>>7612040
animals act without thinking; humans have anxiety holding them back. If you aren't anxious and depressed, you're litearlly subhuman.

>>7612087
>if you don't experience pain or turmoil then you're not drawing hard enough
unironically wrong, this is the same ego protective measure as never going outside of 3/4th anime girl headshots in a white void, you are chasing a certain fetishized aesthetic of effort rather than effort itself, drawing shouldn't be painful if your goal is optimal improvement, hard? sure, tiring? of course, mentally taxing? specially if you are working with complicated perspective, but none of it should be a source of turmoil, that'd be like saying that your muscles at the gym arent growing unless you puke after every workout

>>7612936

Is your stylus a dumbbell? Mad workout, bro. Let me know in the comments below and don't forget to hit the like button and subscribe.

>>7612912
if the mere act of picking up a pen and draw gives you a mental breakdown you might be a retarded fucking teenage girl. incredible how we have a board full of sissy ilk like these.

>>7612912
animals are capable of anxiety too

>>7612040
The problem is the idea you could love drawing and the process but never improve that stops people from committing since nobody wants to be that guy.

Thing is, enjoying the process sometimes isn't enough. Though it's a fine line, if you're too hard on yourself you'll either burn out or just do the same thing over and over.

>>7612037 (OP)
>>>/i/
On your way, OP

>>7612037 (OP)
>op crying about nodraws
>look inside
>no pyw

>>7612208
it is precisely because I love art so much that it is painful. I want so much to draw what I envision and curse myself to the depths of hell for not being able to. I'd be just as hard on myself for any hobby I fall in love with- because I'm that type of person

>>7613066
Drawing is inherently feminine these days, that's why women, fags and troons are drawn to it (heh)

>>7612037 (OP)
nice cat thread

>>7613307
CARLOS

>>7613307
But enough about anime.

>>7612912
animals can feel anxiety, depression, sadness, happiness, embarassment, etc.

>>7612869
weirdly i procrastinate drawing all day but when i sit down to do it i actually enjoy it and keep going long past the time I'm supposed to stop. i know this happens, it happens regularly, but i still procrastinate my drawing. weird

>>7612037 (OP)
>drawing board
dear god. whereizzit? >:3
>never been able to open our resident whiteboard

>>7613432
oh. um. nevermind. you mean this forum..?

>>7613444
i really miss drawing with people..
>does anyone know any fun anonymous drawing games or whiteboards where you can just dive in?
gartic needs an account btw to access public spaces

There's always at least a few threads specifically for drawing on this board at any time. They're admittedly slower than pretty much every other thread on the board because this place really is full of nodraws, but they're around and do get participants if they strike people's fancy.

Just look at >>7600065 , there's some cool shit in there.
But yeah, people here would rather talk about drawing (or worse, shit like social media, or gossip, or whatever-else) rather than actually fucking drawing.

>>7613644
doodle thread where??

>>7614049
Pick your poison:
>>7499240
>>7611943
Or if neither of those strike your fancy, just start your own.

>>7612911
Take meds and tran out

>>7614136
drawpiles are not for the weak of heart. Seeing people literally JUST DRAW in real time with no construction is blackpilling.

>>7614172
thanks for the trigger warning

>>7614172
most of them are heavily referenced tho

>>7612208
Masochism

The same reason /a/ is the worst board to talk about anime and manga, /co/ the worst board to talk about comics and cartoons and /v/ vidya. However /a/, /co/ and /v/ are the best boards to talk and share art. Just don't do drawthreads requests because the 99% of the requests are by on request spammer.

>>7612911
I've noticed I'm most efficent in the mornings so I draw usually early. Especially for inking the mornings are the best

>>7612037 (OP)
I drew this for you OP <3

>>7615804
t-thanks

>>7612462
>Drawing is only enjoyable if you can do it well.
Because you've convinced yourself that you can't treat it like fun.
>But getting to that point requires suffering for thousands and thousands of hours.
You've built a cage of torment for yourself, with not even a clear definition of how to get out.
>That's fucking ridiculous for a "skill" that doesn't even have any practical utility aside from maybe earning some coombucks.
There's millions of people who just enjoy drawing and painting at whatever level they're at. This is a you problem. You've told yourself you are not allowed to have fun and just enjoy things, and you've let your ego take control and put conditions on what you yourself admit is a pastime. Ask yourself why that is? Is it because you don't feel like you're worth appreciation and respect unless you "prove your worth"? Is it because you've told yourself or been told you have some duty to fulfill?

>>7612208
because I have a compulsion to create something, usually just when I'm manic. drawing is fucking awful, it isn't fun at all but I keep coming back. need a new outlet.

>>7615804
Blog?

>>7612087
fucking hilarious