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Anonymous No.7685340 [Report] >>7685346 >>7685349 >>7685529 >>7685536 >>7685557 >>7685563 >>7685677 >>7688724 >>7688727 >>7689649 >>7690131 >>7690132 >>7690133 >>7690134 >>7690135 >>7690136 >>7690169 >>7690172 >>7690220 >>7691205 >>7691212 >>7691245 >>7700287 >>7700349 >>7704696
How do I do more than just one shitty line art drawing a week? I've been trying to get faster. I want to make hundreds of drawings fast.
Anonymous No.7685346 [Report] >>7685356
>>7685340 (OP)
REG!!!!!!!!!!!
what helps me draw frequently is to look at art im inspired by and mentally reference them later (one of my inspirations happens to be tsukushi's art)
I listen to YouTube videos while drawing as well so I feel more stimulated.
I doodle random character designs for fun, thinking of other people's art and characters.
sage No.7685348 [Report]
howie thread
Anonymous No.7685349 [Report] >>7703614
>>7685340 (OP)
Hiiiiiii HOWIIIIEEEE!!!
Anonymous No.7685356 [Report] >>7685367 >>7700284
>>7685346
My problem is that I feel like I'm too slow. I can't do more than one of these a week and when I sit down to draw I usually do it in like 30 second to 5 minute increments.
Anonymous No.7685357 [Report]
how how howie
Anonymous No.7685360 [Report] >>7685371
>How do I do more than just one shitty line art drawing a week?
>How
HE SAID THE THING
Anonymous No.7685367 [Report] >>7685375
>>7685356
Are there any factors affecting how long you're able to draw?
Anonymous No.7685371 [Report]
>>7685360
[*CHEERING*]
Anonymous No.7685375 [Report] >>7685392 >>7685557 >>7691212 >>7700283
>>7685367
My ADHD. When I'm on meds, I'm too shaky and feel too weird to try drawing and I still can't focus. The only time I'm able to focus fully on drawing is after my medication wears off in the night. Then my motivation is also being affected by my antidepressants too. Currently trying a new one.
Anonymous No.7685392 [Report] >>7685395 >>7685404
>>7685375
Anonymous No.7685395 [Report] >>7685404
>>7685392
It's a new line though. A NEW HOWIE LINE!!
Anonymous No.7685404 [Report] >>7685522 >>7685559 >>7703610
>>7685395
>>7685392
Any advice?
Anonymous No.7685439 [Report] >>7685449
This website truly went to shit.
I know I'm stating the obvious, but it's getting tiresome at this point.
Anonymous No.7685449 [Report] >>7685471
>>7685439
This used to be a "quantity" imageboard.
Now it's neither quantity nor quality. I wonder where people went.
Anonymous No.7685471 [Report] >>7689695
>>7685449
lack of moderation killed the site
low effort, low iq posts drown out everything else, eventually turning the site into a schizo / 3rd world dumpster
Anonymous No.7685522 [Report]
>>7685404
Well, what do you think?
Anonymous No.7685529 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
Better than the original version <3 :P
Anonymous No.7685536 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
H o p e f u l l
Anonymous No.7685557 [Report]
>>7685375
>>7685340 (OP)
SUNDAY HOWIE THREAD :DD
Anonymous No.7685559 [Report]
>>7685404
I'm Working on That
Anonymous No.7685563 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
i can't remember the last time i sat down in a diner. you put the fu back into fundamental...
Anonymous No.7685672 [Report] >>7685694
It's just me, or /ic/ became much more hostile?
Anonymous No.7685677 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
dude, you're finally drawing, don't aim to go fast, aim to keep the pace, post a new drawing every time you make a new thread so at least we know you're still drawing even if it's just for the thread.
Anonymous No.7685694 [Report]
>>7685672
Customise your message
Anonymous No.7688724 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
Meth and practice
Anonymous No.7688727 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
HOWIE
SLIDE
THREAD
Anonymous No.7689649 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)

How old is Howie?
Anonymous No.7689695 [Report] >>7690129
>>7685471
>lack of moderation killed the site
Holy fuck i could not agree more. What the fuck happened? The other day some dude posted straight up porn for hours, reached 200 replies before taken down. On TV you have anime threads that max out, here you have threads about literally nothing but posting someone else's art and making a snide comment. On v you can literally just post soft core anime porn with NOTHING in the subject but one word or a period and get 300 replies. It feels like there is literally no moderation whatsoever anywhere anymore. Furthermore if feels like half the posts on the site are bots. Super generic vague posts that fill up threads. I dunno about dead internet theory but dead 4chan feels very real to me.
Anonymous No.7690129 [Report]
>>7689695
There's a reason I specifically started the Pixel Art thread myself. Either the few users that still give a shit start making things to actually teach stuff and start ignoring any thread that has no real merit. After awhile you can start safely ignoring anything else.
Anonymous No.7690131 [Report] >>7690138
>>7685340 (OP)
classic !!
Anonymous No.7690132 [Report] >>7690138
>>7685340 (OP)
fucking tasty quality
you shoudl definately grow the hair it woild just look fine
Anonymous No.7690133 [Report] >>7690138
>>7685340 (OP)
this is heaps good man, keep it going
Anonymous No.7690134 [Report] >>7690138
>>7685340 (OP)
Looks like so much fun!!!
Anonymous No.7690135 [Report] >>7690138
>>7685340 (OP)
sweet figures bro that cloaky v is nice
Anonymous No.7690136 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
Great show!
Anonymous No.7690138 [Report]
>>7690131
>>7690132
>>7690133
>>7690134
>>7690135
You're not real.
None ofd this is real.

:gas:
Anonymous No.7690169 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
YASS RESPECT THE PEEPS BEHIND THE POSTS !
Anonymous No.7690172 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
Great upload friend....
Anonymous No.7690185 [Report]
the howie threads make my day, bring a smile to my face and the good hearty chuckles that i made along the way. by the way, no advice, i'm just here for entertainment.
Anonymous No.7690193 [Report]
who the fuck is howie?
Anonymous No.7690220 [Report] >>7697378
>>7685340 (OP)
It fills me with contempt and rage that this is the best you're capable of. To the point where you're making a post and asking others what to do. You're just.... so pathetic. So weak. This looks like a drawing from a retarded 12 year old. Literally. But you're probably some porn obsessed fat mid 20's loser. I fucking hate this website
Anonymous No.7690224 [Report]
again, who is howie and why should anyone here care?
Anonymous No.7690233 [Report] >>7690266
For anyone who doesn't know, the guy is another one of those wasteful resident schizos, to put it simply.
For anyone still thinking it's worth the effort entertaining his threads, it isn't.
This board's users should not be making such strenuous efforts to treat one man's mental health problems. The closest thing to a thread like that is probably the water cooler thread.
As for technical problems, he should post in /beg/. There is NO point to these threads for one person who has nothing outstanding to say.
It's obvious to ask some other board or go to another website instead of begging for help from people who you know won't want to help you... Alas! Here we fucking are. What kind of Hell do we live in that gives birth to these creatures?
Good day, everyone.
Anonymous No.7690266 [Report] >>7690378 >>7691259 >>7693712
>>7690233
Are you just trolling or are you going to give actual advice?
Anonymous No.7690378 [Report]
>>7690266
:gas:
Anonymous No.7691205 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
>only 6000x6000
ngmi
Anonymous No.7691212 [Report] >>7693639 >>7693641 >>7694851
>>7685375
>>7685340 (OP)
You're frustrated, but you're not failing—you’re trying to create despite real barriers. ADHD and medication side effects are serious friction, not excuses. The goal isn’t to fight your brain but to work with how it naturally behaves.

You’ve noticed your best focus comes at night, after your meds wear off. That’s your prime time. Protect it. Make drawing during that window as easy to start as possible: workspace ready, tools in reach, zero setup. Lower the bar—just aim to open the sketchbook or file. Let it snowball.

During the medicated hours, if you’re too shaky for fine control, shift the type of work you do. Quick gestures, loose thumbnails, abstract shapes, or filling a page with faces. These build speed and muscle memory without demanding precision. It’s still real practice.

Forget perfection. You want to draw fast and a lot? Then most of your drawings have to be trash. That’s not failure—it’s mileage. Try timed sprints. 10 gestures in 5 minutes. 3 weird faces in 10 minutes. Ugly, messy, fast. You’re training speed and decision-making, not rendering.

Set a loose weekly structure if that helps you stay consistent. For example, one day for anatomy, one for faces, one for fun. Keep it flexible. Even 15 minutes a day adds up. If you miss a day, you’re not off track—you just pick up where you left off.

Motivation is unreliable. You need a routine that survives bad days. Habit stacking helps. “After coffee, I draw one thing.” Even if you stop after one sketch, it’s still a win. And if you want to push it further that day, great.

Last: one drawing a week while fighting your brain chemistry is not nothing. It’s proof that you’re already doing the hard part—showing up. The rest is about making it easier to keep showing up more often. If you want help building a daily plan or want sketch prompts, just ask.
Anonymous No.7691245 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
You have to sacrifice your life to drawing if you want to produce anything good with it. All the manga artists you know woke up at 6 o clock in the morning everyday and started drawing for years.
Anonymous No.7691259 [Report] >>7691397 >>7691626
>>7690266
How can I give actual advice?
Anonymous No.7691397 [Report]
>>7691259
We can do it!
all bow down
whats up man thanks for including me
Anonymous No.7691626 [Report] >>7691701
>>7691259
Grind communication fundies
Anonymous No.7691701 [Report]
>>7691626
Talkaword
Anonymous No.7693639 [Report]
>>7691212
How do I force myself? The problem is that I'm always distracted and go into task avoidance mode and always have trouble starting up.
Anonymous No.7693641 [Report] >>7694915
>>7691212
How do I get rid of the task avoidance phase as much as possible?
Anonymous No.7693711 [Report]
I love drawing but starting is the hardest part. I jut can't get the habit and I've been drawing daily for years now. Still a struggle every time.
Anonymous No.7693712 [Report]
>>7690266
How do I give advice?
Anonymous No.7694851 [Report]
>>7691212
The only way I can do it is to fight my brain.
Anonymous No.7694915 [Report] >>7696236 >>7696241 >>7696588 >>7703617
>>7693641
To minimize the task avoidance phase, you need to make tasks feel more manageable and less overwhelming. Here are some quick strategies:

1. **Break Tasks Into Smaller Steps**: Large tasks are daunting. Break them down into small, actionable steps to make them less intimidating.

2. **Use the Pomodoro Technique**: Work in focused intervals (e.g., 25 minutes) followed by a short break. This helps reduce the urge to avoid.

3. **Try the Two-Minute Rule**: If you can do something in under two minutes, do it now. It helps overcome procrastination by making the task seem less time-consuming.

4. **Identify the Root Cause**: Is fear of failure or perfectionism behind the avoidance? Address the underlying issue rather than the task itself.

5. **Change Your Environment**: A cluttered or distracting space can increase avoidance. Create a designated, calm workspace for focus.

6. **Visualize the End Result**: Imagine how good it will feel when the task is done. This can help spark motivation to get started.

7. **Use Rewards and Consequences**: Set up small rewards for completing tasks or consequences if you don’t follow through.

8. **Start with the Easiest Part**: Tackle the simplest part of the task first to build momentum.

9. **Get Accountability**: Share your goals with someone. Accountability often makes it harder to procrastinate.

Making tasks feel less overwhelming, focusing on the process rather than perfection, and building momentum can help minimize the avoidance phase. Does that sound helpful for what you're dealing with?
Anonymous No.7696236 [Report]
>>7694915
I can't make myself actually do any of it or anything is the problem. I'm still not able to draw.
Anonymous No.7696241 [Report] >>7696330
>>7694915
How do I make myself? I feel tired constantly and distracted constantly.
Anonymous No.7696330 [Report] >>7696570
>>7696241
Sure. Here's a version formatted for a 4chan-style post, under 2000 characters, tailored to drawing:

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> feel tired and distracted all the time
> want to draw but keep avoiding it
> know all the “just start bro” advice but still can’t

Here’s how to actually push through it when you’ve got zero energy:

**1. Lower the bar**
Forget “do a full study” or “draw for an hour.” Just open your canvas. Scribble one line. That’s the win. Anything > nothing.

**2. Do the dumbest next step**
Don’t think “draw something good.” Think “open Clip Studio.” “Draw a circle.” “Sketch 1 face.” Break it down till it’s idiot-proof.

**3. 5-minute timer**
Set a timer. 5 mins. Draw anything — even garbage. You’re not trying to “git gud” in those 5 mins. Just bypass the mental block.

**4. Permission to suck**
Your art doesn’t need to be good today. It just needs to exist. Let it be trash. Sucking is part of the process. No one sees your sketch layer.

**5. Lock distractions**
Put phone in another room. Only 1 tab open. No music if it pulls focus. You don’t have ADHD, your dopamine receptors are fried.

**6. Stand up**
Move for 60 seconds before drawing. Jumping jacks, stretch, whatever. Sitting still with a fried brain = guaranteed procrastination.

**7. Morning reset**
If your day starts like shit, your art won’t happen. Try a 10-min routine: drink water, stretch, no phone, sketch anything.

**8. Accountability**
Tell a friend: “I’m drawing for 10 mins. Ask me later.” Or draw while they do something too. Doesn’t matter what — just creates pressure.

**9. Burnout is real**
If you’re always tired, it’s not laziness. Might be burnout, anxiety, or even ADHD. Treat the problem, not just the symptom.

Final tip: stop waiting to *feel* motivated. Draw before your brain catches up. Start dumb, start ugly — just start.

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Want a stripped-down daily plan template too?
Anonymous No.7696570 [Report] >>7696590 >>7696658
>>7696330
>He's using ChatGPT
Stop doing that and give me actual advice.
Anonymous No.7696588 [Report]
>>7694915
breaking tasks into smaller steps doesn't work for someone smart. This advice is for normies that dont even have an inner voice. If you break a task into smaller steps, you create more steps that still take the same energy as the original task. Like showeing becomes get off the computer, take your clothes off, get your towel, step into the tub, blast yourself with cold water until it heats up, sit there regretting every life choice you ever made, scrub your body hard with soap, wash it off, rub shampoo into your hair, wait a few minutes, wash it off, rub conditioner into your hair, wait a few minutes with the dark thoughts, wash it off, turn the water off, dry yourself off uncomfortably in the freezing air, lotion up your body, find new clean clothes to wear, get back to what you were doing before. And all this for literally NO benefit because you have to do it AGAIN the next day.
Anonymous No.7696590 [Report]
>>7696570
my ADHD won't let me use anything else.
Anonymous No.7696658 [Report] >>7697168
>>7696570
> tired and spaced out 24/7
> wanna draw but keep dodging it
> know all the "just do it bro" stuff, still stuck

Here’s what actually helps when you’re running on empty:

1. **Drop your standards**
Don’t aim for a masterpiece. Just open your program. Doodle one line. That counts. One line beats zero.

2. **Make it idiot-simple**
Don’t think “draw something cool.” Think “open app.” “Draw a circle.” “Sketch one head.” Break it down until it's too easy to fail.

3. **Use a 5-minute timer**
Set it. Draw anything. Doesn’t matter what or how bad. The goal’s just to get past the mental wall, not make something good.

4. **Let it suck**
It’s fine if it looks like trash. No one sees your rough sketches. Bad drawings still move you forward.

5. **Cut distractions**
Phone out of reach. Close extra tabs. If music messes with focus, kill it. You're not broken — your brain's just dopamine-starved.

6. **Move first**
Get up, stretch, 30 seconds of jumping or whatever. Sitting frozen = mind stuck. Move body, free brain.

7. **Reset the morning**
Start the day right or nothing happens. Try water, no phone, stretch, sketch one thing. 10 mins tops. Just clear the fog.

8. **Tell someone**
Say “I’m drawing for 10 mins, check on me.” Or do it while someone else works. Built-in pressure helps.

9. **You’re not lazy**
Always tired? Could be burnout or mental health stuff. Doesn’t mean you're weak. Just means you need to fix the cause, not shame yourself.

Last thing: don’t wait to *want* to draw. Start before your brain starts arguing. Ugly, lazy, half-asleep — just start anyway.
Anonymous No.7697168 [Report]
>>7696658
thanks mr chatgpt
Anonymous No.7697186 [Report] >>7697405
just do more sketches and less finished works. you obviously need a lot of refinement, just in the copying sense. copying is the most essential basic skill you need. if you copy good, you can go anywhere from there. its the foundation.
Anonymous No.7697378 [Report]
>>7690220
This is literally the best I can do right now at my current level.
Anonymous No.7697405 [Report]
>>7697186
I only want to copy characters. Drawing normal, every day objects is just going to demoralize me.
Anonymous No.7700277 [Report] >>7700279 >>7700281
Bump
Anonymous No.7700279 [Report]
>>7700277
You can use Vdownloader
Anonymous No.7700281 [Report]
>>7700277
from now on all your updates should have subplots. In the next one the toaster falls in love.
Anonymous No.7700283 [Report]
>>7685375
U got it bruh u got sum of tha hardest hardhsips i heard on 4chan
Anonymous No.7700284 [Report]
>>7685356
you should continue with this pair ...but still i dont know
Anonymous No.7700287 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
A better system 1.visualize 2.expect it
Anonymous No.7700349 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
hoh did u do itt??
Anonymous No.7701291 [Report]
How do I "just doodle" like everyone says? Whenever I start drawing, my brain immediately goes into the mode for trying to make a full art piece and nitpicks every little detail and constantly erases and re draws everything.
Anonymous No.7701340 [Report] >>7701343 >>7701913 >>7701916 >>7701919 >>7701929 >>7701930 >>7701934
How do I "just doodle" like everyone says? Whenever I start drawing, my brain immediately goes into the mode for trying to make a full art piece and nitpicks every little detail and constantly erases and re draws everything.
Anonymous No.7701343 [Report] >>7701360
>>7701340
draw in pen? retard
Anonymous No.7701360 [Report] >>7701453
>>7701343
In traditional or on a tablet?
Anonymous No.7701453 [Report]
>>7701360
trad, so you can't ctrl z
Anonymous No.7701913 [Report]
>>7701340
GOTDAMNNNNN MYK.... lmao calm it down xD That was sum good shit
Anonymous No.7701916 [Report]
>>7701340
cool awesome drawing!
Anonymous No.7701919 [Report]
>>7701340
Thanks for sharing this!
Anonymous No.7701929 [Report]
>>7701340
body and expression -- perfect.
Anonymous No.7701930 [Report]
>>7701340
sick bro
Anonymous No.7701934 [Report]
>>7701340
OMB so fricking cute!!!!
Anonymous No.7703330 [Report] >>7703447 >>7703448 >>7703449 >>7703450 >>7703451 >>7703453 >>7703596
Tried another Hat Kid
Anonymous No.7703447 [Report] >>7703452
>>7703330
you're amazing! im so proud you preformed :) you're amazing!!!
Anonymous No.7703448 [Report] >>7703452
>>7703330
Interesting. How was the angle and overlap in these decided? Also is it supposed to represent what it shows, that being?
Anonymous No.7703449 [Report] >>7703452
>>7703330
I think you could have played objective a little more
Anonymous No.7703450 [Report] >>7703452
>>7703330
Awesome drawing! Hope everyone can join us for the next several Sundays
Anonymous No.7703451 [Report]
>>7703330
yea, but that is ok
Anonymous No.7703452 [Report] >>7703454 >>7703455 >>7703596
>>7703447
>>7703448
>>7703449
>>7703450
Stop infesting my thread with these fucking retarded bot replies. Give me actual critiques and something of substance to respond to.
Anonymous No.7703453 [Report]
>>7703330
Good!
Anonymous No.7703454 [Report]
>>7703452
If it wasn't so sad and true it would be funny!!!
Anonymous No.7703455 [Report]
>>7703452
Well, there is always balance. Remember these changes only came in recently. there will be feedback, i am sure. It took 4 attempts to fix
Anonymous No.7703596 [Report]
>>7703452
>>7703330
I didn't care much for your other drawings as I've been checkin' 'em out, but this one wasn't bad. You're gettin' better, so nice job, keep it up. And don't even worry bout HATcrew....
Anonymous No.7703610 [Report]
>>7685404
Pills. Take it
Anonymous No.7703614 [Report]
>>7685349
>But how?!
Oh that's why he's named Howie
Anonymous No.7703617 [Report]
>>7694915
Based sloppafags
Anonymous No.7703811 [Report] >>7703903
HOW DO I GET BETTER AT DRAWING
DONT FUCKING SAY PRACTICE
AND I DON'T WANT TO USE REFERENCES EITHER
Anonymous No.7703903 [Report]
>>7703811
Yes I love it too! But the color is already darker than it was
Thank you, I hope you're having a great one too:)
Anonymous No.7704575 [Report]
Newest sketch.
Anonymous No.7704696 [Report]
>>7685340 (OP)
Grind figures on lineofaction until you can do mannikens in 30 seconds and full figures in 60 seconds or less