Thread 7712844

I bought a drawing tablet in 2020 and only drew when I felt like it (like once a week/every other week) and I'm still a pre-/beg/ with atrocious art. Weird thing is I thought about drawing everyday and constantly read blogs and watched videos about drawing, but have nothing to show for it even though it feels like I should. Now I'm approaching my 30s still at pre-/beg/ levels. What I'm saying is if you don't actually draw and practice consistently you won't get good and it'a weird seeing that actually manifest in your life. I'm genuinely not shitposting I wasted so much time aiiiee

>What I'm saying is if you don't actually draw and practice consistently you won't get good

Not really. You just need to build insight. You can get insight just drawing in your head a lot.

>>7712846
>Not really. You just need to build insight. You can get insight just drawing in your head a lot.
This is some insidious and subtle crabbing. Very sneaky, good job!
Yes, OP and any other anon reading, what he says; don't draw, just think really hard about drawing! Surely if you think hard enough... you'll get better, pfft.

>>7712846
I think you're trolling.

>>7712849
>>7712850
>they don't know about critical rationalism

>>7712851
This was her first ever painting. She read books on color theory and applied it.

Practice is a WAY of gaining insight. You can practice till the cows come home and make zero progress, and you can practice very little and make tons of progress. The only thing that matters is how much insight you actually have.

>>7712844 (OP)
woah, you actually have to draw to get better at drawing? who would have thunk it

>>7712854
Being told that isn't the same as actually experincing it.

>>7712858
it's a principle you should have learned in kindergarten

>>7712844 (OP)
me too man but i just draw for fun though. im 30 now. Unless you aim to be a professional then your art level literally doesnt matter really. Just keep drawing, practicing and have fun with the process.

If you plan to be pro, then you need more discipline and study practice though :(

>>7712844 (OP)
What do you like to draw?

>>7712892
Plaphogs

>>7712892
Landscapes and cool outfits/armor
>>7712895
Not me

>>7712939
>Not me

Uh huh.

>>7712892
plaphogs in cool outfits/armor

>>7712844 (OP)
Are you autistic and browsing 4chan 24/7? It might be contributing to the lack of will for drawing.

What are the last video games/anime/ect you watched? Try drawing something for these instead of forcing yourself on something you don't want to do

>>7712844 (OP)

I was 21 on /ic/ and blinked and in my 30s.

>>7712980
Blink again and you'll be at the gates of Gehenna.

>>7712962
Definitely was browsing 4chan 8+ hours dayily from 2020 to 2024.

>>7712851
It's her 'first ever' charcoal drawing, not first ever drawing.
A non-artist would be symbol drawing and not drawing from reference aka what she called sight-size theory

>>7712850
>>7712849
>he can't draw in his head

>>7712844 (OP)
This, minus the video essays, but i actually get better after taking long breaks.
Drawing in your head is not a meme.

it's very easy to waste your 20s. Try not to.

>>7713535
I’m 31 and feel like I wasted my 20s. Regardless of that, if I could go back I still have no clue what I should have done.

>>7713020
Nah, all I've got in my head is perfect 3D recreations of apples spinning about.

not a single goddamn drawing in this thread, jesus christ op if you want reddit gold you gotta work harder for it!!

>>7713819
what at stupid fucking video. I tuned out at his blabbing.

>>7713819
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Rqf-vxBM8
Is this the guy who sung "I Fucking Love Science"?

>>7712846
>draw in your head
And waste all that good drawing energy? Are you retarded? You're supposed to save all that energy to release it later on one big masterpiece, and the longer you wait, the better that drawing will be.

>>7714438
Yes

>>7712844 (OP)
Just draw, is the only way.

>>7714439
even better, you get your supplies, get your references, start to sketch, but always stop before getting anywhere
do it multiple times, to accumulate all the creative juices, so when you finally finish a drawing it'll overflow everywhere

we can call it drooning or something

>>7714500
Can we stop? Some ngmi is gonna see this and believe it.

>>7712844 (OP)
let's see you practice.
If it doesn't help your thesis about needing to practice is also wrong!

It'll come down to talent and technique.

>>7712846
based insight practitioner