

I recently started drawing at school. And I know I'm not that good, but I'm pretty satisfied with where I am artistically. And I'm getting kind of sick of all the people telling me they can't draw.
I couldn't draw either, it took me YEARS to get to the point I am today, and it's not even perfect. There will always be someone better, and if you really want to be good at what you do you need to pick up a goddamn pencil and practice.
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Ps. For subscribers only, sorry little ~deviants. You're gonna need to buy the pretty symbol in front of your name before you can use this puppy.
I know the thumb code is somewhere over there--->
pps. This is the first of three stamps I had an idea to make, and will do this morning because I'm not in school.
The next two are seperate ideas, one is harry potter related and one is a gift-stamp.
So yeah, expect some stamps.
ppps. (Last one, I promise)
I did use a stamp template, but damnit I forgot where I got it from. Please, if you know, enlighten me. I need to give proper credit in order to sleep well at night.
I couldn't draw either, it took me YEARS to get to the point I am today, and it's not even perfect. There will always be someone better, and if you really want to be good at what you do you need to pick up a goddamn pencil and practice.
</end rant>
Ps. For subscribers only, sorry little ~deviants. You're gonna need to buy the pretty symbol in front of your name before you can use this puppy.
I know the thumb code is somewhere over there--->
pps. This is the first of three stamps I had an idea to make, and will do this morning because I'm not in school.
The next two are seperate ideas, one is harry potter related and one is a gift-stamp.
So yeah, expect some stamps.
ppps. (Last one, I promise)
I did use a stamp template, but damnit I forgot where I got it from. Please, if you know, enlighten me. I need to give proper credit in order to sleep well at night.
I could practice reaction mechanism diagrams all day, every day, for the next year. That doesn't mean I'll get better if I don't know what they mean. Same way, drawing is about learning and studying. Practice is a form of study, but it won't get you fat if you're trying to draw fantasy from fantasy. You need to study the real world to begin conjuring.
Even in most fantasy settings, there are rules to magic, and if artists can be called wizards, they need teaching to become great.
It turns out that drawing can be learned with enough time on your hands and determination once you overcome your biggest obstacle: yourself.
I'm still at the beginning but I like from my progress so far.
I once also find this stamp to be offensive, but not because I thought you were trying to mock me or something: it's because I felt myself so "powerless", so "useless" and having nothing of value to offer to deviantART like the artists I watched, which had all that favorites, comments, pageviews and fantastic, eye candy art that I thought I'd never be able to be like them.
Recently, after reading many articles and self-help books, I suddenly decided to take courage and take my chances at drawing. The tutorial I'm practising with now is this one about manual skills - design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/…
"If there is a way to be perfect, it's to stop trying. You must understand that no matter how good you are at drawing, it will not make you a better, more valuable person than you are now. It's also true from the other side—no matter how bad you are at drawing, it doesn't make you less worthy.", is one of the quotes of the tutorial.
However, I read first about her article talking about dealing with criticism, which inspired me to create this journal dedicated to people who have dealt or have been dealing with attaching their self-esteem to their works - fav.me/db12029
Revisiting this stamp, I read like this: "I can't draw!" Stop demanding so much of yourself. Pick up a pencil and dare to prove yourself to yourself!
It's you who sets your goals, so don't make them painfully hard to reach on purpose. You need to set the good enough yourself. Keep it fun, take it easy, and don't be hard on yourself for not being as good as someone who has practiced for years. You do it for yourself, and yourself only. Learn to be glad about your small progress, no matter what others think about it. What do they know, after all?"
One more quote also from the tutorial I'm following.
I'm using this
By the way, they're selling line art that someone else made as adoptables; they just colored in the line art... Is that illegal?
and hell,,, i dont even get offended that easily,,,,
but ,,,,, like i feel like no matter how fuckin hard i try i just ??cant draw ????
ive tried for so long and practiced for so long,,,, but i cant draw s Hit
ppl keep tellin g me " come on you can do it " well no i fuckign c ANT ?????
i mean,,, im gonna be fuckin honest ,, i think ive kinda improved ,,,, but just by like 2% even after all that time.....
fu ck it,,,
Also sorry I don't mean to be rude but that paragraph was really difficult to read. Sorry, the awkward spacing and commas instead of periods are really disorienting :/
*uses stamp*
because art is such an immediate thing- as in you look at it and can process it in a few seconds- people assume that it's easy and quick to do when it actually takes years of work. you can't complain about being shit if you don't put in the effort in the first place.
dont get butt hurt
saying "//shot" seems a bit unnecessary, as that's not a comment that most would attack you or get mad over.I've tried for over 15 years to draw humans well, and I just simply can't.
HOWEVER; I have gotten really good at drawing just about any animal in the world. And that was from many years of practicing.
The people who steal art because 'they like the artist's style and they could never do that. They steal because they want the artists' popularity' is a bitch-poor excuse.
Those are the people who need to see this stamp.
Sorry if I sound rude I surely don't mean so. All I can say is I HATE DRAWING backgrounds... and I need A LOT MORE practice in those... they're the real douches ;^;
Yes, that came of VERY rude, and very insulting.
I AM trying. Very much so.
You hate drawing backgrounds like I hate drawing people.
If you want it to improve you probably shouldn't try hate it so much.
Well yeah but I " hate " backgrounds meaning I think they're tough but fun to do.
If you keep "hating" drawing humans it won't lead you anywhere.
Use tutorials , Google some anime/manga style. Or semi realism if you don't want an 'anime' style