/draw/ - Original Art

Forget about motivation - make it a habit.
Just set some time to do it regularly for the sake of practice.
When you look at your drawing and think it's not good, look for specific things to improve, and ask people for critique.
Start with the basics like how to construct the overall shape of stuff to train yourself to be able to picture things in 3D and translate that to paper.

>>5548
>do it regularly
is once a day good enough?

>be able to picture things in 3D and translate that to paper
sadly i have several mental disorders that make me kind of aphantasic at times. and translating from 3d is really hard for me for some reason

>>5549
>is once a day good enough?
Sure. Consistency is the main thing.
>sadly i have several mental disorders that make me kind of aphantasic at times. and translating from 3d is really hard for me for some reason
Hmm, then drawing from references is probably the best way to do it. Pick something in the real world you can see in 3D if possible, vs a picture or video. Get something simple and try to draw the basic shapes describing the overall form.

>>5550
thanks anon, i will try this

You don't have to be good, simplicity can have its own charm. I like to use the entire Henry Stickmin franchise as an example of how being detailed isn't inherently "good."

>>5547
Draw whatever you like be it anime, cartoon or anything and after finishing a drawing you'll then evaluate it. Try to find what you think are lacking rn be it the proportion, anatomy, value, etc… Of course don't try to tackle everything all at once, just do it bit by bit and try to have fun.

Another thing, try to have a concrete goal. Don't just let "get good" or "make it" be your only goal, that's just too vague and you'll only end up more miserable just thinking about it.

>>5554
sure but OP wants to get good which is a perfectly fine goal. there are lots of aspects of art that people can work on and practicing foundations will help with any/all of them.

>>5558
It's generally not a good idea to learn to draw by copying other art, especially something like anime. Highly stylized or abstracted art like that is still built on the same foundations as hyper realistic stuff. The best way to learn is to study from life because your ability to represent 3 dimensions with only 2 is a huge part of what makes the art look better or not.
>Another thing, try to have a concrete goal.
This is good advice if you already have an idea of what you want to focus on. OP would be best off spending a month or more just developing core skills before figuring out what sort of thing to invest more time focusing on and putting in more effort on a project.

>>5547
Just tell AI to give you creative ideas and pick one you like. Then tell it to build s prompt based on this and voilá you are now making better art than most drawslop.