what can I do to not feel like a failure when Im not drawing? Whenever I have free time and I'm watching tv, gaming, etc, I always have this feeling in to my head that I should be drawing. I want to get better at drawing, but I always put it off. This also comes up whenever I see other people's art I really like. How can I force myself to start drawing so It can become a habit? I'm quite sick of being this lool of wanting to draw, avoiding it when I can, and then being bummed about not being able to draw the shit I want to well since I dont practice.
>>7940133Give up.
>>7940133You rack disciprine
How many threads do we have to have about this. PAIR IT WITH ANOTHER HABIT. If you workout draw right after your shower and you're situated. If push comes to shove pair it with an addiction, I'm tired of mentioning it but I do not have any nicotine gum unless I'm drawing, I also have an art playlist (that I need to switch up because its getting kind of stale) so when I hear those songs I'm ready for art. A couple of warnings: Drawing is important but it's not the only thing in life, if you don't take care of your needs as a human being your hunger for friendship/ social belonging, to be in nature and to really relax- not using technology but actual hobbies that you have no real desire to take as seriously as art the hunger will overwhelm you. Limit your drawing time and set boundaries or else you'll feel guilty and make short term decisions in your life for the sake of art which will disconnect you from the world and life as a whole. Schedules are goals to hit, and will get rid of that guilt when you do.
>>7940133You don't have to be drawing everyday my curvaceous ebony queen.What I like to do is take mental or physical notes of stuff that might be interesting to draw when I'm watching TV or gaming. If you're going to put this much pressure on yourself, either don't, or go through with drawing everyday.
>>7940133if you want to do it but don't why shouldn't you feel like a failure
you just have to accept that you have a max limit on how much you can draw. Drawing is one hobby that only progresses you when you're actually doing it, and it requires mental energy so you can't just do it for 6 hours a day mindlessly like gaming or watching anime. Draw what you can and stop when you're tired, and you'll have done enough for the day.
>>7940133Organise your things so that you're ready to draw, but don't start drawing. Instead give yourself some sort of trigger to start drawing and what for that to go off, BUT make sure you actually follow through with drawing once that trigger does go off.For me, since I listen to a lot of music, I place a podcast between some tracks and then continue faffing about... until the podcast starts. I stop whatever I was doing and immediately start drawing and continue doing so until the podcast ends (or if I really need a break, then I go to the next song, and through the remaining portion of the pod cast a little further down the playlist).Another trigger you could have is simply using an alarm(clock) and when it goes off, start drawing.Or you could watch a show, and as soon as the credits play, you start drawing,If you want a nuclear option, have your parents or friends/room mates be the trigger by asking them to tell you to draw at a certain time (and possibly ask them to demand to see the results. Awkward sure, but it'll force you to follow through),etc. etc.Again, all this is predicated on you holding yourself accountable and actually putting the pencil to paper the moment agreed upon moment happens. If you can't do this much, then there's really no helping you, because it's a problem beyond what some internet strangers offering drawing advice can give.
