Hi everyone! I hope y'all are doing okay. ^^ I'm currently studying fine arts and I have a huge art block that I can't get through. I know that this is what I want to dedicate my life to, but I don't know what to do. I really need help. I'm so desperate...
>>8079094tbf with artblock you kind of just have to slog through it until it ends. in the meantime try improving your enviroment more because that will make you feel better over all, which can motivate you and help with lack of inspiration. i know this sounds so run of the mill but drink water, get more sleep, it helps with drawing to be operating at max capacity. try going on a walk without listening to music, i tend to think a lot about what i could have done better with a peice, or a concept id like to draw whenever i do that and i find myself itching to go home and make art because of it. if that doesnt work, just force yourself to draw through it, copy a random image, whatever, sometimes that works for me and if it didnt then at least you got something done. also stay hopeful it will probably end soon and moping about it will just make you more demotivated
draw something different
>>8079145I second this, experimentation helps a lot. try new artstyles, techniques, colour pallates, subjects. not only will it get you out of artblock but you will learn something from it too.
>>8079094Artblock isn't a thing, it's an excuse used by lazy retards like you.
Don't draw if you have art block but do something that makes you feel differently. Art block is a negative loop from boredom to failure to regret to frustration then back to hope, but, if you're not emotionally recharged before the hope stage, you'll just be tired and directionless instead and get stuck between tiredness and frustration. Avoid blocks by taking breaks and dedicating yourself to something else you enjoy. I can stay in the frustration zone for many months at a time because I'm a wagecuck and I start feeling like I HAVE TO draw in my free time for life to be better. Instead it seems taking art off the pedestal is better for productivity than hopelessly grinding your face in the shit you produce in frustration.Its a waste of time, let it go. Get absorbed in to something different and get art off your mind entirely. I personally binge anime, read a chapter or 2 of random books and audio books, sometimes certain games. I avoid junk like livestreams and shorts, these seem to drain my battery instead of recharge it. Engaging with stuff that makes you feel strong positive emotions seems to be the key to breaking down a block.
>>80795781 neurotic thing to clarify though: I say don't draw at all till you're recharged, but you have to consider that rust sets in quick and your skills dimish.Just because you break a block down doesn't mean all the pieces instantly fall into place. You probably should do a little practice while resetting yourself, but keep it low effort and low expectation. This practice shouldn't be anything to judge yourself by, just something keep skills from completly dulling, otherwise you'll return with the new problem of having to relearn shit, getting bored and the negative cycle continues...
>>8079094I use stuff like dice or a jar of different clippings of various colors, textures, things like that to facilitate art if I need it. I put my hand in the jar, grab a few little paper clippings, toss them on the table, then copy that onto the canvas. Then I develop the art from there.