Art Slump
I'm in an art slump. It's not that I dont know what to draw, it's that all my drawings lately look awful. Like I forgot how to draw or something. What's wrong with me? How do I fix this, and get out of this?
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I'm actually in one two lol. Kinda ran out of energy
Would drawing help with your mental health?
Yes, if I wasn't constantly on high alert. But my body/mind hasn't been calm enough to draw in the last month
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Have you tried listening to music? I'm not much of an artist but it's always been an inspiration for me. I've been listening to some real emo stuff lately. I just spent like an hour and a half clipping a song for my ringtone 😆
Music tends to stress me out nowadays. Maybe I'm getting old. Lol
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Yeah you're getting old. I didn't want to say anything..
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Hey!
I know saying this probably won't help but, everyone's art looks ugly to themselves.
Now that's out of the way, it is totally normal for your art to look different than it did before. I would recommend starting small and trying to master your technique on little snippet drawings just to get back into the loop.
Maybe even watching tutorials can help refresh your skills!
I hope this helps ð©·ð©·
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Maybe you need a break from art rn? I dont get art slumps but i get writing slumps and i just stop for a while then
I'm getting the urge to look at screenshots from older video games to draw the characters and scenery. Maybe you'd have fun with that too?
Hi there!
I remember when I had the same thing. I struggled with it for almost two years. Every time I would draw I would get frustrated so easily, my hand would feel wrong holding a pencil, and my lines were weak and unsure.
I didn’t put in much work to fix it, and eventually I was back to normal. But I suggest redrawing old art. I find this is a real moral boost to physical see improvement in your art.
Also, take a big piece of paper and just scribble and make lines. Sometimes there is this hesitation, like if you might not be able to draw something or make a mistake. I find with helps your hand and brain to relax a bit from that.
I hope some of these help you.