Post #2343847

I'm various flavours of neurodivergent. for all my life I've struggled doing anything, even things I enjoy. So I had to fight myself really hard to get competent at drawing/ painting, and I managed to get ok enough to get paid to do it. Creating art is a multi step process. The part I enjoy the most is laying the foundation, creating a strong base drawing, there are subjects I also enjoy most. Like figure drawing or portraits... Doing landscapes/backgrounds or fully rendering a piece... i don't like too much. It's normal not to enjoy every part of the process and have certain inclinations/ preferences... that will also influence your style. My advice is: show up to your sketchbook / canvas everyday no matter what. At least 30 min. Don't get too attached to the results "good" or "bad". Carry a small sketchbook and draw something when you are out and about . Study the fundamentals. There's plenty of good material on youtube, but if you can, enroll in some classes to get feedback ( you can also post on c/artshare and ask for feedback there) . If you want to do comics, focus on perspective and gesture drawing/ anatomy. Maybe join.some figure drawing classes