I don't know why i don't wanna draw anymore

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I don't know why i don't wanna draw anymore

Posted by SouSTAR - 4 hours ago

I don't have the motivation to draw... I have no ideas, and looking at my past drawings (before making an NG account), i had much more fun and they were way better than my present drawings...

I know I've made a lot of newsposts about it, but it seems it just get "worse" : i don't have anything to express...

When i draw now i just can't think of how it will look like, but before, I could imagine what I wanted to draw.

I know i could fix all of that by "studying", but I hate making efforts... I still love art though. Reading comics on NG, looking at art, leaving idontknowhowmany reviews saying "woah that's so cool!1!1!!1".

Something that's frustrating i guess is that there was a style I was going for. So I'm unhappy with how I draw. Again, I could fix it, but I hate efforts. It was all natural before, but I feel like I'm forcing myself...

I am taking this very seriously. I don't want to be a hobbyist anymore, I want to be great, but me and work doesn't get along lol

Whatever! I'll still draw, but the quality will decrease.

I'm super lame!!! There's people who have gone through traumatic events, serious injuries, and who still draw and express themselves! And I'm here whining because "waaa I dun wanna woork waaa"

LAME!

Or maybe it will just be a phase? Like I'll actually start to draw, super good at that, and I'll look back at this newspost some weeks later with unbearable cringe

Whatever, have an Uni

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Slipnum 2025-04-28 02:28:37

This type of thing happened to me a few months ago where everything I drew looked bad to me and I would just delete the drawing before I could even start to clean it up a little. But now I’ve felt way better about my art and draw a lot better than I did back then. I hope that you’ll eventually start to feel better about your art and enjoy drawing again because it makes me feel sad to see other artists not having fun or not feeling good about their art.

SouSTAR 2025-04-28 02:28:37

Woah you make cool things lol
But yeah its sucks. I feel like I'm going into a different direction with my art, and it discourage me i guess

I've had small periods (3-5 days) where I'd stop drawing, but it's been a week now. It's annoying lol

xsolimini 2025-04-28 03:34:20

Je traverse parfois des périodes similaires avec ma musique. Et pour ce qui est de cette sensation de faire "pire qu'avant" Je pense que c'est juste psychologique et c'est en partie causé par cet infâme syndrome de l'imposteur. Comme on dit, "we are our own worst critic" mdr. Faut pas trop s'inquiéter, comme tu le dis c'est des phases. Je pense aussi que se comparer constamment aux autres peut nuire à soi-même ou à l'estime de soi.

Et perso ce qui m'aide un peu dans les moments où l'inspi et/ou la motivation manquent à l'appel, c'est tout simplement faire une pause et focus sur une autre activité en attendant.

SouSTAR 2025-04-28 03:34:20

@xsolimini
J'ai deja vu le syndrome de l'imposteur sur internet, mais je savais pas que penser qu'on fait pire qu'avant en était un signe!
Et ouais ce comparer toujours aux autres... Surtout à des gens du même age TT voir que je me rapproche de l'âge des artistes que j'admire et que j'ai toujours pas leur niveau !
C'est à arrêter ça...

psychicpxl 2025-04-28 04:57:10

Please don't be critical of yourself. It's ok to take a break from drawing, even if its a long time. I'm not good at giving advice, but please don't forget that we all enjoy everything that you post, even if its a small drawing or a finished artwork! :)

SouSTAR 2025-04-28 04:57:10 (Updated 2025-04-28 05:07:41)

@psychicpxl
Oh i know that yall like my drawings and comics, and I can't thank yall enough for the support and comments! ^^
I try to give back as much as possible!

I know i can do cool things, but rn, i don't know what and how i could make cool things. I just don't feel like it's cool "the way i want"

It's more of a "personal" thing, about how I see my own work, but yes i should not force myself to draw if i dont find anything, and stoping comparing myself to others, although it's a bit frustrating that i can't help noticing the difference between my work and the artists i like

I don't know why i don't wanna draw anymore

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