I bought a sketchbook and a few pencils, I have a cheap Wacom tablet on the way as well as the Keys to Drawing book. I really want to draw. However, I am insanely scared that if I start drawing I won't get better. And then after hundreds of hours of drawing and trying to learn (fundamentals) I will still be shit.When I look at beginners, they can already draw a bit. My level is literally zero, I have no talent, nothing. I want to draw but I am too scared.
>>8072279youre gonna be shit and its gonna suck for a while but you just gotta keep trying until it gets good yk?
>>8072303>until it gets goodWhat if it never does?
>>8072279ask your therapist, we can't help you with that.
My advice is to trick your brain by saying is just a qucik placeholder that doesn't matter and needs to be done quick.If you trick your brain you don't need to be good, that removes part of the heavy burden of perfectionism.
>>8072279>When I look at beginners, they can already draw a bit.Yeah, probably because they actually have already drawn a bit. "Beginner" ranges from straight up starting from zeroes like you to people that have been drawing for a while now but still make mistakes and have a lot of things to tighten up. Nobody started with any inner secrets about art that you don't have access to. It's a cliche, but comparison really is the thief of joy in this hobby.You gotta put yourself back into 5 year old mode and just go for it without anyone's approval or any shame holding you back. Save everything you make that's more than mindless doodling and look back through them a few months down the road.In my experience, stagnation is usually a behavioral/mental problem rather than a lack of inherent ability. If you draw with reasonable consistency (at least a few sessions a week), focus on observing your subjects (ALWAYS use references when trying to learn btw), and just give it your best, it's incredibly unlikely that you won't see a shred of progress as a beginner. But I can say it's 100% certain that you'll never improve if you don't draw.
>>8072279>However, I am insanely scared that if I start drawing I won't get better.And if you don't start now you'll never get better. So do it.
Why the fuck are you interested in drawing if you don't like it then? Find another hobby
>>8072279I still get scared of drawing and I'm an expert
>>8072279Don't startSeriously
>>8072279>hundreds of hourslol, lmao even
>>8072279That fear is weakness trying to protect itself.
