What To Do When It's Hard To Draw

I hope you find some peace in your drawing time today.

[stryderm]

people have an art blocks because they are not allowed to draw without a reason

[triggerpigking]

Great and relaxing vid as usual man. I've been suffering from depression insomnia and have been on anti depressants for about 3 weeks now, makes it very hard to build a schedule for drawing and commission work, since i'm waking up at random times, can't sleep sometimes and can't control my energy as much as i'd like to.

I'm gonna try to keep in mind what you said about drawing itself, as an act being easy, it's definitely all the mental baggage from it that's the hard part.
Daily-sketching has helped in that regard to an extent since it's forcing myself to draw and upload at-least one drawing a day, even if the "quality" isn't up to what i'd consider my standards, but it's a good exercise in just noticing how little people care or rather judge your personal art's quality, at worst, it just get's ignored which happens to even some of my fav pieces I've put out anyway.

Commission work is harder to keep that in mind with though since there is a certain level of quality that would be expected, still working on how to juggle that.

[bobxbaker]

i think drawing is easy.
it's when you're supposed to improve, to learn, to execute something that needs to be good that makes drawing difficult.

[galdragonproductions]

Im glad to have found a lot of ways of interacting with my art that is basically just always fun and free from stress. If i ever need a break from the way im thinking about my path of art ill just draw pokemon-like designs with no planning all day and just have fun.

[LrnzLpz-vvmq]

This video still makes me smile everytime I need to hear it

[henriquem]

exactly what i nedeed to hear. I decided to take a break from my current art block after powering through the last ones i had, and this video talks about a lot thats going on in my mind at the moment thank you

[erutz]

Steven positioning himself as the supportive da dof the art community. I approve.

[smallbeard]

I really love this video format man. Creates a good thought-space and a moment to breathe out.

[itshel]

at this point if my bad art is caused by my depression or my depression is caused by my bad art. meaning I don't know wether to go to a therapist or to take drawing lessons but since we have free health care the therapist is gonna be my first stop

[lunchbauks]

Really needed to hear this today. Thanks man!

[deibyalexander]

man you really are a inspiration to me, i really really feel like you directly talk to me like an artist, that feeling it's magic thank you

[Tridnt]

Steven, even though you might not see this. But thanks for making this video. I get depressed sometimes. I was even contemplating suicide but I try to keep on living. This video interested me and hopefully I'll get back to drawing today.

Thanks brother.

[eveliene]

You are absolutely legend... I truely resonate with every creation of you. You are the creator of worlds. and beside the amazing artwork you always send out inspiring messages

[nsuarez]

I'm teaching Math this year and work day and night to just survive my job. I barely have time to draw or paint anymore. I'm very exhausted when I have free time and I rest because I don't want to get sick either. I had lots of free time the last three years but not anymore. Life throws you different challenges everyday. I'm glad that last three years when I had time, I didn't waste it and learned to paint. I waited 10 years for that 3 year opportunity. For anyone out there having the same problem, just chill and savor what you got. If one thing, not having a chance to do art, makes me appreciate it even more and cherish it.

[senh]

this hits so close to home, it's very scary (nearly as scary as bringing myself to draw again)

[davidherraiz]

I love every single one of your videos. Your content resonates with something deep within me, and you make me believe that someday, somehow, everything will be alright. Thanks, Steven. From the bottom of my heart.

[ignifero]

I got the same conclution some years ago (about the act itself being easy). I was making a drawing of a parchment paper in a comic, drawing all the little broken lines for the edges, and my pianist friend was looking at me drawing (he's a moooonster at playing impro Jazz) and he said ''you're just making tiny marks, actually, but when you zoom out, you see the whole thing and it works'' to what I said to him ''well... you do the same on the piano. You just hit the keys... but you do it in the proper order'' he noded, satisfied and we both got that same feeling. The act itself is not complex at all XD

[junkandcrapamen]

Getting Frazetta vibes from this. Love the colors.

[mrsinister]

Yoda that paints.

Good form, sir.

[sissoory]

I guess i needed to hear that, playing hearthstone won't help me in any way, thank you for telling me