In the land of the depressing...

[mamishka]

I seem to have lost the ability to make good art. :(

This is very upsetting. I've been drawing for hours and everything I've done is shit. :(

Comments

[purple_mark]

I've been trying to do some drawing for the book and it's all shit, so I hear you there.

[lyonesse]

if you're making "bad" (note the scare quotes) art, maybe your inner artist is attempting to do something new? i'd say go with it and see what happens....

i've been trying to do a drawing every day. and not be judgmental about it ;)

[mamishka]

No. I'm trying to draw something specific and am slamming into the wall of "I can't draw people and never really could" exceeding hard and it is breaking my heart.

[lyonesse]

drawing people is hard! you draw beautiful goddesses, but perhaps that's not quite the same thing?

are there particular classes/instructional books/videos that teach the skills you're wanting? i know there's always portraiture/anatomy stuff offered by the place where i'm going to be teaching brain science, i was thinking of taking one for my comp class this fall.

[teaforme]

Take a break, get your attention on something else for a while if you can. The Muse never wants to come when we're trying, at least that's been my experience.