do it anyway
i'm not kidding and it sounds harsh but if you can get past that first step it gets easier
and even if you hate everything you draw, just start it
having started it means you'll be able to come back to it later when you have more motivation and you'll have something rather than nothing
and even if you still hate it and end up deleting ...... reply
you try and draw something that deviates from what you were originally gonna draw for the next 3 hours and if you fail, put down your pen or finger or whatever you use to draw and lay on your bed contemplating your loss of motivation for about 5 minutes, procrastinate for another 3 days before finally being able to draw some shitpost art, and befor...... reply
just let nature take it's course. currently i'm in a 2 year running art block and everything i draw sucks, but i've played these games before ever since i was young and the best way is to literally go on w life till that burst of inspo comes back reply
my advice is figure out why you draw. is it because you want the final product? because you enjoy the process? do you have a favorite step like inking or coloring?
whatever your usual motivation is, start there (doing something you enjoy) before moving on to whatever project you want to do.
They say the best way to deal with burn out is to do MORE...... reply
I draw something from reference (focusing on something specific like poses or hands or clothes or whatever really) or from real life (just whatever is near me, like my dogs or plants or myself idk). I don't feel pressured to make something that looks nice, I don't have to come up with ideas, I don't have to worry much about composition or colors or...... reply
ok so go into an art discord server and find the requests channel. get in there and say ur doing a couple reqs(not fcfs(first come first serve)) every single time i think i have artblock i do this and gather a bunch of ppl’s ocs to draw and it forces me to draw smth.. then mid-drawing im like damn! i rlly did NOT have artblock if im drawing this ...... reply
Tbh I'd recommend doing fanart or even mindless doodling just pick up a pencil and create even if ur unsatisfied by the outcome
I've had artblocks last for months cause sometimes u just need the break ngl but just don't force it cause then you'll make urself hate art and u might end up quitting don't be 2 hard on urself 2 reply
