How to stay patient and finish drawing A painting♥️
There are of things to conside
1. Optimize your workflow
This one is more of a preventive measure. There are tons of ways to optimize your workflow to make it more time efficent. Starting with using shortcuts, to using lasso tool cleverly, practicing stroke economy (say more with less brush strokes), using outline layer property for lineart, drawing on 1-2 layers, 3D bases and many more.
2. Split it into multiple sessions
Not every artwork has to be done within one drawing session. In fact most of mine are split into 2-3 days. Reduces burnout and helps you see mistakes the next day
3. After long painting do different quick
Sometimes when I finish a 30h painting, the thought of jumping right into the next 30h painting is demotivating. Switch things up once in a while. Do a low stakes sketch or simple painting after a long one. Helps keeping up morale in general.
4. Hang in Discord calls or listen to podcasts
Something that keeps you engaged but doesn’t detract from your focus too much. Streaming your art in Discord calls also helps living your ass.
5. Get better (duh)
A lot of frustration in art comes from lacking skills. Every artist experiences it, I do too. Sadly there’s not much help besides practicing the stuff I struggle with and getting tons of references for it. But once you stop struggling with fundamentals, art gets so much less frustrating and the process can be enjoyed from start to finish.
6. Don’t be too much of a perfectionist
Don’t zoom too much into your art. People can’t see the details anyways. Parts that are not the focal point can be less detailed and rougher. And sometimes you just have to let go of an art piece and move on to the next one.
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Freaking loving this shirt.
(Also would like to point out that ikea closets are fragile, so fragile in fact, that if you drop them on sharp objects—- they break)
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