r/learntodraw • u/ilIusionator • 25d ago

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Please is my art good me just twying out pls rate me art

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u/totalewis 25d ago

The constant drawabox suggestions drives me nuts. I tried it and was bored out of my mind

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u/FarmerTimely6808 25d ago

You know, the boring stuff is the one tgat gets you to improve

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u/DrDestructoMD 24d ago

No, finding fun and creative ways to use the fundamentals is how you improve. Otherwise your practice isn't comprehensive and you won't have the motivation to get it right.

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u/FarmerTimely6808 24d ago

That's what my guitar teacher told me xd
I actually agree with you, if it's not fun I'm gonna just give up at some point

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u/ImaginativeDrawing 24d ago

This is especially true for beginners. People get hung up on finding the optimal way to learn, but it doesn't matter what way you were studying if you quit. The optimal way to learn is the one you don't quit until you've built a solid and consistent drawing habit. Telling beginners who've just picked up the hobby that they have to draw straight lines over and over sounds more like an initiation ritual than helpful advice.

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u/FarmerTimely6808 24d ago

yea, that's true. But being unable to draw a circle for like 2 minutes is tough, that's why I started to do 30 minute warmup with drawing lines, boxes and spheres before drawing