Why do you art?

I realized writing stories wasn't as fulfilling as drawing and painting what I'd come up with in my head.

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>>2780960
same actually, I'm also shit at writing

i dont, why do you think im on /ic/ ?

to convince myself Im not a useless faggot for a few fleeting moments.

>>2780936
Started taking art seriously at the start of the year because I wanted to make funny animations. I think I'm good enough at drawing to do that now but I don't feel like pursuing that anymore. Have no clue why I'm drawing now, just wanna git gud.

Because I can't write

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>>2780936
So that I can one day fulfil my dreams of becoming an animator.
Recently self doubt has been eating me up and I have not drawn in weeks now. I have not read up on anything that could help me improve on my art and it's only worse whenever I see someone elses piece and make the biggest mistake of comparing myself to that artist and in the end both my morale to draw and will to live spikes all the way down to the point where all I can do to feel just a bit of bliss is masturbate and sleep, but when I wake up all this happens again but worse.
So I ask this; How do I recover?

>>2780960
>>2780971
>>2781012
Similar but different to these guys, I'm mostly a writer but I want to be able to draw what I write about, mostly for fun but also so I don't have to rely on others to illustrate my book covers. Also 'cause I've always wanted to git gud.

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>>2781217
I realized soon enough that the downside of drawing is that it takes an eternity to tell a story, so I just gave up on it. Portraits it is.

I'd rather stagnate in negativity and vent it out in a sketchbook than go to the doctors for genuine help haha
It's a way to pass the time, there's no end goal when it comes to my work

>>2781080

sounds like you ride the momentum of your dreams and motivations, but there will be a time those two sources of fuel will run out, you have to be able to draw on your worst days through forming a habit. it also sounds like you're suffering from depression, i recommend looking at the sticky on /fit/ to try to change your mindset through physical activity as well as gaining experience in forming good habits

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>>2780936
Something along the lines of pic related.

Lately I've been moving more towards drawing and away from writing. I'm in my junior year of college, studying math, and drawing provides a great outlet for creativity while allowing me to clear my head and relax.

Because I like to draw things.

>>2780936
Escapism.
I've been drawing a shit ton these past 2 months because I found out my grandpa has cancer and a week after that, that my brother's addicted to heroin and going to rehab. I also have deression. Art is currently the only thing stopping me from offing myself right here and now. I've been drawing for 3 hours straight now, woke up and immediately started drawing, just stopping by /ic/ right now for maybe some ref.

>>2781300
>pic
What a pretentious fucking word salad.

>>2781354
Im not surprised you think so, uneducated 12 year olds might have trouble understanding abstraction of ideas.

>>2781365

I bet you can't draw worth shit.

It makes me feel connected with myself

>>2781300
whoever wrote that might have autism

>>2780936
I don't need a reason, or to wax philosophical. I enjoy the process, get a sense of satisfaction from the result, I'm good at it, it pays the bills, no further investigation needed.

>>2781408
>it pays the bills
post work

>>2781300
420 blaze it

>>2781410
nah.

>>2781416
What are you afraid of anon?

>>2781464
What does fear have to do with anything? I'm not here to brag, get crits, or prove anything. My work is irrelevant, I post for reasons other than satiating your curiosity.

>>2780936

For the lulz.

I want to pay homage to the fictional character I'm in love with

>>2780936
It's the only thing I'm half good at.
I don't even like it.

>>2781536
This.

>>2781536

Why not just masturbate?

I just love the process of creating something, and someday I would like to make some money on it. But even if this never happen, I always can do it for myself

>>2781217
Basically this. I used to paint seriously up until 2011, but I never really loved it and just kind of gave it up. Didn't have the ability to stick an entire piece through any more. So yeah. I write and do any required illustration myself.

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>>2781080
>I see someone elses piece and make the biggest mistake of comparing myself to that artist and in the end both my morale to draw and will to live spikes all the way down

Really? It's the opposite for me.

Every single time I see an amazing piece I get this rush of adrenaline inside me and start becoming excited, and quickly get down to practicing my art.

>>2781273
>physical activity
I am to weak for that, I'd rather do something else.

>>2781217
>>2783304
Same, except after starting to git gud I began obsessing over the possibilities of combined visual and written narration and now I want to try comics as well.

>>2780936
I want to draw porn.

Some day it'd be nice to get paid to draw porn.

>>2780936
I've always been naturally good at it, and don't really have the motivation to become good at anything i actually like