Bad month of art block
6 years ago
General
I don't get it, done with college for now, and desperately want to draw. Finish some trades, get some sketches out but... can't.
I can't freaking understand. What is this a mental block or something? I try forcing myself to draw it it often turns out janky. I can't do full on sketches.
What should I do? What can I do to break it, and start drawing again? Feels like forever since I've done an actual drawing.
I can't freaking understand. What is this a mental block or something? I try forcing myself to draw it it often turns out janky. I can't do full on sketches.
What should I do? What can I do to break it, and start drawing again? Feels like forever since I've done an actual drawing.
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I agree with the first comment, unfortunately theres no trick, at least none I found so far to break out of it, despite me trying to find something, tried to change conditions around me, tried to trick my mind to get productive again, but havent found anything that works.
I just kept trying, an intentional break for 2 or 3 days can help as well sometimes.
After some time it just magically returned for me and I actually got much more productive then I ever was before. Admittedely I havent had such a bad art block yet either. So I assume it just needs some time to go away again.
You say your done with college for now, maybe drawing helped you get distracted in your free time and was the counterpart to college work then, now you have time to focus on it but with it's counterpart gone for now it may have lost it's purpose? Idk, just theorizing, maybe this counterpart is just missing and ccauses this low motivation. In any way time will cure this. The situation is different and if you keep trying your mind will adjust to the new situation and get back to normal. How I said, just theorizing cuz i tend to do that alot ^^".
Best guess is to keep trying and give it time, it will return eventually.
It might be the reason. It could have been a distraction, as I would normally doodle and draw. But now I rarely do after the semester was over.
Hopefully time brings my motivation back.
If it's the case I think just some time to adjust to the new situation should help. Well, time is usually the way to deal with art block. I hope your motivation returns soon, good luck :3
The solution is probably different for everyone, best of luck to ya!