I understand that. I hit a wall and pushing past it isn't going though it. It feels like your pushing the wall with you. And everything starts to feel tiresome. Creativity, modivation, everything.

Issue is, I’m so use to doing things on my own because I can never find help. Help becomes nessessary the later you go

I know that feel. Maybe a break would be a good idea?
Or a new direction?

New direction yes, but no break. I don’t like breaks

I hear you there. If I take a break, it actually gets HARDER to get going again. That's why I keep finding new ideas or projects to keep the creativity flowing.

Take a break hun!

Can’t. I don’t like breaks

**Hugs**

I'd say, find something by other artists and pick it apart, try to duplicate what they did with lighting or linework or colours. Alternatively, watch a few streams by those artists.

I'd love to sit down with  egypturnash and have her demo Illustrator, and I've shoulder surfed  maxblackrabbit a few times and it's educational.

OML there work looks beautiful!

I'm here to help if I can. I know that feeling, I've hit it many times, am often dealing with it to some degree, but I'm around if you want to talk about it, no pressure and don't feel like you need to art. *Hugs*

I’d love to learn more about your story writing process

It's a work in progress, but I'd be happy to help/talk about it. ;)

Damn, I hope you can figure it out soon, or get some other artists to help you with that^^

Definitely. I need to start reaching out

aaaw hun :( *bear hug* if you need to do break we will understand

Hugs

Taking a break and not worrying about it is the best thing to do. Find something else to do and come back to it later.

Once you loose motivation then pushing harder against the wall just makes the wall push back harder. Doing it just feels like work.

I need to do something, even if it’s small

I hope you'll take this plateau in stride. More inspiration will come at the right time.

💜💜💜

I have been this way for 10 years, now. All I can say is, it is okay. It's okay not to make art. You can go and do other things, and if you like you can make little doodles here and there to keep in practice, but you don't have to post regularly.

The issue is, I been painstakingly building this skill for years so I can give back. I don’t want to stop here

Well, I spent years developing my art skill. But, after a time, making art became more of a chore than anything else, and so I did not need to be the greatest part of my life.

Perhaps that is the solution for you. Make art a part of your life, but not the greatest part.

But you have been improving so much.

Talk to me on discord, I may have a few ideas.

I will

well try a new angle !
and i like your art allready quit a lot !

Any in mind?

- Eh you could try other art styles like perspective pictures (the one were you draw lines to create the illusion of 3d in a room for tables or balls or what not)
- You could try to do one of the quick drawings (don´t know the name) were a artist draws a whole scenery in the matter of a few minuets (they did it with very quck blobing of a paint brush,but hey spitballing ideas for you to get a better idea out of your current roadblock)
- Another idea would be to try and draw realisem if you haven´t allready ? Trying to draw real world horses or dogs or flys and better your anatomy and dept perception that way.
- Next one coming to my mind is that you could try calligraphy and make fancy letters, sounds odd but is worth a mention until you find a way true your wall.
- Maybe you could also try to work with 3D rendering to side grade your skillsets and explore if that maybe give you some insights.
- Also an option could be to try the art style Mamabliss does with very quick and very vague looking pictures (bit doubtfull that it will help but idea is idea)
- Hmmmmmm yeah now my idea steam is dry for now, but you got more angles to your issue to try and solve it, i hope.

I wish I could offer you advice, but this is a very personal journey you're on. I will say I wish you the very best with this journey, and I love your art!

Thank you hun, I appreciate the empathy💜

If I had cash I'd commission ya to draw your chubby girl getting all greasy on a case65 horse steam traction engine or her using a stationary hay baler or her sitting by herself running some kind of model engine or her doing some garden railroading or food plot tilling I'm full of ideas but personally a picasso with art supplies she could also do some cycle kart racing ,wheelwrighting, blacksmithing I'd personally like to see some nude scything of hay or pulling a jd big 4 scycle bar mower , she could also do some airgun hunting or work a barn frame loom spin a great wheel spinning wheel do some timber framing mill some grains in a stone grist mill my ideas are endless I just don't have the ability to make stuff happen if you need example photos of this equipment or detail blue prints I can usually find this stuff I'm restoring a scycle bar mower right now

I love how detailed that was

It happens to all of us - you, me, a few people who actually read this far down in the comments, screaming shounen protagonists...

Look at THIS and consider if that may be what you're encountering. (It may well be.)

Maybe find someone who can help you improve, or study the work of artists who you look up to? Watching streams has helped my art.

If nothing else, take a break and try something new - or look at something different.

Hope you feel better soon.

I do need to reach out

lately i been hitting a block too. idk if its depression or anxiety from the recent irl stuff in my life or that my art doesn't appeal to people.

I feel ya hun

Aw it's ok. Just take care of yourself. We still love you.

Thank you hun💜

Any problem can we solved with the proper application of explosives

That is a beautiful quote

Wishing you the best Draft in moving forward. This sketch right here is so wonderful. You're work keeps getting better, even though for you the artist is might be hard to see firsthand. Keep your chin up and take care!