BYC Art Club!!!!

[Bluebee]

Everything belongs

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[BlackPanther]

No matter how hard I try, I just can't do it... I can't draw... at all. I cried in frustration so much I can't even begin to numver the times. Everything I draw is out of proportion and horrible. I know you guys are probably sick and tired of my complaining, but I just can't help it! I keep thinking back to the days when I drew something, and even though it was crap, I was satisfied with it.
I don't trust tracing because I become reliant on it and it ruins my ability to draw on my own; I have yet to be able to draw from a how to draw book because when I finish mine and look at the author's drawing, I start drying all over again; I don't trust my own ability because I just. Can't. DO. IT!
I feel like giving up now; I haven't drawn a picture in weeks. I tried last night: used probably 10 pages of my sketch book, filled with eraser marks and scribbles of off-proportion failed art.
I used to think I was good at art... now I have no self esteem whatsover... and it's not just art; it's poetry, writing, painting models... I can't do ANYTHING right! All I can do is look at what other people can do better than me... and start crying because, no matter how hard I try, I can't do it!!!
And it's not that I don't want to; I LOVED poetry, writing, art... I just can't do it right and am tired of crying until I have headaches over the failed attempts. It's mostly art that puts me this way, but I used to be somewhat good at poetry.
My main motivation for art, poetry, and writing was a dear, dear friend of mine, Mary Boyd, who died of cancer April of last year. She was my best friend, and I loved her so much. Whenever I went to church, I'd bring what I'd done and she'd be eager to see/read it. She always encouraged me on my artwork, poetry, and writing, taking the time to ask about if, read it, or look at it.
When she died, I stopped writing poetry, mostly out of depression, but I never did pick back up... in the end, I just sorta stopped doing it all together.
We don't have the money for art classes, and I can already tell that that's what would help me, just by looking at Sparky's before and after's, so I am completely stumped as to what to do, and, at this rate, though I don't want to, I feel like quiting art. It doesn't seem to make a difference how much I try, my work is still what it always is...
nothing more than shameful doodles compared to what real art is.
I'm so sorry to complain. I'll try not to do so anymore. Thanks for reading.

Here are some things I do. I don't know if they will help you, but you can try:
1) When I can't draw, I draw Fantasy-creatures. That way, if you goof something up, it's more of a "What? These aren't real creatures anyway..."
2) Trash the shading. Don't bother with it. If your picture turns out nicely, you can always add it in at some later date.
3) If things seriously aren't working, find a simple picture you like with some well-defined lines, and work on picking out the outlines, and drawing them yourself on a separate piece of paper. Don't trace; draw them yourself. That way you can upsize or downsize them as you wish, whatever you are best at. I am simply not good at drawing large pictures. Give me a head smaller than a penny? I'm good to go.

 

[Chickenfan4life]

Quote: Thanks; I will certainly try these!

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

WOW WOW WOW!!!  There are some amazing artists here!  I was going to post a little doodle I drew on my dry erase board but I am not sure it belongs!  LOL!  

Oh welcome! Of course your doodles belong on this thread this is the everything art thread!

 

[member 142084]

From today

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

From today

Awe

 

[cochins1088]

Hey Guys!

For my art final, I'm doing a series of drawings of embryonic development onto blown out goose eggs. Here's the first one.



15 day old embryo with yolk sac drawn onto a blown out goose egg

 

[Bluebee]

Hey Guys!

For my art final, I'm doing a series of drawings of embryonic development onto blown out goose eggs. Here's the first one.



15 day old embryo with yolk sac drawn onto a blown out goose egg

That is amazing!!!!!!

 

[Turgon Elanesse]

Two of my best edits, i took the picture of my falcon, and edited it, and i really liked the outcome!

 

[Chickenfan4life]

From today

Omigawsh! That's too sweet! Awwwwww!

Hey Guys!

For my art final, I'm doing a series of drawings of embryonic development onto blown out goose eggs. Here's the first one.



15 day old embryo with yolk sac drawn onto a blown out goose egg

Are we sure this isn't a black and white photo of an egg about to hatch or something?! But you have always been pretty good, from what I've seen... wow!

Two of my best edits, i took the picture of my falcon, and edited it, and i really liked the outcome!

Those are crazy amazo!