Is it normal to be an inconsistent artist?

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I don't get it. I can draw better than most people but I'm not as consistent. I can draw really cool and creative stuff but then I can't. I see beginners and advance artist stay consistent. I either draw shitty, inbetween, or way above average. I just want to be able to draw freely without fucking up so much. I see people draw quick sketches with no problem. I can only do it when I'm lucky or on a good day. This is mainly when I freestyle ANIME. I can draw from looking at an established character (Goku, Naruto, Pikachu, ect.), EASILY. But my freestyle drawings look basic or ugly. The anatomy and style is usually off. I want my own ideas to look just as good as the Manga or satisfying enough for me atleast. The more I practice freestyling the worst it looks, and then my papers gets all messy. And then I become frustrated. Any suggestions?

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  • Username:Password:
    7 years ago

    Draw from real life instead of copying other people's illustrations.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      im not copying. im just trying to draw anime style for fun because i like anime. so the only way to learn the style is through others work, seeing as though i didn't invent it. i don't like copying.

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  • sparklycupcake
    7 years ago

    it is all about focus. you have to completely forget everything around you and be at one with the picture.

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  • riffraffy
    7 years ago

    Looks like you just need to drill anatomy and drawing perspective books more. They ought to help cement the image in your head.

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  • Fugazi,again
    7 years ago

    Don't over think it. Drawing is nothing more than making lines in the right places.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      Its hard because I'm a perfectionist. Its a struggle.

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  • Bubblefrog
    6 years ago

    It all depends on the type of art you want to make. It sounds like your mostly interested in illustration- specifically anime with is essentially comic book art. Creating art like that requires studying how those before you did it. It's not copying, its how you build the fundamental skills to make that kind of art.

    If you want to make something realistic, you use a realistic reference, not another person's artwork. You wanna draw an owl for example, find the best photo of an owl that you can. Rarely can even very accomplished artists create realistic imagery without reference. It is possible, but you have to draw a hell of a lot of owls, at least a few hundred.

    As far as consistency, it requires consistent training. I draw at least an hour a day, sometimes up to 4 or 5, but it is also my career to illustrate. I find that after years of training like this, I can consistently and quickly draw almost anything.

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  • Murun
    7 years ago

    It sounds like you can't draw original things. A good draughtsman but not a good artist.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      I am. just didn't have any technique. i just drew without inspiration and tried too hard.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    7 years ago

    I think it's down to laziness or modd swings.

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  • you_go_glen_coco
    7 years ago

    Did... did I write this post??

    Woah.

    I am just like that. I can draw goku pikachu spongbob whatever brilliantly from seeing it. But if I try my own things in my mind it's shitcakes.

    I can't draw with pencil though. Only with pens for some reason.

    I can tell you that if I want to draw really cute fat little fluffy animals, I draw a big circle with a vertical curved line and horizontal curved line in the centre. Then I just do it.

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