Drawing Again

Lately I’ve started drawing again. I’m still working on the fundamentals, but I’m doing them at a slightly faster pace than the course suggests. The reason is simple: I’ve already done these exercises so many times, it wouldn’t make sense to go at a pure beginner’s pace.

For a long time, I felt insecure about drawing. That’s why I stopped. I didn’t see the point—because no matter how much I practiced, I still sucked (at least in my eyes). I wasn’t happy with my work. Looking back, I see now how much that tied into ego and insecurity—two things I’ve written about before, and how they can stand in the way of happiness.

Now that I’m drawing again, I feel a lot more patient and consistent. The other day I opened Procreate and drew a robot. Very simple. But I liked it. Sure, I could’ve taken more time and polished it, but I didn’t. It was just a practice run for things to come.

And that’s enough for me right now.
I’m just happy that by putting aside those insecurities, I’m starting to enjoy drawing again.

Hopefully, I can add something new to the Illustrations page soon.

A lighter blog this week—because it doesn’t always have to go deep. 🙂