Art Chapter: 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.