Started to draw every time I do coffee in the morning and that’s really helped me this last year 😊 also when I don’t have time to paint I do charcoal drawing to get the same mindset and thinking
That is a great idea! I would love to fall into a similar habit, but I get up with my daughter every morning to get her ready for school, and I think I'd have to get up 30-45 minutes earlier to do that...and I really don't like waking up before six, haha.
Love the idea of drawing over coffee...I've been finding myself doodling during conference meetings, being a remote worker. Doesn't take to much away from the meeting, but also keeps me from being outright bored if I'm not directly involved.
You really listed a bunch of stuff that gives me issues. Especially having time to draw, but also spending time practicing boring stuff so i can be good enough to draw the things i want. Not having the space is another big one. Mainly its discouragment that whispers to me "you will never really get better. You learned how the shoulder muscles should look and how they work, but you still cant draw it correctly." These videos really help. Thanks.
So glad! That whisper in your ear is a treacherous thing. Try to prove it wrong in any way you can. Find examples of things you have learned, of things you have triumphed over in the past. Pull out old pieces from years ago, and be honest about how you have improved. Its just not true, you can grow...if you put in the time, and ignore the voices.
@zack_feldman I mostly can ignore them. At the end of the day, drawing is still the only thing that gives me a sense of calm and focus. My main regret is not drawing for 25 years. That is a lot of things I could've learned. Now I'm 45 and drive a truck lol. But better late than never. I look forward to more of these. Thank you sir. Youve reinspired me!
Thanks for the advice! Trying to build out a system to help me be consistent with a world building project I'm working on. I think sticking to the schedule is one of the hardest parts for me...and also making sure I have enough motivation during a working session.
@@zack_feldman I've go time at the end of my workday to put 30 minutes or so into my project. I feel like I'm making a bit of progress, but I'd like to have more of a consistent workflow when it comes to publishing videos for the world building content. Coming up with a script, drawing content to go along, doing the voice over, then the video(s) then editing...then onto the next...is feeling like a bit of a constant churn. But I've fairly new to the UA-cam thing, hopefully it'll get easier as I get more reps in.
Yes, absolutely. I struggle talking about these things in videos, because I am not a mental health professional. I was a teacher for a long time, and dealt with much in my time, but I am careful to make sure I don't say things flippantly, or throw out information or facts that don't apply to everyone. In person, this is much easier to do, but on the internet...well, I don't want a throw away comment to hit someone wrong, or diminish their personal perspective.
I ended up (last year) writing over a hundred pages on "why" I couldn't find the mojo to write. Retired now, I have time... just lack the motivation to actually do something.
I force myself a lot more than I probably should. Right now, in fact, I am sitting down to do my daily writing...and look where I am, haha! I got the outline done for the chapter, and I'll start writing it in five minutes or so.
I think my imagination is too much for me to ever recreate, and it drives me crazy. I don’t know if I’ll ever be satisfied until I somehow ignore or accept the futility in it. I hate being a party pooper, but maybe it’s just the wrong mediums I keep choosing.
I have the same problem lol, what I say helps me live up to my lacking skill but my fruitful imagination is that I draw and paint things I just genuinely find joy in
Copying or depicting what you see in your imagination perfectly...is likely impossible. Its about getting closer and closer over time, but it is very hard. You are certainly not alone in that pain. Sometimes it is media, sometimes it is subject matter, and sometimes it is just not dedicating enough time to developing the specific skills of pulling things out of your head. Good luck, stick to it!
Started to draw every time I do coffee in the morning and that’s really helped me this last year 😊 also when I don’t have time to paint I do charcoal drawing to get the same mindset and thinking
That is a great idea! I would love to fall into a similar habit, but I get up with my daughter every morning to get her ready for school, and I think I'd have to get up 30-45 minutes earlier to do that...and I really don't like waking up before six, haha.
Love the idea of drawing over coffee...I've been finding myself doodling during conference meetings, being a remote worker. Doesn't take to much away from the meeting, but also keeps me from being outright bored if I'm not directly involved.
You really listed a bunch of stuff that gives me issues. Especially having time to draw, but also spending time practicing boring stuff so i can be good enough to draw the things i want. Not having the space is another big one. Mainly its discouragment that whispers to me "you will never really get better. You learned how the shoulder muscles should look and how they work, but you still cant draw it correctly." These videos really help. Thanks.
So glad!
That whisper in your ear is a treacherous thing. Try to prove it wrong in any way you can. Find examples of things you have learned, of things you have triumphed over in the past. Pull out old pieces from years ago, and be honest about how you have improved.
Its just not true, you can grow...if you put in the time, and ignore the voices.
@zack_feldman I mostly can ignore them. At the end of the day, drawing is still the only thing that gives me a sense of calm and focus. My main regret is not drawing for 25 years. That is a lot of things I could've learned. Now I'm 45 and drive a truck lol. But better late than never. I look forward to more of these. Thank you sir. Youve reinspired me!
Thanks for the advice! Trying to build out a system to help me be consistent with a world building project I'm working on. I think sticking to the schedule is one of the hardest parts for me...and also making sure I have enough motivation during a working session.
What kind of schedule are you trying to use...and is it serving you well right now?
@@zack_feldman I've go time at the end of my workday to put 30 minutes or so into my project. I feel like I'm making a bit of progress, but I'd like to have more of a consistent workflow when it comes to publishing videos for the world building content. Coming up with a script, drawing content to go along, doing the voice over, then the video(s) then editing...then onto the next...is feeling like a bit of a constant churn. But I've fairly new to the UA-cam thing, hopefully it'll get easier as I get more reps in.
Depression. Mental health can play a big role in someone's ability to actually do any of the things they have planned and the desire to do.
Yes, absolutely. I struggle talking about these things in videos, because I am not a mental health professional. I was a teacher for a long time, and dealt with much in my time, but I am careful to make sure I don't say things flippantly, or throw out information or facts that don't apply to everyone.
In person, this is much easier to do, but on the internet...well, I don't want a throw away comment to hit someone wrong, or diminish their personal perspective.
I ended up (last year) writing over a hundred pages on "why" I couldn't find the mojo to write. Retired now, I have time... just lack the motivation to actually do something.
I force myself a lot more than I probably should. Right now, in fact, I am sitting down to do my daily writing...and look where I am, haha! I got the outline done for the chapter, and I'll start writing it in five minutes or so.
I think my imagination is too much for me to ever recreate, and it drives me crazy. I don’t know if I’ll ever be satisfied until I somehow ignore or accept the futility in it. I hate being a party pooper, but maybe it’s just the wrong mediums I keep choosing.
I have the same problem lol, what I say helps me live up to my lacking skill but my fruitful imagination is that I draw and paint things I just genuinely find joy in
Copying or depicting what you see in your imagination perfectly...is likely impossible. Its about getting closer and closer over time, but it is very hard. You are certainly not alone in that pain.
Sometimes it is media, sometimes it is subject matter, and sometimes it is just not dedicating enough time to developing the specific skills of pulling things out of your head.
Good luck, stick to it!