Why do my drawings keep getting worse?

If for example you’ve gone from drawing in great detail to very loose or you’ve changed your style, your work may look worse because you haven’t yet mastered that look. It’s important to keep stretching yourself in this way otherwise in the long term your work will remain stagnant.

How many hours should a drawing take?

Slowly Increase Drawing Time It’s possible to see improvements by drawing only 1-2 hours per day. But if you want to see significant improvements you should be aiming for 5-6 hours per day, or more if possible. Starting anywhere is better than never starting.

Do you think you can’t draw?

If you keep on thinking you can’t draw, you won’t. As you try and draw something realistically and it starts to go ‘wrong’ your inner critic starts to rear its head. Often drawings start off really well and you observe things accurately, it’s only when you get to a perceived ‘tricky’ bit you start to question yourself.

What happens when you try to draw something realistically?

As you try and draw something realistically and it starts to go ‘wrong’, your inner critic starts to rear its head. Often drawings start really well, and you observe things accurately; it’s only when you get to a perceived ‘tricky’ bit you start to question yourself.

Why does my drawing take so long to complete?

The extent of how original your drawing is plays a role in how long it takes you to complete it. If you’re drawing from imagination, it will generally take you longer. Unlike drawing from a reference, creative work has a lot more bumps in the road. You’ll often pause to think about your next step, what it should look like, erase a thing or two…

Is it possible to pursue drawing as a career?

You can pursue it, but the farther you go, the slower. Surprisingly, most people see drawing as a skill with only two levels: 0 (“I can’t”) and 10 (“I can perfectly”). If you like someone’s drawing, they can draw, and if you don’t, they can’t. Simple as that! And that simple belief is able to ruin your dreams about drawing.