How can I get back my lost creativity?

Try physical exercise, dancing to music, walking around the block, sculpting a lump of play-doh, sketching or freeform writing. These activities will shift your brain state and allow creativity to flow more freely.

What do you do if you suck at drawing?

Actively seek out inspiration and draw it. Draw your ideas and use your sketchbook to refine them into something better. Take the time to sketch, and you will improve. It doesn’t matter if you are just scribbling or drawing details; just get out there and draw real things.

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 can’t I draw when I talk to people?

Talking and drawing don’t mix. The main problems associated with drawing is when you talk, you engage your logical, language dominated left side of the brain. This side of your brain is keen on knowing an objects name, labelling it, and organising it.

Why do people stop drawing when they get older?

When you get older, you just get more critical towards your outcome, so drawing stops being pleasant on its own. You may be bad at many things, like basketball or video games, and still enjoy playing them with friends, but drawing seems to lose any value when it’s not impressive.