Fear of moving on?

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  • #37738
    Hi there. I am here for 2 or 3 months or so but practicing reading books so i didn't enter this site too much (i also am a bit shy to post things in general xD).
    I started my journey around December 2023, when i drew some things at class and thought of doing something different like drawing could be fun. Then, a lot has happened and i stopped drawing for almost 9 months, returning only in August 2024 but with a new mindset, taking art seriously. But, after 3 months, in December i was really sad, looking at other people's works (i know that i shouldn't be comparing myself to others but, damn it hurts) and stopped drawing again returning only in the end of January 2025, practicing simple and fundamental skills (Basic Forms, Perspective, a bit of light and shadow).

    So my question is: has anybody felt the fear of doing more complex things? To move on from only doing the basics and do more elaborated works? At least is one of the fears that i have.

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    #37739
    i think i can relate, im currently trying to improve my skills of figure drawing and theres so much i dont know its sorta overwhelming. you got anatomy, lighting, color, perspective, etc. and im a novice at all of them. 
    i believe part of the reason is fear of faliure and just being bad at new concepts you try to learn. oh and looking at my own art and thinking: "this is garbage."
    regardless, ive set a goal to draw 1 page a day, and it worked for a week or so until i got sick.
    currently attempting to get back into it, but hopefully ill make that goal work and start learning again
    #37740
    Yeah i was trying to do that as well, drawing a bit everyday while hearing music or something. Last week a friend of mine told me "Bro, just draw. No fear, no nothing. Just draw what you see." Then i felt.. i don't know.. lighter? Felt more confident after seeing the results (it was nothing too crazy but not bad enough for me to say "this is bad") and got back at a steady rhythm again.
    #37741
    I also have the fear of moving on. the best way for me to tackle the fear is to draw what i like. and using a reference combined with the knowledge that i have helps.

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