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I need some friggin' confidence...

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idNut

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So for the last past month I go up to my desk, sit down and get ready to draw but I just stare at the piece of paper. I stare at it and think "I'm gonn fvck this up and get really frustrated so why am I even trying to do this?" so then I turn the light out and leave the room and go watch a movie or something. I'm supposed to have all the concept art for this game I'm making done by February and I haven't done anything! I'm not lazy and I'm sure as hell not dry on ideas it's just I have no confidence that I can draw what I want to draw. Anyone like this? I've read a book on procrastination about this problem but they didn't have a solution. What do I do?
 
just start scribbling a lot. You have a fear of creating something that sucks. Just keep drawing. Practicing isn't supposed to look good.
 
go to your desk but dont try to draw anything, dont try to work on the project, just draw something. you have to get that part of you exercising and working again, then you will realize you dont suck and will proceed with what you need to do. But just get somethign down on paper even if it is entirely unrelated
 
You can't finish until you start. Perfectionists often have the same problem because they imagine whatever they are doing might not be perfect, then extrapolate that to "why bother".

Accept that everything you draw doesn't have to be perfect. Decide up front that the first ten drawings are not going to be used at all, but are only the warm-up phase to get you going. That way there is no self-imposed pressure at all. By the time you get through those, you'll be ready to go.
 
Just start to doodle things on the paper. Draw whatever it is your thinking about, if you don't like it draw some more....it's not that hard.....but good luck with that..
 
You just need some confidence from your good ol' friend Jack Daniels


*dials phone*

"Mrs Daniels? Is Jack there??"
 
Originally posted by: geno
You just need some confidence from your good ol' friend Jack Daniels


*dials phone*

"Mrs Daniels? Is Jack there??"
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LOL!

As for your confidence, you must be in this position as an artist for a reason, so you know you don't suck. You have to start somewhere, nobody can be perfect on the first try...keep in mind the goal that you're aiming for and think about how good your stuff will look after you've spent all those hours on it. Or, find someone that'll be around to help motivate you, or go somewhere and just sit a desk and go at it, since you have nothing else to distract you.

Good luck, and don't forget to post the requisite pics. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: iamme
throw a brick at someone's car.

that usually gives me confidence.
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I'm still laughing from these brick to truck comments from that thread a few days ago. Almost as funny as the one about having Megan, preteen model on his browser history @work 😉
 
if you're looking for confidence post some work you've done here... I'm sure someone will complement you.
but it seems to me you have some sort of artist block.
 
You'll just have to go out and get you a bigger penis if you want the confidence we all have 😉

Other than that, don't go to the desk. Take a notebook with you wherever you go. See something that catches your eye and draw it. Or watch TV and sketch what show is on. I think you fear the big desk.
 
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