r/IDAP • u/Keonovox • 2d ago

My First Post. (I don’t have a lot of confidence)

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This is the first time I’ve ever posted anything I’ve drawn online, and it’s been a year since I last drew something. I started making little doodles about a year ago, but I sold my iPad due to financial difficulties. However, after the whole AI fiasco with Studio Ghibli, I felt compelled to get back into drawing because it enraged me to see my favorite company being disrespectfully treated. Once my mom saw I was drawing again, she asked me to draw her dog. And this is the best I could do. Now, I’m facing the same issue I encountered over a year ago. It took me two hours to complete this, and I’m not proud of the result. How do you gain confidence to just keep going? I have 13 days before my return window is up and I hate this feeling that I’m never gonna improve. I want to chase this dream to be an animator one day…but sometimes it just seems impossible. .

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u/idkrandom1245566 2d ago

I’m not great at drawing and I don’t do digital just on paper. But what helps me with confidence is drawing things that I like to draw the most, like coming up with random things, and seeing how it turns out vs just copying a picture and trying to be super realistic.

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u/Keonovox 2d ago

I did draw this because my mom requested it but I have drawn some things I wanted to (mostly cartoon characters) and I am having more fun with it.

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u/GreenGlassDrgn 2d ago

"I dont have a lot of confidence" is exactly the facial expression we see here lol, its cute!
13 days is lots of time to see if you can put out something you are happier with!
My advice: do ten more. Maybe one a day, or try putting a time limit on yourself, how many imperfect sketches of this dog can you churn out in an hour, try using different tools, try using a pen and drawing on the back of an old receipt or box or something, try different styles, play with the negative space, try giving it crazy colors and put it in different settings, and my personal favorite - try making a few as godawful ugly as you possibly can :)
For me drawing isnt about confidence, its about having fun with it, when its a fun thing to do the practice just comes as a natural side effect. I find worrying about what other people think is the most effective way for me to lose that fun spark that keeps me going.

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u/Keonovox 2d ago

Thanks for your kind words. Getting myself a sketchbook for just random throwaway trash art isn’t a bad idea to develop some kind of muscle memory. Thank You.

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u/GreenGlassDrgn 2d ago

no problem! it doesnt even need to be a sketchbook, just get a big block of printer paper and let yourself run through it, its great practice. Every project I do starts with a huge pile of assorted sketches and random napkin doodles. But thats how I work, maybe you work differently, hopefully trying a little bit of everything will help you find out. have fun, and best of luck!