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Fri May 15, 2009, 8:26 AM

Mood: Outraged
Listening to: Radio 1
Playing: Sims 2: M&G
Drinking: Sprite

Why is it that when you draw just for the hell of it the results are always good and satisfactory but when you really want to draw something for a purpose it sucks ass?! Is it because too much effort is being put into it? Too much pressure placed on yourself? Either way I HATE it! RAAAGHH!!!

I really want to have a go at entering this Artists At The Ready original character tournament but can't for the f**king life of me get my drawings to look like how I want!
I can draw my characters fine but one of the rules is that you yourself have to be in the comics and I CAN'T DRAW ME! I've tried so many styles and only one seems right but now I seem to have lost the ability to draw bodies! Sure the head looks ok but it's no good to just be floating. I need a pissing body! I feel as though it looks like a 10 year old drew it. The fact I suck at poses isn't helping.

CRAP CRAP CRAPPITY CRAP!!!

I just want to scream or punch something at the moment. Gah, I hope this feeling passes soon. F**k!

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~Saerileth May 15, 2009, 8:43:01 AM

Gnah. I know the feeling, trust me. Though I have the additional problem that when I want to draw idly "something", I get Art Block. Like, "um, what am i going to draw?" Really sucks, that. When I have a general idea of the finished piece, I usually manage.

When I don't get a specific pose right, I normally go get some reference. Preferably a drawing, as all the adaptive work is already done there. I know it's cheap, but hey... at least I stopped eating my furniture out of frustration.

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~MatthiusMonkey May 16, 2009, 4:22:35 AM

try taking a photo of yourself as referance for the body ?

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~fluffy-scruffy May 16, 2009, 6:23:50 AM

wow, this is one of the rare angry alistu moments

i'm definitely sympathising with you on this one though

the photo thing could work, probably best if someone else takes the photo if you want a full pose of you not holding a camera

i'm really bad at poses so i'm trying a technique where i've made a model of the character i'm drawing out of modelling clay and putting him in the poses i want ^^

*:3

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~Alistu May 16, 2009, 9:27:40 AM

That might work if I knew how I wanted to pose.
On the upside I've calmed down now and rereading my rant actually made me chuckle.

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~Alistu May 16, 2009, 9:32:10 AM

Yeah, I was really angry but I'm calm now.

Problem with the photo idea is I don't know how I want to pose. I want the picture to look normal but not too neutral as is what usually happens when I have no pose in mind.

Will we be seeing said model here on dA?

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The internet is my escape.
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~Alistu May 16, 2009, 9:34:40 AM

Yeah, I guess I know what I want to draw, me, but not what I want 'me' to be doing.
If I had a pose in mind then I probably would find it easier but I want one that suits who I am.

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~fluffy-scruffy May 16, 2009, 12:04:59 PM

mehbe, depends on if i'm still friends with it.

mind you, i'll probably still post photos and sketches even if i think they suck, that's what the scraps bit's for, right xD

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