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Welcome to my little Pond Hello, question here 
How often do you have Artblock? And how does it manifest to you?
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Instead of just having no idea of what to draw, I get blocked on how to progress in my drawings, so it usually happens as often as I have pending drawings
Aug 28, 2021
How often do you have Artblock? And how does it manifest to you?
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Instead of just having no idea of what to draw, I get blocked on how to progress in my drawings, so it usually happens as often as I have pending drawings
Aug 28, 2021#question
#artblock
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I think I might've gotten stuck into my first artblock actually.. I've been drawing for ages and never did I have problems to draw :/. Right now I think it's because I feel pretty low and I don't seem to have enough energy or inspiration to do something
I hope it passes soon
I hope it passes soon
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•All the dang time. I can usually draw something digitally and have it be cool looking, but when it comes to traditional… i cant draw a dang thing anymore
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Artblock for me happens when the general depression kicks in. Or I'm literally just out of ideas, and the few things I do want to draw don't sound exciting anymore. Usually I get out of it when some inspiring YouTube artist brings out some tips and techniques I want to try out, or when a concept idea for my comic hits me. May try out the YouTube thing, it can help if you find the right inspo. I recommend Ethan Becker for that, just keep in mind he's not actually being mean to artists he reviews, his videos are dripping with sarcasm.
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•On a more serious note for me my artblock usually comes when my brain just refuses to give me enough dopamine to function lol so it usually looks like me wanting to draw, and sometimes even having ideas to draw, but being physically unable to pick up something.
When I’m not having a crisis haha I usually just have zero ideas and I just sit with my iPad and pencil just staring lol
When I’m not having a crisis haha I usually just have zero ideas and I just sit with my iPad and pencil just staring lol
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If I'm nervous when I go into a piece, it never comes out. When I don't care, I can loosen up and get something done
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I get it when I tend to finish something I’ve been drawing a while. I tend to make a list of what I want to draw with my OCs but after I finish the list I just, get it 
I tend to get inspiration from tik tok audios that I want to recreate with my OCs or just watch others draw to get me back into drawing!
I tend to get inspiration from tik tok audios that I want to recreate with my OCs or just watch others draw to get me back into drawing!•
•Drawing gets harder and sometimes I won't be able to draw anything at all. I think mine happens when I've become very productive and might have pushed myself a bit too much. Tho I think it rather happens everytime I finish something I like, sad.
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Mine often happens after large projects- like the storefronts.japan challenge entry I did. And it just manifests as having 0 creativity in everything; whether it be my work (editing), projects at school, or just regular sketching... Inability to think, sketch, or anything relatively creative T-T
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