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Drawing as a habit

🕑 Added 2024-11-17 22:33:21 +0000 UTC

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Emily Wilson

dana u inspired me to turn my ocs into characters and now im writing a show!

Justin Cristelli

Burnout is very real. Thank you for sharing your feelings about it. It's wonderful to you drawing again. I look forward to seeing WHATEVER you create from now on.

Triana Orpheus Venture

Thanks for sharing!

tom david johansen

Amazing art as always, and I feel you with the burnout, but what I do is looking at old cartoons back from like the 70s to the early 00s, mix and match ideas to see what sticks, which is why I have made my own universe inspired by old school action cartoon, and imo those cartoon dont have to just be for little boys but also little girls as well, so my sugestion, watch some old cartoon or even just the introes of them to get your spark of imagination back, hope this help, but anyway thank you for the Owl House, Because us weirdos have to stick together. And nobody should be punished for who they are! :3

will davison

Oh, gosh! Hope you finished your english homework on time.

Sepublic

This is such a cute idea! Seriously, I love doing this. I love seeing other people do it, it’s such a great way to look back on and celebrate your growth and even bring back ideas with a new life. I feel you on burnout, esp if it’s cyclical; Sometimes I need to un-intimidate myself by just having fun and not worrying about an objective. On a final note: Wow these OCs are adorable, I love the fluffiness of the left and the goth aesthetic of the right! I’d like to imagine stories for them…

Danny N.

These characters look incredible. I struggle to draw anything at all through the usual stress and routine. I rediscovered a part of why I draw after going through some nostalgia and "old" ideas. I filled two pages of a sketchbook. Here's to drawing more surprises. Thank you for sharing some inspiring creativity <3

Wren Zephyr

I’ve been dealing with something like this recently. I’ve been drawing full time for seven years now and now something that used to be my comfort has been a struggle to get back into, especially on any days I designate a “day off” Very Jane Lane painting for profit

Michael G

Thank you. I think that's what I needed to hear.

Dana T

I sit my butt down and force it. It doesn’t feel rewarding at first, but you gotta remember you’re playin the long game.

Antn100Q

Bird skull hair clips? Nice

Goblin

I've always struggled with my sketches feeling "finished" so it always stopped me from sketching. But lately I've been able to push passed it to make some truly goofie sketches!!

Mikaela Kasese Johnes

Love that after watching the owl house and being inspired and lifted in so many ways by it, Dana herself continues to do just that for me. Makes me wanna work hard ‼️‼️‼️ the burn out with drawing is incredibly real, but these posts somehow make it better.

Timothy Okun

Is the first one from 2007? Damn. Wish I had my drawings from high school. Most of my stuff got destroyed 12 years ago when Hurricane Sandy brought the ocean to my house. Spent two years rebuilding and couldn’t get back into drawing for a while. Here’s hoping you get over the burnout. Wish I could suggest something, but I don’t know of any way to get over such things.

Michael G

When it comes to making sketching a habit again how do you motivate yourself to sit down ever so often and draw for a bit? Do you have a strategy or is just as simple as forcing yourself to do it until it happens on its own? (I'm asking for a friend)

Nemrex

Sometimes the best way to get outta a rut is looking back on your stuff 5-10 even 20 years ago and see how far you’ve come. Like there’s something therapeutic ‘bout just redoin work when you were younger.

Drew Cornog

The burnout is real, but so is your determination. It indeed feels impossible to follow your passion when it feels everyone is questioning your decisions, be they financial or work related. Yet, here you sit, rediscovering ideas you had. Not to mention sticking strong to a good habit. You are an inspiration, and we will always have your back.

JF

Honestly I feel that artistic burnout. When I had a bunch of friends and some relatives die on me in the past year I had no motivation to draw, I slowly started doing it again and then recently I did inktober and drew everyday, and now I actually feel the habit to draw at least once a day again. These are really good drawings and going back to high school sketchbooks and oc's is such a fun idea.

Cos

Hell yeah draw all the old OCs!! Give them new life!

Ernesto Jose Lantigua de los Santos

Hello from the Dominican Republic, thank you for creating The Owl House. You are an artistic genius. If you go, I would like to see your new series project. Personally, I would like it to be about psychological science fiction with a slight touch of horror.

Meri

So glad to see you are dealing better with these things! Its always a treat so see anything from you. ❤

meepsalot

Do these fellas have names would love to see more of them!

Emilio Martinez

Sometimes we feel that we cant do anything else, we are tired to live but at the same time tired to die, and if our souls are hurt, we can project the beauty of our existence in our art, BUT here is a trick, reconect with your iner self, that idealistic, cynic or sad person You were, like in this case in HS, now you are wiser and when you see your old self, she can tell you amazing ideas and You will fill yourself with those feelings and put in paper, music, letters or whatever you want to do :)

Henk Telle

That first character looks interestingly similar to our favorite cinnamon roll.

Psychtaku

I love seeing the original and redraws! These are so good! I also sometimes find old poems from high school and see how my writing styles have evolved or still there. We all have the ability to learn and grow in our own way! Maybe I should to the same with writing!

Adam McIntyre

I understand the burnout and not feeling like it’s okay to sketch. It’s mourning, too, probably. But these sketches, the fact they exist, and the brave person who did them make me feel very good. It’s healing. Thank you.

Collin McLeroy

It’s always an experience to dig up old sketchbooks. A peek into a previous creative headspace is a treat!

Achintya Mishra

Kind of in the same place. Ever since starting art school, drawing without an assignment deadline approaching or for no academic purpose is difficult. A fun thing I try to do to keep the habit going is just drawing how I feel. Sometimes how I feel comes out as a character and sometimes it comes out as an environment and sometimes the price is abstract. Then I try to attach a story to it. (I know my explanation wasn’t super clear but, that is just what I do)