Should I draw every day?

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when i draw, i try to make it fun

i don't draw every day, it can be really sporadic, but i end up going at it for a really long time.

i'm not a good artist and i feel stressed out if i'm trying to improve on things, so i just try to chill and draw fun and simple things instead of the detailed, complicated ones.
 

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You don't need to draw everyday, you don't need to pay any real life teacher (cause they're often scammers with no qualifications and worse than youtube tips), you don't need to train your hand coordination or line quality to express shape because it's like saying that grammar is the most important skill to writing good plots (see example below)

not my art:
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Drawing is an intellectual exercise, so practicing mechanical stuff while being exhausted sounds like sabotage to me.

Do you get worse at speedrunning sudoku if you don't solve a couple of them everyday? Probably, but you prolly won't forget how to solve it completely.

The only art that requires mandatory daily practice is Music interpreter (as opposed to composer), because their performance is in real time, and their brain circuit needs to be constantly oiled.

I believe that the fastest way to improve drawing is getting feedbacks from random people and/or guidance from experts (you can gain a lot of insight on seeing someone else take a spin at your art).

Less is more, don't be a try hard and let your curiosity guide you. When you run into a problem about anatomy or perspective, look at how other artists deal with it and copy them. Your way of looking at art will slowly change, just like when you read a book as a writer than as a pure consummer. At that time, you'll start gaining experience points passively just by looking at shit, but you do need practice to absorb your gains.

If you're a pervert, as long as your art makes you blush, you know you're on the right tracks. That's all you need to ascend to glory
 

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i'm not a good artist and i feel stressed out if i'm trying to improve on things, so i just try to chill and draw fun and simple things instead of the detailed, complicated ones.
I think that's the correct strategy. Drawing everyday with no expectation on the quality of the drawing, just to keep the habit.

But first and foremost: no pressure if it's not your job.
 

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If possible, yes. You don't have to draw difficult or time-consuming stuff but you should draw whenever possible to be able to improve. I draw once a month, and even with my short dinosaur arms, I am improving. I know is difficult to find the motivation, and sometimes I just end up staring at the blank paper for hours without drawing anything but you gotta go, sit there, grab the pencil, and doodle something, at least once in a while.
 

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Draw until you procreate, because then your crotch fruit will constantly suck on your nipples while you hold it and use a c-hold or a u-hold on your breasts for the first six months of its life, and then it will hold itself while it sucks on your nipples, but it will grab pencils out of your hand until it is three years old and demands that you paint its toys with glow-in-the-dark paint, and you will do so instead of doing the things you really want to do because you love the little maggot too much and can't focus on other tasks while it is in the room anyway.
 

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The only true awnser is, you like it? and you feel like you are progressing even with some setbacks? then yes, do it. if not, try to take some breaks inbetween and everything, while talent takes part in the art practice takes the majority
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