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>Have idea
>Start to draw
>Takes too long
>Image in mind fades
>Motivation to continue evaporates

>> No.4073956

>>4073948
That's why you do thumbnail sketches and color roughs

>> No.4073964

>>4073948
That's why you enjoy drawing.

>> No.4073966

>>4073948
why not write the idea first?

>> No.4073974

>>4073948
>motivation

>> No.4074145

>>4073948
jokes on you, I don't have ideas anymore!

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>>4073948
Ah man, the story of my existence.

Good to know there are others out there.

Have a friend who's an artist/writer, never stops working, never runs out of ideas. As he gets older he's producing even more work. Fucking depressing.

>> No.4077048

>>4073948
Isn't it an agreed upon rule of Discipline > Motivation. As you showed motivation is fleeting and only lets you work in hard short bursts. Discipline lets you work in moderate long bursts leading to more improvement

>> No.4077107

>>4073948
ideas are easy. words are cheap. sketches are revealing. paintings are expensive.

>> No.4077119

I've had a hard time finishing stuff lately too, OP.

I remember years ago I used to spend hours on photostudies until they looked good - I might go back to this. I know being a human photocopier isn't the goal, but I think the exercise is pretty good for building the discipline to get past the "this sucks" stage. Doing a photostudy gives you a clear goal and parameters, and it's usually easier to tell if it looks like shit or not next to the reference.

>> No.4077581

>>4077048
But discipline itself requires motivation.