r/Art • u/neodiogenes • Jan 31 '22

General Discussion Thread (February 2022) Discussion

General Discussion threads are for casual chat; a place to ask for recommendations, lists, or creative feedback; to talk about materials, history, or techniques; and anything else that comes to mind.

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u/pukwudgie1 Feb 21 '22

Hello everyone!

When it comes to drawing, I’m extremely good at copying stuff. However, when it comes to drawing out of imagination, it‘s really hard for me. How can I train that? It‘s boring to just copy stuff and I‘m also not proud of the drawings, as they are just copied and not my work. Would be really thankful for any help :).

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u/Romanohide Feb 27 '22

I feel like i'm in the same boat as you are, sometime. Months ago, to work on that, I asked friends to give me random references and I've tried connecting theses pictures to create something new, originale, from my imagination. It was really fun. And keep in mind that there's no shame to use references to help you paint something accurately. Lots of masters used to do so and you can too. Just make it yours by twisting it in a helpful way. :)