Breaking Through Artist's Block

In this video I try to explain how I cope with artist's blocks and show my own theory of how art progress happens.

Tools:
Wacom Intuos3 12x9
Adobe Photoshop CS6
Camtasia Studio

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[MSJDesign]

I watch this whenever I'm in a block and it helps a lot. It's awesome how it pertains to all art.

[TheGangsterKitten]

This is the whole reason I quit drawing when I was a kid. I always compared my 16-year old highschool drawings to stuff I saw in the back of the Diablo 1 Manual, or in general, always compared myself to professional artwork that I thought was really great. Looked at my own stuff and thought how terrible it was.

I'm 28 now, and thanks to your videos sycra, I've really started to go all in on my art. Even if it takes me 10 years. So be it. I love to draw. Should've focused on it like I wanted to

[iiAriax3]

I am going through artist block right now, and this has made me feel so much better.. I think I have a high eye strength and a decent amount of skill, so I guess I am really capable of seeing a lot of flaws, which doesn't really help in my positivity... xD

[TheSangson]

Even though I didn´t ever really stop,we´re nearly at the same point since I´m almost the same age and only now,that I finally have a constant web connection I finally REALLY decided to go this way..and from that point,even though I´ve always drawn or painted and you quit,still I KNOW that you will not take ten years to make it if you stay on it and study what you wanna do.Which is completely possible due to those people like Sycra here,telling their profession secrets to anyone listening...

[kirby9p1]

10 people must hate the truth! this is so great and inspiring

[kirby9p1]

its like some drawing i did a year and a half ago. i thought it was awesome but today the face of a character i drew is so disproportionate i could laugh

[Walter Jones]

I really needed this thank very very much

[Juan Manuel Bosi]

Something similar happened to me...and I think is a very common thing in our society...great that you are drawing again...=)

[Lineke Lijn]

So... that's the squid I never reconised all those years but now I am sharper. Many thanks for this boost. High regards, Lineke

[Derp Cat]

its like learning science.

[Derp Cat]

I i love this video.

[Moe Money]

probably will take you 10 year s