Anonymous User asked: I know this is like a really common question so feel free to just ignore it, but do you have any advice for someone who wants to learn how to draw? like for a complete newbie. I've been wanting to learn how to draw for the longest time, but have always felt like it's too late and that I wouldn't be able to get good at it. the few times I've tried I've given up real fast cause I feel like I just lack any sort of creative talent and it feels hopeless and I get frustrated with myself... aaa that was a lot I'm sorry. I adore your art and find it really inspiring!! ty for reading this
There's nothing I could say here that I haven't already before so I recommend going through the ask erica tag (that I will add to this post) and seeing some of the answers I gave about this!
tldr is it's never too late, just gotta stick to it and practise which i know is never what anyone wants to hear but it's true
REPS
you need reps!!!
no matter what you're trying to do, reps is the answer
learning to compose? write a song every day
learning to draw? do it every day
learning to cook? DO IT EVERY DAY
nothing else works and this always works (unless you have some sorta massive biological block like not being able to discern pitches or flavors or something. BUT EVEN THEN, ERICA IS COLORBLIND, YOU CAN DO BEAUTIFUL ART)
if fucking pewdiepie can do it so can you
now, if your question is "how do i self motivate myself to do the reps" then we have another whole thing on our hands (imo friendly, low-pressure competition with deadlines is really helpful), but the answer is reps
this did severals π nobody called this out for being overly simplified, but my inner commenter requires that i add a footnote to this, that while reps by themselves are good no matter what, it's probably even more effective to study in addition.
i think study and lessons and so on are as effective as they are because they (usually) force you to do reps, and specifically focus on areas you may not already have covered.
like if you're weak at leads, studying them from good examples, learning some melody structure theory, and focusing on them specifically when writing songs will help more than just continuing to write music without leads
(i suppose this is all obvious)
