I’ve been drawing my OC’s over and over again. I’ve been trying to discover things and draw other stuff and other characters (like fanart). But it just seemed that I always draw the same OC characters that I like to draw, therefore filling my sketchbook.
Is it normal?
Nov '17
Nov '17
yeah, id say thats normal. its good to practice drawing your oc's, and i think we all hit on stages in our development where were just drawing the one thing over and over.
well, I've been doing it for years, so it had better be normal, lol 
but jokes aside, drawing what you're used to/happy drawing helps a great deal with muscle memory and style consistency.
don't try to force yourself to draw other things if the interest isn't there; you'll just get frustrated (every. single. time). art is supposed to be fun!! 
your subject matter will expand naturally, as long as you keep at it and draw when the passion hits 
I think it is normal, yes. I did this too. And I still do it.
But I also try to force me into doing other stuff. Stuff I am not good at. Yes, it is frustrating. But one has to get outside the comfort zone to get better in a faster period. But if this is not your goal, then do what you like 
Oh, definitely. I think many artists have something that's comfortable and feels good to draw, or a certain selection of OCs or themes that end up filling most of the sketchbook.
I don't think it's a bad thing or a good thing -- like, obviously drawing your characters over and over again means you're very familiar with those characters, but for me at least, those fun, comfortable scribbles can sometimes become sort of artistic junk food -- not really stretching you at all, just drawing a thing you already know how to draw.
Trying new poses, new expressions, new interaction, working things out with those same OCs is productive and useful. Just drawing them over and over again because they're fun to draw is probably not as artistically useful but definitely not a bad thing -- like, you got into this game because drawing is fun, why would you not draw the fun stuff???
I think sometimes you do gotta eat your veggies, so to speak, to grow -- drawing things that you wouldn't normally draw. If you want to learn to draw environments, for example, I don't think you ever magically think "wow, now all I want to do is draw environments in my sketchbook!!" -- instead, I think you have to sit down and fight with them a bit before you understand them. And they can eventually become something you enjoy (I used to hate perspective and now love it!) but I don't think that happens until after you've made yourself sit down and learn how they work even though it doesn't come naturally.
OCs and personal stories can be a good gateway into new stuff, for me -- if a character I care about has a horse, I'm much more likely to want to figure out how to draw horses. Drawing an environment is more interesting if it's my character's hometown and I can draw him in it.
But, all of that said, to this day my sketchbook is generally a whole lot of scribbles of my favourite OCs with a few other things sprinkled in -- if it's fun and you enjoy it, don't ever feel like you need to indulge less in the fun stuff. When it comes to art, junk food isn't bad for you!! ;u;
I feel you xD
I've been drawing my main OC of my webcomic so many times already, but in the next episode I'll add two more characters
You want to draw other things as well to further develop your skills and adept to being able to draw other things, but yeah- it's okay to want to draw your OCs all the time. Right now my fave character is Susanoo from my Ray Thunder comic, and I want to draw her every chance I get- unfortunately, since she's not in this chapter, I have to draw what I've scripted...but I do draw pics of her in my sketchbook, doodles here & there, and other stuff like chibi figures.
Personally speaking, I have tried drawing characters like for anatomy practice/studies that aren't any of my LoaA OC's, but somehow it always circles back around to me drawing them. They are as much a part of me as I am a part of them I suppose. lol
Practicing drawing your OCs is always a good idea but you should remember to not always stick to one specific angle a specific kind of clothing, etc.
If you master one pose, good for you! But it's not really going to do you much help (especially when drawing your comic)
I see a lotttt of artists that have mastered contours, hair, and colors for their character - all from exactly one angle. Their entire account is just filled with people facing the camera dead on and when they try to draw actual poses, it becomes a struggle for them.
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