When you draw is it effortless or do you strain yourself?

Down_the_Rabbithole 2017-01-01 17:20:41 UTC #41

For me, it kind of depends on the day.

Most of the time, poses and expressions come pretty easy to me and I can bang out drawings really fast. Some days, though, I get really tired or something and the magic is just dead. I just have to rest a while or something until I get my mojo back and then it's business as usual.

If you're curious, my comic is My Friends in Distantand.

I draw things that look like this:

And here's my latest page:

Shanny8 2017-01-01 17:38:54 UTC #42

DEF depends on the mood or zone I'm in versus the page(or work) that I need to tackle. I find even if I'm in a "I dont feel like drawing" mood, if I work on an action page I will get into it, coz I LOVE doing action pages; it's the quieter stuff that I struggle with.

I also struggle with poster/pin-ups and covers when I'm in the "dont feel like arting" zone.

SynergyEclipse 2017-01-01 23:23:26 UTC #43

It varies a lot for me. I push myself to draw every day, and some days I can easily draw for hours at a time, but other days it feels like a struggle. Where I feel like I have to push and strain myself the most are with some action scenes, group shots and elaborate backgrounds, more so if at a different perspective. I'm willing to push myself through them even if it feels like I'm straining myself, because it feels rewarding to get them finished.

Starfestival 2017-01-02 00:54:59 UTC #44

Depends on the day really. I havent really figured out a way around it.

that1person 2017-01-03 01:43:28 UTC #45

My best work is to "go with flow". I'm a spontaneous artist; it's both a curse and a gift. Meaning that usually, I don't really strain myself but I try harder when I'm not going with the flow.