Don't be frustrated, Drawing can be fun!

Dear Artist,

Looking for inspiration? For some new techniques and tricks? Or perhaps you recently started to learn or relearn drawing and you’re asking yourself where and how to start?

No matter what your current artistic challenges are – we all know: sometimes drawing can be really frustrating. Imagine: You see something you would like to draw. You see someone performing great art. And everything seems easy like a breeze. But when trying to do it yourself, reality catches up. When struggling for every little progress drawing isn’t that fun anymore.

That’s not inevitable. Knowing the right techniques and tricks together with the right guidance and practice can make your life as artist much easier - can make drawing fun again.

And that’s this project’s mission: make drawing fun again! I am collecting and sharing here all material about secret techniques and the latest tricks I can get my hands on. So hopefully you’ll find one or another helpful trick or technique, too. No matter whether you are expert or beginner, drawing naturalistic or anime style comics.

Currently new content is added day by day, so come back from time to time. Best you bookmark this site now!

From time to time I am also offering free enrollments to my drawing courses and different free downloads full scale products that once sold for much money. So watch out for banners introducing you to the newest electronic drawing courses and free downloads.

Ruediger
Fellow Artist

PS: what are your experiences and problems when drawing? Please use the comment function below to share your thoughts! Thanks :)

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Rai  - Drawers Block Frustration   |: Hi Ruediger, I've been sketching for a while now and I've always have periods of time where I have a creative block and I can't draw anything within a week or two otherwise I get irritated and angry. But at the moment I haven't been able to draw anything without getting frustrated, it just doesn't feel right! I've tried watching tutorials and listening to music, and they give me heap loads of inspiration...but for some reason I am struggling to get anything drawn onto paper. If you have any tips on how I can get over my drawers block or handle the frustration with it, please help. Yours truly, Rai Reply 1   0

Koricthegreat  - sounds like me...   |: I do exactly the same thing and feel the same way!... too bad I'm also lookin for answers too so I cant help. But if (when!) i find sumthin out i'll be back! though hopefully someone here can help. Reply 0   0

Andrew   |: I've been drawing for quite sometimes. However there is a time when my drawing suddenly feel awkward and not satisfying at all. How did you overcome this when all of sudden your drawing turn ugly and not as it used to be? Reply 1   0

Ruediger   |: Dear Andrew, that's an important question. Once one of your drawings turns ugly (and chances are it will from time to time) you can do one of two things: 1. put it away (don't throw it away!) and start a new one. 2. fiddle around until it gets better again. In my experience most drawings that turn ugly shouldn't be repaired because they are beyond repair or just need some time to get "ripe". So it's in most cases the best idea to start a new drawing. BTW: I'm learning by failing, so I try to fail as often and as fast as possible ;-) Happy drawing Ruediger Reply 0   0

Anonymous   |: I've been drawing for a few weeks and everyone says it's nice but when I'm drawing it does'nt feel like im drawing Reply 0   0

racheal  - frustration   |: sometimes..im painting or drawing...and i mess up. badly. so i erase the piture to start again...but that failure i had before keeps haunting my mind...is there any way that i can forget it and not overthink averything? especially when painting..its kind of important that you write back..please do :] Reply 0   0

Ruediger   |: Hi Racheal, sounds frustrating. Some ideas I thought of right now: 1. if you think you can do it better, get some scribbling-paper and try to draw that detail you messed up. Concentrate on exactly this detail. Draw it a few times, if necessary. 2. If this doesn't work, maybe this special item is too difficult for you (at the moment). So put the drawing aside, draw other stuff and try it again some days or weeks later. Hope this helps. Happy drawing. Ruediger Reply 1   0

Brenda  - Thank you!   |: Every tip you seem to give gets better an better! I'm enjoying drawing alot more now. I'm going to be turning in a portfolio of my sister soon. I think it looks very good. Thanks again. Reply 0   0

anonimus   |: my problem is fact that i can copy things that i see, but i can't draw from memory. I refuse to draw from memory because when i see that my drawings sucks, i stop to do them, and i can't believe i can copy so good when i'm terrible at drawing. Reply 1   0

Ruediger   |: Hi, drawing from memory is really difficult. What you can try: instead of drawing completely imagined scenes right away, start slightly deviated versions of real-life scenes. Then add more and more deviations. This way your "drawing mind" will learn step by step to create non-real drawings equally good. Happy Drawing Ruediger Reply 1   0

Retha  - Mrs   |: Hi Ruediger, Just want to say that this is very true and what I do is to leave this and put it where I can see it everyday and then after a while I see where something is not good enough Reply 1   0

ruairi  - i wanna get good   |: I have just started in the the drawing thing now,it can get really annoying .I like to draw step by step and copying it(not tracing)but I waana get good.I need help ps:im bad at shading Reply 1   0

sarah   |: im not a beginner like i said i've been drawing for 7 years, but i feel like maybe this is one thing that i should get lessons 4. i mean if i want to be really good Reply 1   0

sarah  - its not just a hobby   |: i express myself really well when i draw. like sometimes when i'm having really bad days i'd get my pad and pencils and start drawing wats on my mind but i need your help 2 be a lot more creative write me whenevr possible . ps are u a boy or girl?? Reply 1   0

sarah  - drawing is my passion   |: i have been drawing for 7 years now. I am now 13. i picked up a pencil and a pad when i was only 6 years old. If i would have to rate my drawings form a 1 to 10 i would probably be a 7 or an 8. i hav never taken drawing lessons. i only watchj how to draw videos on youtube and stuff like that . i want to send u some of my artwork but i dont know how.. please write me back Reply 1   0

Ruediger   |: Dear Sarah, I'd be happy to see some of your drawings. Just send them to ruediger@drawingsecrets.com Happy Drawing Ruediger Reply 1   0

anonymous  - wheres the fun?   |: Dear Ruediger, I have been drawing for a while, but I keep holding myself back from enjoying drawing... I always get distracted by focusing on the mistakes, and thinking about the outcome when i probably shouldn't. I love drawing, i can't stop doing it all the time, but i always tend to believe that i have failed when i most likely haven't. And i dont return to drawing for hours... Any suggestions? thanks. Reply 2   0

Azhar  - Help   |: I need my drawings to look realastic. 3D sort of thing. Pls give me some tips. And oh yeah, I need it ASAP Azhar Reply 1   0

Anonymous   |: Dear Azhar, did you already browse my website? I have two articles that show you several tips and techniques to create more realistic drawings: http://drawingsecrets.com/learning-to-d raw/how-to-learn-to-draw/learn-how-to-draw-part-3- of-6---learn-drawing-the-positive-way.html http:/ /drawingsecrets.com/drawing-realistic--naturalisti c-style/perspective-and-shadows/the-three-principl es-of-great-three-dimensional-drawings.html Happy Drawing Ruediger Reply 1   0

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