I'm still a novice artist (vent) - (Commission WIP)
Added 2025-03-19 05:14:19 +0000 UTCI've been struggling with this commission because I want to do something good.
I already have the pose, the angle, and the background, but it looks stiff... it doesn't look alive, it lacks dynamism (I feel like it looks too flat, it's almost entirely in profile).
I know the problem isn't the pose but my creativity. I know it's possible to improve the drawing so it looks truly "alive."
I've been thinking for days about how to make it look better, but I can't think of anything concrete; I can't come up with anything. I don't want to submit work that I know I could have done better. I want each drawing or animation of mine to show everything I'm capable of, to show that I'm really trying hard.
But I don't know what to do with this one; my brain isn't processing anything to improve it.
An artist friend told me he would help me. That friend already has a LOT of drawing experience and has been drawing and doing commissions for years. I want him to teach me how to think better, how to imagine more, and how to be more inventive in my drawings.
But... he's been busy these days, so he hasn't been able to help me. So it's just me for now, and I'm conflicted. As I said, the problem isn't the pose, but my creativity, my artistic vision.
I want to be better. I know I don't improve all at once, or overnight. But I also know when I have problems, and now I feel stuck.
How can I improve if I don't know how to learn something?
(It's a "small" vent, but I always enjoy drawing for others, I like to strive to make someone happy with my art and I'm always glad to know that someone decided to trust me to make an idea they had in mind come true, whether in drawing or animation)
