Calling all people who can't draw

[Vohn_exel]

I can't draw at all. I can form grand detailed images in my mind, but my hands just can't translate it to paper. Also have horrible handwriting.

This. To the Nth degree, this.

 

[MasterOfWorlds]

I can't draw, but I can paint. It's odd. I've actually had two paintings go to a "Spotlight on Youth" showing, and one of those went to a museum for a a few weeks. It was pretty cool.

Wow. I can draw but I could never paint. xD

A lot of people tell me it's unusual to be able to paint but not be able to draw. Being able to draw but not paint doesn't seem to be as unusual though.

Also, I like your avatar. Asuka was one of my favorite characters from NGE.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

I can draw quite well...

But for some damned reason, I can't shade or use proper perception or lighting.

It's annoying, as everything I make looks completely 2D

 

[Outright Villainy]

I can't draw, and I've never learnt any techniques.

Seriously though, my handwriting is atrocious, I can barely read it, so I doubt I'd be any good at drawing anyway.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

I can't draw.

Proof:
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/melaszepheos/pol.pman/series.php

Seriously I'm one of the worst artists I know personally. but I think I make up for it by being a musician and a writer. Who needs to be Jack-of-All trades?

 

[Hman121]

I can't draw or write well at all due to an accident when I was 3 where I damaged my hand nerves, so it sucks not being able to draw.

 

[Doclector]

I can't draw well at all. I've got a good imagination for rather disturbing imagery, but I can't really do much beyond basic storyboarding sketches.

 

[Captain Epic]

I'm a shitty artist. Last year art was my most hated class. This was partially because of my teacher though...

 

[Serenegoose]

I could draw if I committed the time to it - as could most people. I know that I can draw if I take it very slowly, but by and large I'm impatient and want results now - I can see what I want in my mind, and every time it doesn't instantly transfer to paper I'm left demoralised - but artists don't form out of nowhere. They practice a LOT, and their ability develops over time. I've never heard of someone who first picked up a pen or brush or whatever at 36, but their 'natural ability' made it seem like they'd been drawing all their life. Everyone who can draw started at a young age and never stopped. I've considered learning the patience and the skills to actually draw, but I have other priorities.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Same reason my handwriting is so bad.

Someone once thought I was writing with a completely different alphabet, like Arabic or Greek.

 

[Atmos Duality]

My drawing is so bad that *I* was critical of it as far back as Kindergarten.
When a Kindergartner is critically panning their own work, it's bad.

 

[Durgiun]

Wanna know how to draw? Practice, practice, practice.
Practice for years. That's what I've been doing. It's never to late to start learning.

 

[Edorf]

I can draw some pretty neat eyes, but that's about it. I've always had a fascination for eyes.

 

[dancinginfernal]

I drew a cat once, someone asked me if it was a tree.

That made me laugh, hard.

I can draw decently if I try. I have the potential and imagination to be an artist but my hands are too clunky and can't keep up with me.

 

[Syrus Vikeruce]

Hell I'm thinking of attending part time College for some Art lessons myself.

MUST LEARN HOW TO DRAW FIRE EMBLEM ILLUSTRATIONS

 

[emeraldrafael]

I cant draw cause i cant do proportions very well. Or get that 3D kinda look with the shading.

 

[loc978]

I'm rather good at technical drawing, straightedge or not... I just have no artistic inspiration and nothing to say through art... so I never studied how to make believable shadows, illusions of 3-D or human proportions... making me pretty bad at traditional art.

 

[MassiveGeek]

I drew this, and I aim to get much better.

Spoiler

But I can't for the life of all that is unholy draw men. It is absolutely a pain to draw men for some reason, maybe it's because I'm so used to drawing nothing but sexy women...

Oh yeah, so I'm going to do like all the other artists who posted on this thread and give my advice: take your time when drawing. Trust me, if you learn the basics, train the eye to draw what you see and not what you think you see and you just sit down and take your time, good things happen.

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

I blame shitty hand-eye coordination. I use the same excuse for my handwriting.
[sub]Seriously, I've seen eight year-olds with better handwriting then mine...
[sub]And five year-olds with better drawings...[/sub][/sub]

 

[TheLaofKazi]

<- Artist.

It takes practice, just following a guide isn't going to get you results instantly. Drawing isn't assembling a desk there's more to it. Keep playing with it, keep a loose grip on your pencil and just make lighter looser shapes and then detail it up and eventually something will come out of it.

This.

You will find that many people out there are good at what they do because they constantly do it and truly enjoy it. It's fueled by a passion.

Sure, there may be that initial spark of talent where you seem to just be good at it, but that spark doesn't always happen initially. When I first picked up the guitar, I was terrible at it and didn't pick things up quickly like I did with the drums, so I dropped it. Then a few years later, I dusted it off again and although I still sounded terrible, I slowly got back into it, and my interest and skills grew exponentially. Now I really love it and play all of the time, people are surprised by my progress, and I'm even starting to write songs.

I don't know if it was that I gave the guitar more of a chance, or that I was mostly just messing around and having fun at first instead of expecting instant-gratification and rapid advancement, or maybe in those few years I grew musically from playing the drums and exposing myself to many, many new types of music, or maybe it was a combination of all of those things. My point is, don't just put a particular thing off just because you aren't good at it at first. There are many subjects and activities I thought just weren't for me a few years ago, but now i thoroughly enjoy and am actually pretty good at.