You may be frustrated and de-motivated because you have just begun to be trained in how to draw and you are discovering it to be tougher than you believed it was.
Or you may be trying new subject matter or a new procedure or a new drawing medium and your hard works are not meeting up to your potential. You might also feel that your drawing is stale and you aren't progressing.
The first piece of advice I would give you is to not be so firm on you! Even professionals get disheartened at times! Each skill you learn, like drawing or knitting or riding a bicycle, make use of various muscular movements and thought processes. It needs time and preparation for your brain and your muscles to understand you!
If you are in this condition it may be useful to browse through at drawings, or sections of drawings, that you think were successful and place these pictures in a location where you can glimpse them. Do not attempt to draw something too hard right away; aim to find something somewhat simple and attractive and draw that.
Additionally, use a drawing medium that you are well-known with and as you feel at home with the objects you are drawing and the medium you are drawing on you can start to give yourself, more difficult things to draw. You might also want ask a friend whom you know will give you constructive advice,to see your drawings and give you some advice on improvement.
Dealing with negative feedback on your drawings
First thing, try not to take it in person. Although the person giving you opinion says something for example, "You are horrible at drawing," you should translate for yourself as, "Your drawing skills need more work." In a nutshell, any unconstructive feedback is not targeted to you, it is about a proficiency that you are learning and getting mastered. Learning takes time and effort and sometimes a bit of unconstructive criticism is part of the learning process.
It is not easy to be objective about your own drawings and it is even more difficult to see the faults in a drawing that you have been gazing at for hours. In these cases it is very helpful to get some 'pessimistic' feedback. You can select to apply it as a learning event.
While someone speaks pessimistically about your drawing expertise ask them (as graciously as you can) to be specific about what areas of aspects of the drawing they are not happy with and what they propose you do to get better. You should also consider asking them what they feel is the plus points about the drawing. Any positive feedback should be considered personally!
Stick to these advices while you gain knowledge of how to draw and you will never be caught up for a long time.
Soon you will see this will make the difference for your drawing success! Always keep these advises in mind and you'll never again stop on the road to success!
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