Time Rival @timerival.net · Sep 26 I started drawing six weeks ago, practicing a little every day. I'm not that good but I enjoy doing it. Here are some of my recent drawings
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I love your art!
These are very nice drawings. Stick with it. Remember to spend 80% of your time looking at the subject and only 20% at your drawing.
Looks very good to me.
Ur Drawings are good. I did well in HS art class, 1960-62, talent that I seldom pursued since. Then in 1977 wanted to record common plants seen in India, so got newsprint tablets & pencils & started drawing. It was a meditation. Saw plants move while drawing them. Did 62 while there. Mexican Poppy.
I think that you are very good! Have fun!
NICE, I have minus 10 artistic ability...math person here.
I like your drawings please don't stop.
Looks good to me.
That's great!
They’re good. Keep going.
These are BEAUTIFUL
Mountains has a Georgia O'Keeffe feel to it.
I think you're much to critical of self, of course I'm not an art critic, I think they're really good. Keep up the good works as long as U find joy in them, they signify to me, peace, serenity, solace.
Really nice. I've just started too. That's very inspirational. 💯
You're right. You're not that good. You're very good. 🙂
Enjoying is all that matters. Just have fun.
Love those drawings! You got something going there.
Looks incredible. Thank you for sharing; it's very inspiring.
Oh .. you are in for a lifetime now .its very focussing .makes you even more observant .
Impressive
What's not good? These are beautiful.
Looks like you are off to a good start .
I like to draw, but I do find it very much harder than it looks. I love the detail in your tree drawing and the colors you used on your landscape. Lovely drawings!
These are fun
I really like the hills. Would make great retro wallpaper!
These are really good ✨️ You are clearly an artist. Please keep sharing your drawings.
Your limes are straighter than mine and I've been drawing for a little over 2 years lol
Very good
Looks great to me! I can't even draw a stick people.
👏👏👏
You're actually quite good. Keep at it! Especially if it give you joy.
You're good. Keep practicing.
I think you're great at it!
They’re great
I started attending a weekly art class at our public library a year ago this month. Here’s some of my “better” ones.
They’re good! I wish I could do that.
Oh, no.. you are good. Take it from an aspiring art teacher. It isn't something you are born with. You just have to dig in and try it. Drawing, painting, whatever. If you love it you are making art. I mean, look at Warhol, Picasso, Pollock and Dali! Your eork is technical Michelango level!
Following so I can watch your progress!
I like your style
Good job. These are good.
You are a bit tough on yourself...those are great. Its very meditative...and good for the soul Keep it up💙
Ih have been trying to draw for years and I am nowhere near that good. Thank you for sharing.
Keep up the good work!!
These are amazing 🥰
You’ve got talent. Enjoy!
I like! Good for you! I see lots of talent! 🍂
Better than I could do.
These are actually awesome. They're so full of life and character. I aould have believed you if you said you'd been doing art for years now. What a stellar start!
"I'm not that good" (posts excellent drawings that are immediately recognizable and have artistic flair)
One trick you can try: Turn the drawing upside down. You see it from a fresh perspective, so you'll recognize what needs some attention. Enjoy the process and the result!
Please keep it up! You have talent!
There is no such thing as good. There's only practice.
Congrats! They look great! I’ve always wanted to learn to draw. Thanks for the inspiration!
I like it Sell them to the Democrats on here
....practicing a little every day.... I enjoy doing it.... And there's the best art advice right there in your post. Want a time machine so I can see your post that says "I started drawing two years ago..." take a pic and bring it back to show you. Keep that practice up and the pic will astonish
Drawing is a personal thing. You don’t have “to be good at it,” the fact that you love doing it means you’ve discovered the magic. Enjoy pages and pages of sketches in your journals, you don’t need to share or compare. Just get in the zone and draw because you love it. Good for you!
Enjoying it is good enough…..
They are very interesting. Keep at it.
they have a simplistic beauty to them, I really like these!
Don't say "I'm not that good"; we can be our own harshest critics. Your job is to create, and you're doing a great job!
These are terrific. Keep going
Every effort to do art is precious.
This is awesome! Much better than I could do! 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Keep going.
I struggle with stick people so….
These are quite good, especially after only 6 weeks of practice. You obviously have talent so keep going!
Not bad at all.
I'm impressed
I love them x
As often as not I draw to hear the sounds I make while doing it. The same with painting. It's the movement of the paint more so than the outcome. Keep it going.
Well, I’m impressed. These pictures look great, and bravo to you for starting something new! I recently joined an adult offshoot of my kid’s cartooning class, and I’m planning to participate in Inktober. Will you do that?
You don't have to be good at something to enjoy it.
U R good tho, these are solid
Niiiiiiiiice. I try to draw every day and more importantly I try to learn with every thing I do. It takes time but it’s worth it. Good luck 🍀.
I was an Art History major and my prof said I was one of the worst students he had ever had! I told him I was interested in the history of art and not in actually learning how to be an artist. He said I was wasting my time.
Actually, you're doing great. Keep drawing! And isn't it relaxing?
Those are good drawings
Be proud of your progress!
Hey, it’s a hell of a lot better than I could EVER do, keep it up and have fun🤗!
Good precision, well done. If you ever have the curiosity to explore the book by Betty Edwards "Drawing on the right side of the brain" it is worth exploring.
I think you are very talented 💙👏
I like them a lot, especially the mountains. How do you find inspiration and are you taking a course? I would like to start doing this as well but I struggle with motivation and inspiration.
Not that good? You need to slay a dragon. Your ego tells you, you’re not good. Slay that dragon, because you, your talent as an artist, is very obvious. You are an artist. And you are good at it. Stop believing otherwise.
It’s not about being good, it’s about the journey of creation.
Nice! I like your style of drawing.
imo enjoying it is more important than being good at it. have a good time!
You are good!!
Nice, draw every day and put a date in everything and in a few months, your progress will be noticeable.
Wayy better than me!
You are very good! You have a unique style. ❤️
Keep going!
I have a series of what started as a couple lines, each page progressing until it ends with a tree. Strange that I kept it. I drew them all in high school. Your tree reminded me of them.
it's awesome to see you trying different subjects and tools! would not have guessed those were highlighters. the colors look good together! keep having fun drawing, don't worry too much about skill level! :D
Looks good to me! Good for you.
Very nice line work, looks good! Please keep it up!
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You’re good!
That is the point! You are enjoying it. Keep it up!
Nice! My favorite is the tree.
👏 Art is something everyone should be encouraged to do regardless of abilities. It cleanses the mind & brings an inner peace. The more I do it, the better I become.
Those are good
You’re off to a great start! These are good drawings!
As an artist for 65 years my advice is to just be you – forget about being better, because that path can take you into other artists visions, not yours, which ultimately is false. Continue what you're doing now. They're superb
Very encouraging - and helpful to say what medium has been used - hope you continue to progress and share your work 👍
Very nice!
Bravo(a)
Great job!👏
Don't. Stop.
Most folks can’t draw stick figures…that is CLEARLY not the case here 😉
Nice work. Keep practicing and having fun
I think these look fairly awesome! Keep at it!
Keep at it. I’ve improved so much in 2 yrs
You have an interesting eye. Stay loose, explore, don't edit, and enjoy yourself.
No one starts out being able to draw. You draw because you love to draw and that’s why you’ll get better and better at it. Keep drawing!! Looks fantastic!!
Pretty good! Keep practicing and you’ll keep improving. Drawing has a vocabulary, which you can learn by looking at the drawings of others: eg, when drawing a cylinder ( tree trunk, arm, bottle ) remember to curve your lines, to give tge illusion of volume… Keep gojng!
These are great! Had you drawn before this? Taken any art classes? How did you begin?
Well I think they are very good!
Whoever told you that these aren't good lied to you. Things created in joy are alwyas good.
👍🏽 Keep going!
Wow, these are beautiful… you are very talented 💙
I’m an artist as well. I started when I was only 3 years old. I consider myself ok not an expert. It depends on what I put my mind to drawing. Sometimes my drawings change as I’m drawing them into another piece. Drawing ✍🏼 wood 🪵 such as trees, grains or nature is easy. Every branch is different.
Are these digitally created? How did you draw them?
It is about how a person’s mind interprets objects, then expressed on any media really. It seems with great memorable artists you see more about the artist than the subject.
You are really good I esp like the tree
Keep it up
Creativity is good for us. I hope its bringing you happiness 😊
Good for you, stick with it! (I love drawing)
The detail is OUTSTANDING!! Please continue!!!❤️
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards is a good book, for everyone, but especially for beginners. It helps you look at things differently when you’re drawing. I found it really helpful.
I'd say you are coming along very nicely!
Very nice. You certainly have a good eye. These look like they would make very attractive wood block or linoleum block prints.
I think they’re awesome! Great job! 👏🏼💙
Love your tree 💞 I want to resume drawing after near a decade. Keep it it going🤗
Very nice! Keep going!
You are good and you are enjoying doing this. For as long as you enjoy the process, keep going at it. They're beautiful.
Nice
You already seem to have a unique vision and focus. I hope you keep it up!
Nice!
Lovely!
"Not that good" bullllllllshit. I can only make stick figures. You are doing great
Looks pretty cool to me ✍️
Good ones.
I love it!
If you enjoy doing, keep doing , I’d say you’re on the right track. Think in three. Foreground , middle, and background. Observe light in all. And as my dad always said practice makes perfect……
Started? Really good
You are coming on nicely Draw something everyday and pay attention to the details
Love your mountain scape
You are very good. Keep going!
Drawing is something I’ve always wanted to get better at. I think your post may have given me the motivation to actually start practicing everyday.
excellent
I keep telling myself I'd like to try to draw stuff... then I remind myself that I can't even DOODLE. 😒
That is a great start
Every artist ever: "I'm not that good, but..." <shows something a hundred times better than anything I've ever made> lol. That said, these are nice. I like them a lot.
Very nice. Do you experiment by yourself, or do you use tutorials?
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These are wonderful. The only bad drawing is the one you don’t make
These are amazing, great start!
Listen to Rick Ruben. Create art for YOU. That's where it comes alive. Don't worry about creating for others and whether they'll like it or not- it matters not.
My eldest daughter started drawing everyday at the age of around 11. She wasn’t a natural, by any means, she just enjoyed it. She’s a highly skilled illustrator and artist now, with both traditional and digital media. If you enjoy it, and do a little everyday, you will get better.
Keep it up, and never be hard on yourself. Just draw and enjoy.
😊❤️practice helps.
Drawing is a skill like any other and can be learned Just like learning to roof a house or prepare meatloaf
An art teacher told us a trick, he would have us use a mirror to look at our drawing from different perspectives and distances. When you are too close for too long at the same angle you sometimes lose the actual image you were going for.
Good on you! It’s a great skill to have, and one that most can learn if they put their minds to it and commit to it. You can probably already tell the difference from where you started six weeks ago.
They’re great. I began watercolours a couple of months ago and it’s the most therapeutic thing I’ve done in a very long time.
Well done. Practice is everything. I’m an Artist , but have taken a few months off. I need to push myself.
“Not that good” is just a matter of perspective. For starting six weeks ago, you’re doing great! 🙃
Any kind of art is good for you…
They are good! I'm trying to learn to draw too!
It's a skill. Both physical with hand/eye coordination and the visual ability to convert three dimensions into two dimensions. It is learnable with practice. "Talent" has to do with interpretation and communication. That comes after attaining the skill.
“Good” is relative. Your artwork is superior to pieces hanging in some galleries. Congrats on the progress!!
Ohhhh, this is lovely!!!! ^_^ :) :D :) :) ⭐️✨✨🌹
Keep going, there’s something there….
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Looking good. Keep it up.
Wow, rarely do I have a post pop off like this, thanks for the encouragement! Check out my music in the pinned post and help me buy some more art supplies!
Flute: OHTO Graphic liners, various sizes Mountains: Stabilo Boss Highlighters Tree: Zebra brush pen (medium)