wildberrydraw

Oh, I totally get it about the lessons — I’ve got 25GB of video tutorials sitting on my drive that I haven’t watched in 2 or 3 years. Honestly, I don’t even remember what’s in there anymore. Maybe it's not even laziness — I think it’s because I already spent so much time studying. I did sculpture for 5 years and advertising for another 5 and school before this. At some point, everyone gets tired of learning. There will come a moment when you feel the urge to "break through your skill ceiling" — it always does, sooner or later. But I’d love to get one more education at the Surikov Academy (in Saint Petersburg, Russia). A close friend of mine is currently studying there, and both the quality of teaching and his growing skill are truly inspiring and impressive. He's become a real master — right now he's working on designing mosaic art for a subway station. Not a bad way to leave your mark on history. As for income — let's just say that in three months I was able to save up enough for a used bike from the mid-range category (not new, but in excellent condition). Exchange rates in my country might be different from yours, but still — it felt like an achievement. My monthly earnings from commissions are enough to cover rent, take my family out for lunch, and enjoy a beer in the evening. It's not huge, but more than I initially expected. Still, most of my income comes from graphic design. https://www.behance.net/alexandrprotasov

To be honest, only money motivates me to do my work. When I draw something for myself, I often lose interest during the creation process. You can recall my Dark Knight (Kaldar Shadow Blade) project — I posted it earlier in this thread. Since then, I haven’t touched that project at all. So if you're lacking motivation, you just need to find what truly drives you and keeps you charged up for action. Also, my main job is as a graphic designer, and I frequently switch between tasks. Graphic design brings in much more income, but I'm slowly losing interest in that kind of creative work. I want to fully transition into commissions and draw at my own pace, instead of pulling all-nighters over crunch times on design projects.

Your Character Here Work In Progress you are welcome!

still WiP ych for Jay-bird

Yeah, thank you. Let's see how long this fire will burn

some WiP's

ych WiP

Yes, nowadays only dinosaurs like us use forums Thank you for the kind words! I’m glad that you follow my work.

Thank you guys! I missed you so much just done another ych for bluehorse14

some fresh art

I can't escape it

Well, after three months of intense work, I’m feeling completely burned out and have lost the desire to draw... Any advice? The last time this happened, I didn’t draw for 1.5 years.

this one was challenging

YCH for countryhorror

YCH for rusticages

Anime Girl Adoptable https://ych.commishes.com/auction/show/47B69/anime-girl/

I planned to do the render in Photoshop, but the SAI2 file displays incorrectly in Photoshop, which is frustrating for me.

Some drawing process. It is easy for me to make lines,but it is hard for me to make good render..