lazy

[Anonymous No.3546334]

tips to avoid laziness and procastination? or tips for making a routine drawing session.

[Anonymous No.3546340]

>>3546334
Just draw already

[Anonymous No.3546389]

Discipline, cues... something

[Anonymous No.3546390]

>>3546334
just have fun and have drawing be the default thing you want to do all the time
so the other things you do have to be boring and irritating like work

[Anonymous No.3546391]

>>3546334
Schedule breaks, and follow them. It's a lot easier to draw for extended periods with short breaks

[Anonymous No.3546395]

>>3546334
Try drawing right when you wake up. Literally do it before you do anything else in the day.

[Anonymous No.3546460]

>>3546395
and go back to sleep when you stop

[Anonymous No.3546509]

>>3546334

dont post of 4chan. turn off your computer and get rid of your internet. will increase productivity 10000%

[Anonymous No.3546514]

>>3546334
Only fap once a month

[Anonymous No.3546537]

>>3546509
This except it’s only like 500% increased productivity.

[Anonymous No.3546555]

>>3546334
Are those bullet proof panties?

[Anonymous No.3546559]

>>3546509
>turn off your computer and get rid of your internet. will increase productivity

For me it would instead make me go out and see people, read or write. I don't have any need for art that is difficult to share and I don't want to mess with actual paint. A computer is the superior tool for making visual art.

[Anonymous No.3546564]

>>3546509
for me is
>stop shitposting on /ic/
>go on /a/ drawthreads

[Anonymous No.3546688]

This thread is full of shitposts,I'll share what I've learned and actually helped me.
Basically we need all the energy we can get out of out bodies

>You have to want it and be hungry for it(art podcasts help with this)
>DON'T WATCH PORN
>DON'T MASTURBATE(do it monthly)
>drink 1,5L of water daily
>Take cold showers(Scottish showers if you are a pussy)
>Work out 3 times a week (30min is enough)
>coffee is good but don't get addicted to it ( its hard not to I know)
>KNOW WHEN TO TAKE BREAKS,if you get frustrated do something else or go outside( obviously don't play video games or start watching movies)
>make a schedule and follow it
I haven't figured the social part yet,I got rid of all my friends and my gf broke up with me.I now have no one but I'm more productive than ever. It does suck but I could not see myself putting time into socializing while putting grinding on hold.

[Anonymous No.3546717]

>>3546688
bretty much same boat here frend except I do masturbate and I am addicted to coffee.

Really most important is to follow schedule

[Anonymous No.3546719]

>>3546334
Get out of the house. Motivation is 90% environment.

[Anonymous No.3546724]

>>3546340
Lol
>>3546389
>>3546390
>>3546391
>>3546395
>>3546460
>>3546514 this is hard
>>3546564
>>3546688
Thanks guys ill try these out probly except the no fap thing
>>3546509
I cant turn off my computer, its where i draw but yeah i get what you mean
>>3546555
Haha its weird

[Anonymous No.3546727]

>>3546719
This is too hard for me

[Anonymous No.3546731]

not OP but. how to build up patience? i tend to want my drawings done with as quickly as possible.

[Anonymous No.3546732]

>>3546724
Yeah only masturbating once a month is hard at the start, but you'll get used to it and believe me it's crazy how much more shit you get done and how much more motivated you are even after one week

[Anonymous No.3546844]

>>3546732
what is with you faggots and your god damn campaign against jerking off?

It's so god damn weird.

I mean, you don't HAVE to watch me. You can like, look away you know.

[Anonymous No.3546858]

>>3546844
I'm not saying masturbating is bad, but it has benefits to only to it once a week or month, especially if you work out.

[Anonymous No.3546879]

>>3546688
what are some podcasts that you'd recommend? I only know savvy painter.

[Anonymous No.3546997]

>>3546334
Go to bed at 10pm and wake up at 6am. Only spend 20 minutes drinking coffee or green tea, if you do that, and eating breakfast. Force yourself to sit at your desk and get started working.

[Anonymous No.3547003]

>>3546732
Nice mental gymnastics you cuck, I'm cumming all over your waifu while you draw

[Anonymous No.3547004]

>>3546688
This. I've followed a lot of these tips for a while (except for nofap) and it's kept me producing work on a constant basis yearly. Gotta be careful with the social aspect though, Naturally as artists we tend to isolate ourselves and sometimes this can actually help us get the work done, but it can also cause your mental health to deteriorate. Hope you find a better social circle anon!

[Anonymous No.3547010]

>>3546688
how do podcasts make one more hungry? sounds like something an enthusiastic high schooler would say.

[Anonymous No.3547046]

>>3547010
it will make you more enthusiastic. he doesn't mean it will literally make you hungry, anon.

[Anonymous No.3547095]

>>3547046

[Anonymous No.3547097]

>>3546879
Not that anon, but I’ve been listening to Chris Oatley’s podcasts. He talks with industry pros (mostly in animation) and they talk about their failures, how they made it to where they are, and just about being in the industry and creating art.

I’ve also been listening to the art side of life because she interviews a variety of artists on her podcast.

>>3547010
Listening to other artists talk has motivated me. It has let me know that I can be an artist and to not give up through all the failure. I know it should be a no brainer, but it is inspiring to know how other people pushed through. I would highly recommend them to anyone.

[Anonymous No.3547103]

>>3547010

Why would it not? Listening to pros in the industry is always motivating.

Can't finish one episode of the Collective Podcast without wanting to crunch 5 hours of art

[Anonymous No.3547112]

>>3546717
>>3546724
>>3547004

guys not fapping and exercise are the most important ones! I'd say try it for 1 month and see for yourselves.


>>3546879
Dan's and Rapoza's "Acceptable Comics "
Some of Ash Thorps " The collective podcast"
"One Fantastic Week" with Pete Mohrbacher and Sam Flegal

Take all of these with a grain of salt,some great stuff but also some things that you should not bother listening to lol
I didn't know savvy painter but I'll give it a listen!

>>3547010
yeah pretty much >>3547046
it's not hard to loose track of things and where you want to be.Also makes you realize other artists went and are going trough the same shit we are

[Anonymous No.3547147]

>>3547112

I always found pretty much every single collective podcast great, what about it you think is not worth listening to?

[Anonymous No.3547166]

>>3547112
>>3546688
femanon here
why is it so hard for the rest of you to not fap on the daily?

[Anonymous No.3547182]

>>3547166
Because for a lot of them it realeases a quick shot of dopamine, and it's difficult not to crave it when you are tired or bored.
I don't fap daily now but for periods I do, and I think all of these /r9k/ memes of how not faping will improve your life are retarded unless you were wasting 4 hours a day masturbating.

[Anonymous No.3547184]

>>3547097
>Listening to other artists talk has motivated me
>>3547112
>Also makes you realize other artists went and are going trough the same shit we are

usually listening to living artists makes me depressed by how bad and naive their lives are. there's practically nothing to relate to. their perspective always comes off somewhere between a year of forced art history for the credits and philosophy 101. you can find more inspiration listening to a bunch of scientists talk, as they seem to enjoy structure and beauty over being desperately clever or skillful.

[Anonymous No.3547186]

>>3547147
I sort of agree,but fro instance,he had some feminist animator on that gave an 1 hour rant about gamergate and how men do this and that.
Then Ash,after mentioning "muh daughter" on every single episode reveals she is his stepdaughter ,not his biological daughter ( nothing wrong with that ,but the way he talked about bringing her up and so one made it weird imo)
But it's a great podcast

>>3547166
that's just how young men are I guess
A lot of the urges settle down after 10 days of not masturbating,but It's a constant struggle to keep your lizard brain silent

[Anonymous No.3547189]

>>3547166

Hormones ting. Plus the typical short-term-reward-system dopamine releasing addiction that people have with many things.

>>3547182

I mean there's no evidence to support that it actually does anything physiologically so it's pretty retarded technically speaking, sure, but people use it as a sort of stepping stone to get their shit together. The change in mentality that makes you commit to being disciplined enough like that is exactly the same kind of mentality that will direct you towards other productive habits and activities.

Look up habit chaining

[Anonymous No.3547191]

>>3547186

Haven't listened to all of them but somehow suspected it would be about politics. Oh well. The rest of it is fantastic as far as i know though

[Anonymous No.3547192]

>>3546509
what's this nonsense
>drawing without constantly googling refs
it's like coding with no internet

[Anonymous No.3547203]

>>3547191
It's not political at all. Just that one episode.
Which is surprising because he is from Hawaii ,living in California ,working for Hollywood.

[Anonymous No.3547223]

>>3547203
yeah that's why it surprised me that you mentioned some of it is not worth listening to. Was wondering if there were some unruly guests or something

[Anonymous No.3547239]

>>3546688
>mfw i have a gf
Should i break up with her to be more productive in art? I tend to get really frustrated after hours of grinding anatomy

[Anonymous No.3547292]

>>3547095
not that guy but you're ngmi

[Anonymous No.3547422]

>>3546688
Never heard it called a Scottish shower before and I live in Scotland, thanks for teaching me something new

[Anonymous No.3547858]

>>3547239
wtf? no.

[Anonymous No.3547921]

>>3546731
It comes with time. For longer works maybe just put them aside if you're not feeling it and return to them the next day

[Anonymous No.3548134]

>>3546334
Why are Asian girls so attractive?

[Anonymous No.3548483]

>>3546334
make yourself accountable to someone else. start a blog, get a few follows. It will pressure you into wanting to post there to keep it alive. or go into draw threads and start fulfilling requests. You'll have a reason to start and finish a piece because your not doing it for yourself, your doing it for someone else. That's what works best for me.

[Chibichamba No.3549293]

[Anonymous No.3549324]

>>3546844
>gay for not wanting to touch dick

Okay.

[Anonymous No.3549332]

>>3549293
umm
panties look nice

[Anonymous No.3549342]

>>3548134
they arent - you just look at the beauty top5% of their population

[Anonymous No.3549372]

>>3546334
turn off the internet while you work. get all your reference & podcasts/background noise beforehand and then unplug that shit. have prescheduled break points designed around how long you can hold focus & draw deliberately. the goal should be to avoid mindlessly noodling.
be sure to stretch/exercise throughout the day

[Anonymous No.3549376]

>tfw having fun drawing
>only fap once a month so every fap actually feels amazing and you cum tons
>fit because i work out and the increased testosteron from no fap helps even more
>everyone else is just screaming and calls everyone a cuck
You'd be surprised how much 30-40 minutes of workout every 2 days can do and how many hours you save by not fapping each day.

[Anonymous No.3549667]

>>3549376
>once a month
how do you maintain focus and not get so horny you can't concentrate? i wanna fap less but i feel like i'm losing productivity from being so pent up
also curious about your workout program desu

[Anonymous No.3551417]

>>3546334
That looks like the anime girls that get posted around here as an example of irrealistic and simplistic body that doesn't require you to study anatomy beforehand to draw it. Good lord she's perfect

[Anonymous No.3552664]

>>3546334

[Anonymous No.3552683]

>>3552664
messed up the arm positioning and don't feel like fixing it lol

[Anonymous No.3552866]

>>3551417
she's probably photoshopped out the wazoo

[Anonymous No.3553997]

>>3546334
Does any good Samaritan out there happens to know her name?

[Anonymous No.3554031]

AWWWWE YAAAH BUDDY

[Anonymous No.3554537]

>>3549376
You know, I gotta admit, I'm a lazy fuck and don't have a workout routine, but that post workout high feels better than cumming. Seeing the veins on my arms pulsing, and feeling the tightness of my muscles as if they're just barely held in check by my skin is fucking amazing. On top of that, just mentally knowing that I pushed my body to its current limit feels great too. Kinda reminds me of when I push past my plateau after jumping back into drawing after stopping for a while.

Does not fapping actually increase testosterone and alleviate mood swings? I'd legit put in effort to control my dick if it meant I could be more productive in general.

[Anonymous No.3554542]

>>3549293
C-Cute...

[Anonymous No.3554584]

>>3554031
Good job Mr Ducky.

[Anonymous No.3554929]

[Anonymous No.3554947]

>>3554929
Blog?

[Anonymous No.3556008]

>>3546688
>DON'T MASTURBATE
https://youtu.be/U8x4SaOjvI0?t=31m59s

[Anonymous No.3556590]

>>3546334
Make it a habit to do at least one study before every creative work. Get up early, take a cool shower, and don't do anything else until you've completed one drawing. Your body and mind will really fight to resist, but if you can stick to this for two months, you'll build all the discipline you need.

[Anonymous No.3557023]

>>3546334
Just doodle when ever you can, itll become second nature.
When you hit a block practice with whats around you

[Anonymous No.3557349]

Most people have hypothyroid these days which would explain why people are "lazy".
When you have hypothyroid, your hormones are out of balance and I don't have to tell you how powerful hormones are.

You will NEVER win against what your hormones make you do, never.
You can say allll the stuff you want to try to force yourself to make you do something that you want to do, but you will simply never ever win against your hormones.
Want to know why people can't lose fat even though they are eating good?
Answer:Hypothyroid.

Guys are losing their hair and are also set up for a heart attack 4 times higher than normal because of the increase of cholesterol that comes from having hypothyroid.
It is a serious medical condition which fucks up your hormones and going around saying "I WILL DO(Insert activity here) TODAY!! is never going to make you "unlazy".

[Anonymous No.3557354]

>>3546334
Lift weights. Gives you tons of energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhSwihMeXxk

[Anonymous No.3557833]

>>3557349
ngmi

[Anonymous No.3558446]

https://discord.gg/FYhURDM
Join an artfag discord... :3

[Anonymous No.3558599]

>>3547422
James Bond takes em

[Anonymous No.3558734]

>>3546334
think about how that girl will never fuck you unless you're a master artist.

[Anonymous No.3558778]

>>3558734
there's tons of prostitutes who like just like that, not even in asia because they're imported sex slaves

[Anonymous No.3558800]

>>3558778
But the prostitute will love you if you're a master artist.

[Anonymous No.3560631]

>>3546688
Kim Jung gi Masturbates.

[Anonymous No.3560684]

>>3546688
>>3547112
that's kinda silly considering Kim Jung Gi masturbates a lot according to his own interview. I guess most of the advices in this thread are by non-artists

[Anonymous No.3560689]

>>3560684
>advices.
PFFT