Ask HN: What made you abandon learning to draw?
I'd love to hear more about any/all of
- what motivated you to learn to draw
- what you were interested in drawing
- what your biggest roadblock/weakness to getting better was
- how many times you've tried to learn I've always loved to draw. It's relaxing. I watch cartoons. I wanted to be an animator when I was a growing up. People, scenes, animals. Both realistic and stylized. Time. Art is as much a trade as anything else. It takes constant practice to get good and maintain it. Software paid better than art. I have a bachelor's of arts, in art. I would draw, paint, or create for 20+ hours a week, every week, for a couple years. I also have an associate of arts in graphic design. Ultimately, I do not practice anymore because I love programming too, it pays better, and there isn't enough time in the day to be great at both. For me, personally: > what motivated you to learn to draw Half of me wanted to impress my friends. The other half of me wanted to make stories come to life. > what you were interested in drawing Mostly animated characters. Faces. Portraits. > biggest roadblock/weakness PROPORTIONS. I hated how I'd draw something and it would always look "slightly off" but I couldn't really put my finger on exactly why > how many times you've tried to learn Probably about 3 times.. I discovered that although I can draw very well I have no visual memory.
(For this reason it is actually very difficult for me to know who I'm talking to, even if I know them quite well.)