Designertoast

Apologies if I’m too late, but I’m wondering if you have any advice for moving past frustration with the gap between where you want to be and where you are?

For me, I’m a graphic designer who wants to move into illustration. I’m feel competent at graphic design, but when I try to draw I’m just immediately frustrated that I can’t quite do what I want with it. I know I just need more practice, I won’t get better by not drawing. But I seem to get overly discouraged every time I finish something and it’s just not…good? Or at least not what I want to achieve.

Thank you!

Thank you so much for the response! All of it resonated with me. Especially not knowing where exactly I’m stuck. I can draw fairly well but I can’t…well there it is, I don’t know what I don’t know! A mentor makes sense. I am not totally sure where to start looking but that definitely sparks some ideas.

Beginners mindset would help, too. Especially when I’m up against “you can make anything happen in a computer so why not on paper or tablet!” I used to have a lot of fun drawing and want to get back there.

Thanks again, this whole thread has been excellent!