SkunkyArt | The-Combine-Engineer — Amalgamation of Practice Sketches

Write a script before you draw a comic. I learned that the hard way, with not knowing what was going to be in the next image and how I would draw it.

Never say "I will do it today!" without actually meaning it. What you should do is designate a specific time, preferably around three hours long, eliminate all distractions (even music), let in plenty of natural light, and just DRAW.

What are you waiting for? Why do you keep saying that you'll do it later? I understand if you're at work or school, but what's stopping you from drawing at home? Just set aside some alone time and get to work.

If your task has somehow become daunting, trim it down a bit. No sense in straining your mind for something that doesn't seem possible anymore.

You want to draw something but don't know what? Take a page from my experience and draw whatever is on your mind. Maybe illustrate your feelings. For example; how's school going? Anything unusual happen? (And that one can be very subtle) Maybe go to the front page of Deviantart and scroll along until you find something that tickles your interest, and instead of simply favouriting, let that image inspire you, and draw something similar.

Depression can feel suffocating, until you express yourself in the form of art.

Speaking of depression, I used it as a fuel for my creativity, as weird as that may sound.

Draw something that is familiar, but also completely new. I had never drawn any kind of gothic-styled warhsip before, but would you look at that, it's my best starship sketch to date.

Sit up, don't slouch, and use your legs. The office chair I was sitting in before I moved to the Kitchen Island sits too close to the floor, and I have to hunch over to use the computers, which heavily influenced my mood, negatively.

Have you ever tried taking a walk outside once every few weeks? That is something I forgot to mention. I could actually think whenever I took a long walk around town and the nearby hills.