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A thread and analysis of my art with and without ADHD medication and how it affects my development and perception because I want to
I will include drawings I did with and without medication to show the difference, the first one always being the latter
I will include drawings I did with and without medication to show the difference, the first one always being the latter
First of all, I& #39;m in no way saying that medication is needed to improve at art, but it is a well-known fact that untreated ADHD can severely affect your creativity, perception, and motivation. I& #39;ve been professionally diagnosed and I continued taking medication since August
This is not my first time taking medication which made the difference that much more jarring to me, I could genuinely feel how differently I perceived my art and where my possibilities ended during the period I didn& #39;t receive treatment, including therapy.
Spatial Thinking
Heavily needed for backgrounds and literally anything that& #39;s not a flat paper-like surface right in front of your eye. Spatial thinking is the intuition that tells us that something has mass and a distance in relation to us or the viewer 1/3
Heavily needed for backgrounds and literally anything that& #39;s not a flat paper-like surface right in front of your eye. Spatial thinking is the intuition that tells us that something has mass and a distance in relation to us or the viewer 1/3
2/3
E.g.: my inability to remember space around me, if I walk down a street daily for 2 months and then you ask me to take the same street back, I won& #39;t be able to. I don& #39;t know what the street looks like from the other side. If you ask me to construct a cube, I can& #39;t.
E.g.: my inability to remember space around me, if I walk down a street daily for 2 months and then you ask me to take the same street back, I won& #39;t be able to. I don& #39;t know what the street looks like from the other side. If you ask me to construct a cube, I can& #39;t.
3/3
This makes drawing and understanding space and figures related to said space almost impossible, I refused to draw backgrounds and people looked generally flat because bodies have mass and space too. Understanding how perspective works made my brain go brrrrrr
This makes drawing and understanding space and figures related to said space almost impossible, I refused to draw backgrounds and people looked generally flat because bodies have mass and space too. Understanding how perspective works made my brain go brrrrrr
Anatomy
My arch nemesis, Miss Anatomy. This relates partially to the spatial thinking issue since anatomy includes perspective too but is mostly a matter of visual memory.
Even though I and most nd people think in visuals, our visual memory is wack
1/2
My arch nemesis, Miss Anatomy. This relates partially to the spatial thinking issue since anatomy includes perspective too but is mostly a matter of visual memory.
Even though I and most nd people think in visuals, our visual memory is wack
1/2
2/2
As much as I hate admitting it but both drawings took the same amount of time
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Anyway, visual memory is pretty easy to understand, I don& #39;t think there& #39;s much explanation needed.
As much as I hate admitting it but both drawings took the same amount of time
Anyway, visual memory is pretty easy to understand, I don& #39;t think there& #39;s much explanation needed.
Line Weight
This one is really interesting to me as I only learned of this recently when my doctor explained the most likely reason why ADHD handwriting sucks major butt. I don& #39;t know science but it has to do with the inability to distribute strength evenly 1/2
This one is really interesting to me as I only learned of this recently when my doctor explained the most likely reason why ADHD handwriting sucks major butt. I don& #39;t know science but it has to do with the inability to distribute strength evenly 1/2
2/2
Which results in us gripping pens tightly and cramping up, making it difficult to make light and dynamic lines or the infamous popular high school girl handwriting that& #39;s just pretty and bubbly
Which results in us gripping pens tightly and cramping up, making it difficult to make light and dynamic lines or the infamous popular high school girl handwriting that& #39;s just pretty and bubbly
Patience
This one was probably my biggest issue as it stopped me from actually improving by taking the time to learn and adjust.
The average time I could spend on a drawing was 4h, if I could even get that far 1/5
This one was probably my biggest issue as it stopped me from actually improving by taking the time to learn and adjust.
The average time I could spend on a drawing was 4h, if I could even get that far 1/5
2/5
Going past my patience limit physically hurt me. I& #39;d experience migraines, anger issues, frustration, and muscle cramping, making it hard to continue on a drawing. I was also incapable of picking up a drawing again after I left it for the day, when I dropped it, it& #39;s gone.
Going past my patience limit physically hurt me. I& #39;d experience migraines, anger issues, frustration, and muscle cramping, making it hard to continue on a drawing. I was also incapable of picking up a drawing again after I left it for the day, when I dropped it, it& #39;s gone.
3/5
Though I must admit, I became really good at being extremely fast at literally everything and I learned how to conceal my laziness more or less so people don& #39;t detect my bullshit so that& #39;s a plus. On the other hand, I couldn& #39;t turn pieces into anything I wanted them to be
Though I must admit, I became really good at being extremely fast at literally everything and I learned how to conceal my laziness more or less so people don& #39;t detect my bullshit so that& #39;s a plus. On the other hand, I couldn& #39;t turn pieces into anything I wanted them to be
4/5
If I take the pictures for example: The clouds around Yoongi weren& #39;t planned, I just couldn& #39;t finish his face and Namjoons color study included his entire body at some point.
My average time on an illustration is now 15-20 hours, I draw them over the course of a week.
If I take the pictures for example: The clouds around Yoongi weren& #39;t planned, I just couldn& #39;t finish his face and Namjoons color study included his entire body at some point.
My average time on an illustration is now 15-20 hours, I draw them over the course of a week.
5/5
Redoing things 30 times and wasting 4 hours more on a drawing to get the composition right is something I can do now which gives me the opportunity to actually work through my issues with a piece and bring it to a point that is satisfying to me.
Redoing things 30 times and wasting 4 hours more on a drawing to get the composition right is something I can do now which gives me the opportunity to actually work through my issues with a piece and bring it to a point that is satisfying to me.
New Things and Risks
Stepping out of my comfort zone is something I haven& #39;t done in... at least 3 years. It felt like a waste of time, it frustrated me and risks made me improve even less because I couldn& #39;t understand them which just held me back immensely. 1/2
Stepping out of my comfort zone is something I haven& #39;t done in... at least 3 years. It felt like a waste of time, it frustrated me and risks made me improve even less because I couldn& #39;t understand them which just held me back immensely. 1/2
2/2
This not only includes styles or venturing into more complex backgrounds, but also perspective, making people interact and most importantly: drawing more than just a bust-up shot because anatomy is scaryhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌝" title="Vollmond mit Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vollmond mit Gesicht">
This not only includes styles or venturing into more complex backgrounds, but also perspective, making people interact and most importantly: drawing more than just a bust-up shot because anatomy is scary
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Anyways this concludes my thread Idk if anyone will read this but I& #39;m procrastinating on something and I wanted to do this for a while so!
Overall, my art this past 3 months improved more than it did in 3 years on my medication break and I actually enjoy it again which is nice
Overall, my art this past 3 months improved more than it did in 3 years on my medication break and I actually enjoy it again which is nice
