Do you ever draw because it relaxes you?

[Cucco 1,907]

Like I'm only really good at it when I give a shit but usually i just draw because it makes me feel less stressed for whatever reason or if im bored.

I just like doing little doodles in these situations really. Makes me just give much less of a shit and i get less anxious and stressed I guess.

What about you guys?

Edited August 18, 2014 by Cucco

[ReikuSSR 1,071]

Yeah, that is how my Sora chibi was made. I do more doodling then actual sketches anymore.

[Philip Ellwell 5,487]

I draw houses when I'm upset. 

Somehow, a solid structure of a house seems like a calming metaphor for structured life, or it could just be dormer windows are fun to sketch, but I have a ton of house pics in my notebooks. 

[MasterXemnas 2,285]

Fool. I used to.

[Mio 13]

Yeah I do sometimes but not as much as I used to.

[Cucco 1,907]

Yeah I do sometimes but not as much as I used to.

Yeah I don't as much as I used to either

[Aqua7KH 5,395]

Drawing doesn't relax me, I mean it does but not drastically. Drawing actually stressed me out because I want to be a concept artist.I draw because I want to create characters, monsters and worlds and to become a concept artist like Tersuya Nomura. I do feel happy and proud when whatever I draw comes out great.What really makes me relaxed is playing video games.

[xoblivionx13 1,133]

It does but at the same time it doesn't. If I'm not focusing and allow myself to go off into another world, I'm stress free. When I want something I draw to turn out really good or it's a gift for someone I start stressing out because I want it to look good.

[Guest]

Drawing is like the one time I don't feel like sticking my hand into the core of the earth and crush it.

[Stardustblade358 806]

I draw most of my free time. But it's a instinct to draw when I'm upset. I let the anger out on the paper and ink and it relaxes me afterwards.

[Deadpool 1,200]

Drawing stresses me out.

[Master Keeper 687]

Same here, I like drawing keyblades in such situations and it makes me feel better.

[King_Graham 135]

If I feel a particularly strong idea driven by an emotion, I'll wear myself out putting it down on paper, so yeah. 

[Forever 3,550]

Sometimes it seems like I draw the best when I'm not supposed to be....Particularly, when I was in school. I guess that may be because I felt really out of place/ out of my element  in school, so drawing made me feel much better.  Nowadays, my method hasn't changed much.....it's okay to sit down and draw, but I still think I do much better when I'm not actually supposed to be doing it. (Like if I should be cleaning instead, lol.) Life might get weird, but my sketchbook will always be on point, son!

[Think Pink 1,967]

It's relaxing when I'm doodling in the margins of my notes during school, but in any other situation I actually get kinda stressed out. I'm pretty critical of my work, so I just get frustrated that I can't do better. 

[littleTSUBAME 483]

Sometimes, but it doesn't really make me relaxed. Depends on how I'm feeling though.. : D