Am i the only one who gets embarrassed drawing guys?

!pin-needles Jul 6, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I dont know if im the only one with this issue...but i dont know whenever i draw guys i get embarrassed or i start to blush...especially when im practicing on the bodies!

I just i cant help it i get all giddy inside over my stupid drawings and i have to take breaks so i dont overwhelm myself lol
but yeah i enjoy drawing guys as much as girls but sometimes i cant help it.

I was just wondering if this applies to anyone else....
oh god i hope i dont sound like a creep haha

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~scrumpleberry Jul 8, 2012

You'll get over it! Seriously, consider going to life drawing classes and you'll see that the male body, while gorgeous, is not precious or magic, it's just a vessel for the soul like a female body. Then you'll be able to make it YOUR ARTISTIC TOOL. Don't worry about it too much, draw more dudes until it becomes natural for you.

=Cnids Jul 8, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Draw ugly, wrinkly old men. You're not going to get giddy or blush over that.

It's easier to look at someone who's not conventionally attractive if you're just getting used to figure drawing.

~VarayanArchitect Jul 7, 2012 Student Digital Artist

You ever taken live model drawing classes?
I'd suggest doing so. Not only would it be good practice BUT I reckon it would condition you not to be fazed by pretty much anything - Once you've drawn a few naked bodies for a while, you don't really distinguish between them and, say, a sack of potatoes.

~Nashe83 Jul 7, 2012

Well being a guy, I can't really relate. I suppose I could turn it around and think the same way about drawing a woman, but I actually find drawing women more interesting. You can play around more with the shifting of the hips with out making them look..... yea.

There was one time where I felt awkward drawing a guy though. I was in a college nude figure drawing class. I was having a conversation with the guy sitting next to me while waiting on the instructor and model to arrive. The instructor walks in, says "Sorry I'm late, let's get started", and the guy I was just talking stands up and strips as he walked toward the center of the room. It was more the timing than anything though because he was in mid sentence when she walked in and he just kind of immediately stopped talking and was up stripping down.

~i-scene-death Jul 7, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Silly hormones.

~CuriousCrow Jul 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I know how you feel! I used to be like that! Now that you mentioned it, I remember some years ago, when drawing guys, especially on the crotch part, I'm always like "oh god why does he look like he has a bonerrr oh god whyyyy!" then I'll cry _{_{ok not really but close enough lol}} like an idiot then eventually stop drawing half of his body after erasing like there's no tomorrow hahahahaha. Good times.

You'll get used to it :T