There are so many benefits to making art everyday. For me creating is something that I need to do for my mental health, because like so many creative people if you aren’t creating you become miserable. This can take many forms; from sketching to painting to writing a blog post, or even marketing your artwork.

I have personally started a routine where I sketch or do digital illustration work everyday, even on my busiest and most distracting days. I’ve created a discipline where I pick up the pencil or iPad and draw for a minimum of 5 minutes, to progress my art projects. That way I know things are moving forward everyday single day.

More often than not I get into the flow of creating and my 5 minutes becomes an hour. But if I’m just not feeling it, or my day is too hectic I just put it away after 5 minutes. My brain seems to be happy with this method and my mood is way better than if I’ve gone without creating for several days in a row.

Five minutes might not feel like much time at all, but it certainly adds up over time and you get see constant progress in what you are working on. Also considering most of these sessions tend to grow into 30 minutes or even an hour, you start to see massive growth in your work.

I also feel that by exercising these muscles everyday, even for a little bit of time. Your skills develop a lot quicker and you see improvements in your work, and that becomes more encouraging to do more.

So my new little deal I’ve made with myself really feels like it’s working. It’s something about not committing to a large chunk of time everyday. It’s just committing to starting everyday and seeing where that takes me.

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