I have borrowed a book from the library with 20 step by step tutorials. The projects are lovely creative illustrations. They allow me to combine drawing and painting. Three pieces are already done. More to follow. I wouldn’t want to do this all the time, making what others suggest. Normally, I like to do my own thing. But I like not having to search for inspiration for a change. Just deciding what project to do next. I also allow myself to change small details. After this I plan to ask the library to buy another, similar book for me to borrow.
This is a phenomenon you often hear about when it comes to drawing in sketchbooks. Sketchbooks are not only a tool these days. They often are a piece of art themselves. People want them to look good. And they especially don't want to start a new sketchbook with a bad page. So there is advice out there about how to overcome this fear of ruining a new sketchbook with a bad first page. One tip is to start somewhere in the middle. If you then ruin your drawing it's at least not on the first page. For me this doesn't work, because I date my drawings and want them to be in chronological order. And then, sooner or later you have to tackle that first page and still don't know if it will turn out good or not. Another tip suggests to use the first page to paint your colour palette or the tools you are going to use or something like this. Well, if this is useful to you, why not. I would simply say, chose a subject that is familiar to you, something you know you are good at. ...
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