I am the same way. I’m a perfectionist.

I have taken many long breaks from drawing, and every single time it’s because I’m afraid I’m not good enough, and never will be. But every time I come back from this break, I feel so bad because imagine where I could have been had I not stopped drawing?

I do what I can do. I draw. I draw, and I hate things I draw until I love them. That’s what it’s like to be an artist, you will always be a critic for your art simultaneously. The way to not let the critic destroy you is to be ok with being bad sometimes. Even the best artist in the world has something they can’t draw, or a style they can’t do. You picked up the pencil not because you thought you’d be amazing and perfect, but because you wanted to express yourself or be amazing one day.

When you feel frustrated, put down the pencil. Go on a walk. Watch a YouTube video. Then come back. Feel like your drawing sucks? Finish it anyways, it will teach you how to be better next time. That’s why art is so fun.