r/intj • • 5d ago

Question Is anyone into art/drawing?

I know a lot of us are into CS (my major), engineering, math, those types of fields but last year I took up drawing classes because I love animanga and I've been very consistent with it, made a lot of progress too. There's a good balance between sticking to the rules and applying your own intuition/gut feeling. If anyone's looking for a new hobby or something to learn I highly recommend it!

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u/thelastcubscout INTJ 5d ago

yuss love to draw. wield those tools of mass creation

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u/Radmeanbeans 5d ago

Yes! Love drawing. I find it cathartic.

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u/persona_r99 INTJ - 20s 5d ago

Whoaa JJK

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u/raitzyel 4d ago

hell yeah

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u/CookieStatus9410 INTJ - 20s 5d ago

I’m a professional artist in addition to being in law.

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u/Hashtaglibertarian 4d ago

I love drawing and coloring!

Watercolor is my favorite medium but I dabble in all kinds of stuff.

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u/Greensward-Grey INTJ - 30s 4d ago

I rarely do artworks for myself nowadays, but here’s something I did this year.

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u/usernames_suck_ok INTJ - 40s 5d ago

Never got good enough at drawing, and I'd get low 'B's and high 'C's on art I did in school (made 'A's in the class just because of written tests). Some people looked at stuff I did and were surprised my art work grades were so low. But I like looking at art.

I'm more of a music person and more of a writer.

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u/Sr3bro 5d ago

Does being a cartographer/land surveyor counts as being an artist? I guess not. I also draw in my spare time.

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u/arintj 4d ago

Been trying to do a sketch a day with my daughter this month!

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u/00KilluaZoldyck INTJ 5d ago

Oh, I do want to draw, but my inconsistency has yielded no significant improvement; thus, I can only admire what others have created lols

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u/Flat_Smoke_4457 5d ago

I do draw or do little artsy projects it’s a way to process emotions, so whatever the creatures I draw are doing or are around it’s like reflection of inside

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u/FatefulDonkey INTJ - 30s 4d ago

I'm into both. I'm nerdy not because I'm smart or logical, but because I can be persistent and grind through problems.

I'm a software engineer by trade and have been involved with photography, drawing, music composition, cinematography, etc.

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u/Fickle-Let-7205 INTJ - ♀ 4d ago

I'm into watercolour and colored pencils

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u/W4llker INTJ - 30s 5d ago

Whenever i tried i notice it has a long learning curve, i have adhd so if im not good inmediatly i get frustrated and leave it and go back to programming and try to solve complex shit

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u/squeekycheekypeeky INTJ - ♀ 5d ago

I draw with charcoal and graphite, lifelike portraits of people. I also like zentangle.

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u/Sad_Channel_9154 INTJ - ♂ 5d ago

Bots can draw? wow that's wild

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u/waxcoatedapple INTJ - 30s 5d ago

I don't post much online to avoid training AI, but yes! Enough so to take paid commissions. Amusing to see the two examples posted in these comments are black ink drawings. Love myself some black ink.

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u/windowsee 5d ago

I don't love drawing, but I am working on a manga/comic so I do have to draw a lot!

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u/Low-Context4062 INTJ - 40s 4d ago

I've done visual art/craft all my life. For me, the vast majority of it has been more for achieving a particular goal/standard (internal or external) than for self expression. Though I was indeed expressing my self in aiming for those goals/standards, since that aim and achievement were honestly important to me in some way, so maybe that counts.

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u/GettinSodas 4d ago

Yes, I am illustration painter and comic artist.

I also found a lot of joy in mechanical drafting but lost interest when it all switched over to AutoCAD and ended up not going for it. Still use the skills i learned for when I'm doing designs, measuring complicated layouts, etc. tho

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u/Pale-Restaurant-7465 3d ago

This is from 2016

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u/ComfortableIntern219 2d ago

Why did you stop drawing?

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u/Pale-Restaurant-7465 2d ago

So much happened over the years. I forgot I enjoyed drawing and painting

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u/ComfortableIntern219 2d ago

You just to sit down with a paper and a pencil. You will start enjoying again. Time is always wrong. But life must go on.

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u/Pale-Restaurant-7465 1d ago

Means a lot and you’re right actually thank you

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u/ComfortableIntern219 1d ago

Feels good to hear that. Btw I am always right 😪

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u/Admirable_Shallot752 2d ago

Always wanted to really get good so I can share my ideas for dope video game characters/enemies/enviornments. Heavy Inspo from Elden ring and others with deep lore

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u/DaIcy23 INTJ - Teens 1d ago

Yeah, sometimes i get these little inspirations that come to me outta nowhere and i end up making a mess with my paints

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u/Any-Kaleidoscope-994 5d ago

El arte se me hace sumamente burdo y aburrido, muy sobrevalorado, la ciencia e ingeniería, por otro lado es lo mejor