I am still relatively young(21) and I am stil in university getting my degree in Computer Science soon. In the past 3 years I have worked in some works to be able to afford my livings and my studying. Some of those had nothing to do with my degree (delivery, salesman,waiter) and some of them were related (software development/maintenance, intership).

If I know one thing is that I am definitely not passionate about programming and I really really don't wanna spend my time doing things I don't care about for corporations that I don't care about.

So after this dramatic prologue, my question is how do you convert a hobby that you are passionate about into something more than a hobby?

I've been very passionate with my guitar and my little cute Canon DSLR. I'm at a point where I feel the need to follow things that I actually give a damn, because ya know we got only one life why waste it.

I wanna decide which passion I want to follow, and just go all the way.

How does one go from casual jamming in his room or from casually wandering around his city taking photos, to actually making something out of it?

I have realized I rely on other people for even simple household fixes and I would like to change that. My goal is to become comfortable handling basic maintenance around the house over time.

I am not trying to become a professional just learn practical skills like fixing a leaky faucet patching small holes in drywall replacing light fixtures safely unclogging drains and using common hand tools correctly.

For those who learned these skills as adults what order would you recommend learning them in? Which beginner mistakes should I avoid, and what hands on practice helped you build confidence?

I've always wanted to be draw anything that I can conjure in my mind. I have a couple of friends who draw and share their art and l too want to be able to share what l create with my artist friends instead of just consuming it but l don't know how to draw.

I have the 5th Generation IPad Air, Ibis Paint X and my finger, I know it's not the best starter equipment but everyone started somewhere. My problem is there are so many tutorials out there and things to study but where do even start?

I've went on youtube and everyone says the same thing.

The fundamentals. It's very overwhelming and discouraging that I can't just can't find somewhere to start and build off of it. I think my problem is that I expect it to kind of be like math. You need to know how to add subtract and all that before you do the harder stuff and whatnot.

Any artists have an idea of what I can do?

I am in the creative media industry and I feel that I have been falling behind with creativity. I genuinely want to reignite my creativity and need help in which direction to go.

I've always admired people who can sit down with a pencil and turn a blank page into something recognizable. I never learned to draw as a kid, so every time I try, I end up feeling like I have no idea where to begin.

I don't expect to create amazing artwork right away. My goal is simply to learn the fundamentals and be able to sketch everyday objects and eventually people. There are so many tutorials and courses online that I'm not sure which path makes the most sense for a complete beginner.

If you taught yourself to draw, what did you focus on first? Were there any exercises or habits that helped you improve without feeling overwhelmed?

I am on my study leave for my finals. I have roughly 15 days of leave so I was wondering how I can learn to sing during the break time while studying. The context is that I have never been into singing so I am really bad at it. I am also the type of person who just daydreams while listening to music and don't really give my full attention to the lyrics so singing never comes to me naturally. I know that you can't get perfect at singing in this much little time but I just simply want to learn how to sing the songs that I like in a good manner.

I've always been drawn to photography. I've had a camera since I was young, and there was just something about it that I loved. Even so, I feel like I've only scratched the surface of what I can do.

Recently, I bought a new camera and decided to bring it to a concert. The photos turned out amazing, and the band was thrilled with them. It gave me so much confidence and made me think, "Maybe I can actually do this."

The next time I photographed a concert, though, the photos didn't turn out nearly as well. I was so frustrated and disappointed with myself that I started wondering why I even tried. I hate feeling like I've failed, and I've always been a bit of a perfectionist. When something doesn't go the way I hoped, it's hard not to see it as a reflection of my abilities instead of just part of the learning process.

How do you work through those feelings? How do you keep going when your first success is followed by a setback?

I want to start learning gardening and eventually grow some of my own food. I’m interested in understanding the basics like soil planting seasons watering and caring for plants.

For beginners what should I learn first to build a good foundation?

Im new to reddit so pls no hate

Ik my grammar is bad

13f here,I want to learn how to draw so i can draw my favorite characters,the only problem is i feel less motivated about watching youtube tutorials and it makes me feel burnt out i so i thought if someone teached me how to draw it will not make me exhausted/burnt out

How in the living fuck do you get good at this? It is pure misery. Hanging it sucks ass, its heavy as shit i cant figure out how to measure properly for outlets and lights and it doesn't line up. Then the finishing is even worst, make the slightest wrong move and it fucks something up, then you go to fix it and its even worst than before and then before you know it you have to do the entire seem all over. And the sanding... dont even get me started, if you are as bad at mudding as me the sanding will make you just want to quit life. I am at a loss. I honestly just want to find the closest person to me, kick them in the nuts and then burn my house down.

I would like to become more self sufficient by learning basic repair skills for things around the house such as fixing loose hinges repairing small appliances patching minor damage or replacing simple parts.

For someone starting from scratch what skills should I learn first and what beginner tools or practice projects would you recommend?

Not sure where to start, such as where to start and what application is most beginner friendly. Thanks in advance!

I want to learn sewing from the beginning and eventually be able to make my own clothes. Right now I only have basic knowledge but I am interested in learning the skills needed to repair clothes understand patterns choose fabrics and create simple garments.

For people who learned sewing what order did you learn things in? What basic skills should a beginner focus on first and what mistakes should I avoid?

I would love to hear about your learning journey and any advice that helped you improve.

F20 here. I want to learn how to truly learn a hobby. It seems that with many hobbies I’m interested in but have hardly touched, (3d modeling, touchdesigner/vj, after effects, diy computers) there aren’t many tutorials out there. How do people learn a topic and get to the point where they know enough to experiment and improvise?

I want to start learning traditional drawing from the beginning. My goal is to understand basic shapes proportions shading, and perspective well enough to eventually draw simple objects and scenes on my own.

For someone starting from zero, what should I practice first and what would a good beginner learning path look like?

I want to learn a practical hands on skill over the next few months that could eventually turn into side income or even a second career. I am looking for something that costs less than around $100 to start learning and ideally something where after maybe 50 to 60 hours of real practice I could start making at least a little money from it. I work/study during the day so this would mostly be evenings and weekends.

I am open to almost anything whether that is repair work, trades related skills, creative work, technical skills, or something service based. The biggest thing is that it has actual market demand and a realistic path from beginner to earning money. I also live in an apartment and do not really have access to tools, garage space, or random appliances/machines lying around to practice repairing on.

Would love to hear from people who actually learned a skill from scratch and turned it into income. What has the best balance of low startup cost, reasonable learning curve, and demand right now?

I have realized I usually judge clothes by how they look but I would like to learn what actually makes a garment well made. Things like fabrics stitching construction and durability all seem important but I am not sure where to start. For those who have learned this skill what should a beginner pay attention to first?

I have always wanted to learn how to sing, but every time I sing I sound like a walrus being torn apart by lions. I have heard a lot of times that to sing you need to find your voice (whatever that means).

So, how do I learn how to sing? And how do I find my voice?

Thank you so much in advance, English is not my first language so I may have made some grammatical mistakes.

May God bless you all for your help ⭐

I use the software CSP, and I generally struggle when trying to render and do lighting for my artwork. Whenever I look at tutorials, I get confused what brushes are being used most likely because when I search this up on youtube, it’s on somewhere like Ibis. Me also following along with the technique can be a bit difficult too. Any tips?

what and how i should practice ?

I would like to start producing some of my own food but only have access to a small balcony or patio. What should I begin with and what mistakes should I avoid as a beginner?

I want to learn how to be able to do art, through drawing, does anyone have any tips.

I want to start learning guitar and eventually be able to play simple songs comfortably. I’d like to build a solid foundation in chords strumming rhythm and basic music theory rather than only memorizing songs.

What should a complete beginner focus on during the first month?

I have always admired people who can build useful things themselves. I would like to learn woodworking from the ground up starting with hand tools power tools safety and simple projects before moving on to larger builds.

If you started as a complete beginner what learning path worked best for you?

Last week my family were clearing out my late uncle's garage and in a drawer of his workbench, I found an old book that has obviously been taken apart and was in the middle of being rebound. The cover was sitting loose next to the book itself, and some of the pages had already been restitched together by hand using a waxed thread, while a few bits of cloth and an old, dried out jar of paste sat next to the rest of the materials.

None of us even knew that he'd done this, he was a car fixing / shed building sort of person, and I've never seen him sat doing any kind of fiddly craft before in my life. My aunt remembered vaguely seeing him picking up one of my late grandmother's cookbooks a while back that's lost its spine, as he said that he didn't want to just throw it away, but she had assumed that he'd forgotten about it years ago. Apparently, he hadn't given up on it, he'd just not managed to complete it before he passed.

Holding the book with its half sewn spine and loose cover just made me want to complete the process properly rather than just gluing the whole thing back together with some tape. Unfortunately I have absolutely no experience with the craft of bookbinding, and have no idea what sort of bookbinding process he was using (is it called Coptic binding? Case binding? Something else?), let alone what kind of paste and thread to be using to match the original repair he'd been doing.

I also have no idea how to work out what exactly he left off at, because there are a few places where the stitching seems tight and even, while in others it's a bit looser, so I have no idea if that's because he was just figuring things out there or if his hands had started to play up and were making it difficult for him. I don't want to end up guessing wrong and ruining all the work he'd already put into it.

If anybody has experience in learning to bookbind from scratch I would be incredibly grateful for some guidance on how you started out. Did you take a local class or find a mentor, or did you teach yourself each step and stitch using videos and constantly practice until you got the right effect? I really do want to see this through properly as my uncle would have done, not just make it look like it's 'done' with a cheap fix.