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   I can't seem to get out of this artist block. Everything I produce is either rubbish or I abandon 2/6ths of the way into it. I can't come up with ideas of art to do, and I'm just having a terrible time.

Anyone have some suggestions?

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Streety Seaman Joined: 07 November 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Topic: Artist block? Posted: 05 February 2009 at 5:11pm
	I can't seem to get out of this artist block. Everything I produce is either rubbish or I abandon 2/6ths of the way into it. I can't come up with ideas of art to do, and I'm just having a terrible time. Anyone have some suggestions?
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 05 February 2009 at 5:45pm
	I'd give you some suggestions, but that would be hypocritical, the blind shouldn't lead the blind.
	"pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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Streety Seaman Joined: 07 November 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 05 February 2009 at 6:40pm
	It's just frustrating to be in my position, I can't even describe it properly.
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 05 February 2009 at 9:24pm
	I'm exactly where you are right now. Exactly.
	"pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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Evilagram Commander Joined: 05 August 2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Posted: 06 February 2009 at 1:54pm
	Do a ton of sketches, simple projects. Short stuff. Don't worry about whether it looks good or bad, just make stuff. If you do worry about it being bad, then make it your goal for it to be bad.
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 06 February 2009 at 2:57pm
	The Lines Den
	I ate leel's babies
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 07 February 2009 at 1:59am
	Draw with 2 hands at the same time. It helps to stimulate creativity in both of your brain halfs. Seriously. Did you know that overall left handed people are more creative than right handed people? The creativity part is mostly in the right side of the brain (which is connected to your left body). So training with your left hand is good anyway.
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Evilagram Commander Joined: 05 August 2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Posted: 07 February 2009 at 9:22pm
	Anyone seen that gif of a spinning woman? it determines whether you're leftbrained or leftbrained depending on which way you seen her spinning. doing creative things and logical things can actually change which way it spins for you. I myself can get it to spin either way without changing my way of thinking, but it spins . . . okay, as I looked at it trying to find out which way it spun for me by default it kept switching directions every time I glanced away, and sometimes as I was looking directly at it. Here it is for those interested: http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html As for creativity, try a bunch of creativity excercises, look at something inspiring, listen to awesome music while you work, get in an awesome mood, throw something down on the paper/canvas/ Edited by Evilagram - 07 February 2009 at 10:24pm
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Larwick Commander Joined: 18 July 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4015	Posted: 07 February 2009 at 9:52pm
	Inspiration will come to you as you work.

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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 08 February 2009 at 2:20am
	*Originally posted by Evilagram* I myself can get it to spin either way without changing my way of thinking, but it spins . . . Me too. So the image has no use now.
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Streety Seaman Joined: 07 November 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 08 February 2009 at 4:02am
	Hey, thanks a lot for your support. I'm going to try some stuff out and definitely take it to heart.
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Evilagram Commander Joined: 05 August 2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Posted: 08 February 2009 at 5:22am
	*Originally posted by Lollige* *Originally posted by Evilagram* I myself can get it to spin either way without changing my way of thinking, but it spins . . . Me too. So the image has no use now. Not exactly. It shows that your right and left hemispheres are evenly balanced. *Originally posted by Larwick* Inspiration will come to you as you work. True, but for a beginner that's a rather annoying way to work. When you're out of it, you can't be expected to get inspired by continuing to work on something you have no real faith in. Until you get to the point where you are "auto-catalyzing" you're going to have to rely on tricks to get through art block. Edited by Evilagram - 08 February 2009 at 5:24am
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