Inspiration
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Printed Date: 28 October 2025 at 5:48am
Topic: Inspiration
Posted By: Aleiav
Subject: Inspiration
Date Posted: 13 July 2005 at 7:44am
| I see so many really awesome things in the PJ gallery and I was wondering.. where do you guys get the ideas you crank out? I mean, I get my inspiration from music generally but some things you guys make are just... I would never have come up with it. I was just wondering... where do you get it? And how do you get it from your head to the screen? |
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Posted By: sedgemonkey
Date Posted: 13 July 2005 at 9:58am
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Inspiration can come from anywhere... a comic strip, a book, an article, movie, etc. It's just a matter of harnassing that inspiration and producing something decent. I usually have a jumbled picture of how I want something. Having a clear vision is very rare for me and it's always a great pleasure when it clicks... it just doesn't "click" very often. Most of the work I've pushed out I am not very happy with which can be frustrating, but you just have to keep at it. I've tried to work on my technique and skills so when I do have a clear vision I can make it happen. Reworking your old pieces is something I would highly recommend if you need an ego boost. |
Posted By: Carnivac
Date Posted: 13 July 2005 at 10:22am
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Originally posted by sedgemonkey I usually have a jumbled picture of how I want something. Having a clear vision is very rare for me and it's always a great pleasure when it clicks... it just doesn't "click" very often. Most of the work I've pushed out I am not very happy with which can be frustrating, but you just have to keep at it. I get that a lot. In fact theres a ton of stuff I've done that I don't consider worthy of posting. Some of it kinda hangs in limbo waiting for me to redo it or something. I've tried to work on my technique and skills so when I do have
a clear vision I can make it happen. Reworking your old pieces
is something I would highly recommend if you need an ego
boost.  Exactly what I did last night. Might rework some more stuff. ------------- http://eocommunity.co.uk/"> 
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Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 14 July 2005 at 1:00am
hmm. :P That's interesting. Lately I guess I've been feeling...
uninspired. I mean, I'd like to make something a little more.. random
and out of the blue. Something I'm not used to doing at all. Un-music
related XD  I guess I'll have to just
keep thinking then :P Sometimes a great idea smacks me on the face
randomly so.. maybe one's coming soon!
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Posted By: Panda_guy
Date Posted: 14 July 2005 at 8:20am
Pixel a skipping cow-whale creature  Inspiration always comes when you are too busy with other stuff. ...and leaves once you have free time. Try random word pickers and pixel the results you get in them, you can either picture it in your head first or keep editing as it comes :O |
Posted By: sedgemonkey
Date Posted: 14 July 2005 at 8:59am
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Originally posted by Panda_guy
Inspiration always comes when you are too busy with other stuff. ...and leaves once you have free time. Get outta my head. This is exactly my problem. The only time I feel inspired is when I don't have two seconds to work. Wolverine: I saw that one wolf pic in the gallery that you reworked... I don't know what you reworked on it, but the final results show your usual polish. |
Posted By: Blueberry_pie
Date Posted: 14 July 2005 at 10:54am
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Originally posted by Panda_guy Inspiration always comes when you are too busy with other stuff. ...and leaves once you have free time. True... I always get the best ideas when I'm at school, and at home... practically none. ------------- |
Posted By: Akira
Date Posted: 15 July 2005 at 2:23am
| Yeah I take my sketch book everywhere now so I can get stuff down if it comes. I also try do at least an A4 page a day (of sketches) and lots of the time I'll pixel the best sketch on a page or something. |
Posted By: Monstara
Date Posted: 15 July 2005 at 2:43am
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Akira: that is a great idea, and I've figured it really works. I haven't had much time to do this, lately, but 'tis The Way. Apart from that, inspiration can really come from anywhere. I've found that if I don't break my daily routine I can never do anything. This site is somewhat interesting, though not a recipe: http://www.lab404.com/surfing/ - http://www.lab404.com/surfing/ And last but not least, I get my inspiration right here at the joint, LOL http://www.lab404.com/surfing/ - |
Posted By: Ensellitis
Date Posted: 15 July 2005 at 7:14am
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My inspiration just hits me all of the sudden. That is why I
carry around a little notebook in my pocket, whenever I get an idea, I
write it down... And of course, when I start working on
something, more and more hit me, no wonder I hardly ever finish an
idea... One day I need to sit down and just work on unfinished
projects...
------------- There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross. |
Posted By: Bear
Date Posted: 15 July 2005 at 10:50am
| i mostly get mine from other ppl's pixels :3 |
Posted By: Saboteur
Date Posted: 15 July 2005 at 1:25pm
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Once, when I couldn't sleep, I stared into the darkness and saw a log of firewood with a tophat on. That's my next project, when I find time. And I make it 'cause I want to actually get good at this. ------------- "I was minding my own business and walking across a pebbled path, and a Duck started giving me the business." |
Posted By: zachriel
Date Posted: 15 July 2005 at 1:51pm
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I
get inspiration from everyday happenings, I keep an eye open all day
long and when I get back home and sit down by my computer I review in
my head what's happened and look for something to pixel out of it. I once started a "pixel diary" where I forced myself to pixel one picture each day about what had happened that day (they always ended up tiny and simple, one day I pixelled a pancake with jam and cream at 16x16). Might be a good push to get the brains working, I don't know. I would also suggest a random word machine. Never tried it myself, but I am pretty sure it works great. Here are some I just found through google: http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=advname - http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=advname http://www.feath.com/idea/idea.htm - http://www.feath.com/idea/idea.htm (for writing really, but can still be used) http://www.squid.org/tools/names/ - http://www.squid.org/tools/names/ Now have fun  |
Posted By: linkboy84
Date Posted: 21 May 2015 at 10:02am
| A little bit ago, I felt uninspired, just like you. So I looked around the PJ gallery and then it hit me: make a pixel version of my head and shoulders (is it called a profile? I'm not sure.) So I did. And it looks stupid, but the point of this post is: look for inspiration anywhere, but look first where you hold dear. |
Posted By: Mandrill
Date Posted: 28 May 2015 at 2:53pm
| Warhammer, Dinosaurs and Paul Bonner |
Posted By: BaronSigma
Date Posted: 04 June 2015 at 12:21am
| Well concerning inspiration, I just had what you can call "author's block" for nearly 2 year...haven't produced anything, created even less. It feels so good to start to have inspiration and motivation back! |