Kismette
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Post by Kismette on Sept 9, 2015 14:42:08 GMT
What do you guys do to keep yourselves in the mood to draw? Feel free to share! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) I wanna get back on my drawing hobby, but I am having a hard time to start.
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Post by Advent on Sept 9, 2015 19:14:37 GMT
Sometimes, if I am experiencing a block or lack of wanting to draw anything specific, I just start with a line. Any line. It could be curved, S-shaped, straight, diagonal, literally any line. Once I have that line, I just move onto another line in an aimless manner. Eventually, I find something to draw out of the initial few lines. It gives s nice inspiration. If you go to draw every time without letting your creativity just naturally flow, you will find yourself turning it more into work than expression. If you have something visualized before you start to draw, yes that is great, but sometimes, it is best just to let your hands and subconscious guide you in a hidden direction ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) When I use this technique, I am usually surprised, "I would have not figured I wanted to draw that" or "huh, cool!" Just start with any line and see where your mind takes you. It helps a lot to keep you motivated to draw ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I find that the randomness of the work helps keep me motivated to do other work ^_^
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Post by faldeo on Sept 10, 2015 22:19:02 GMT
When I struggle with creativity and I can't think of anything I try to take a look at what else is happening around me. Other artists can help inspire creativity. Looking through other illustrations might show me someone's cityscape. And say I find that like how they drew their clouds. So then from there I could draw a sunset view with my own clouds drifting calmly along the horizon or a dream sequence where a character is walking up a cloud staircase. Music sometimes helps put me in a flow.
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Post by LTRL on Sept 11, 2015 5:45:27 GMT
If I really want to kickstart myself, i'll look for some "contest" or challenge type thing with a theme, preferably outside what I would usually do so I get some real practice. Since I don't have much time anymore for such things, though, I usually just try to keep a small sketchbook, a couple pencils, and my most commonly used pen sizes with me when I go somewhere so I'm ready when I get bitten by the doodlebug or see/think of something that inspires me.
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Kismette
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Post by Kismette on Sept 11, 2015 18:15:21 GMT
Hi guys! I just read your replies. Thanks for the lovely feedbacks, I appreciate them.
If you guys can have more ideas or so, feel free to share. ^^
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