I feel the same way. I see something cool, I wanna draw it XD

Wow. Most people have a difficult time tearing themselves away from games and getting to work.

I used to - still am some days - be like that with drafting and web development. Spend countless hours working away, never noticing the time; sometimes wanting to work on them when doing other things, sometimes inspired by the other things I did.

But I can assure you, your art is nowhere near being crap; it is awesome work! I think I've favourited most everything you've ever posted. XD

I hope you can find a balance and enjoy all your time!

Maybe I'm just trying to create something eye catching or inspiring to the community and whatever I draw doesn't seem good enough. Heh.

awww, some of the most inspirational stuff I've seen came from you though.

...wow....I keep thinking about my comic stories and other related art but I just don't do anything unless inspiration strikes, and even that's few and far between...

Same for me and my comic. Im redoing panels because the ones I drew just out of whim and not out of inspiration look like crap, so Im redoing them. More work -_-;

Why can't I have that issue right now? lol

There is such a thing as being too inspired. D:

*Gives a mountain puff huuuuugs and reassurances to try to help* I wish I knew A way to help more, but you are awesome and I think in need of a good hard vacation away from it all.

hmmm, don't think my usual method of cheering up will work with this. nor will it be a good idea

I've been using my free time mostly to draw lately, so I'm making sure I just take today off, art wise, especially after how disappointing my recent art streams have been. Maybe find someone to go out with somewhere?

Step outside your comfort zone! Challenge yourself! It is easy to get caught up in a singular style of art and become really good at it, but it sounds like it doesn't do it for you anymore. Do some studies of artists you admire, try something new every picture!

I am soo damn jealous of your rush of inspiration though, I need something like that myself right about now D:

Creating or being inspired by something OTHER then what Im doing now doesn't really seem to work well for me. I can't simply go outside and draw from life. No creative mojo to do that, only whats in my head. I need reference, thats when I draw from life. Its bad for an artist, I know, but Im a "special" case -_-;

Can you share some of that inspiration? Most of mine is ended up as fuzzies in my mouth and me being grumpy about it.

As long as you keep eating, drinking, sleeping and going outside of your flat, house, whatever, I think you will not have any severe problem. If you need a break, take it. Make a schedule in which you fill in your times you're doing work and only do it in this times. This will keep you from getting overworked.

Share your secret of the infinite productivity X3

Can you send me some of that drawing creativeness? I haven't felt like I wanted to draw since WTF D:

Val had a simular crash after WTF. I experienced it too. You draw non-stop for almost 24 hours because all deadlines for artwork are on that small weekend. After you complete the last commission on/off convention site, your gears burn out and you have no motivation to draw at all, commissions or for yourself. For me, after the con, I continued to draw and not really being able to stop because I always feel like I need to do or finish something ( image or project ) because Im still in that "rush" mode.

*nods* That might be it, cuz I did a lot of heavy-duty drawing prior to WTF, just to "hurry up, get it done! I'm on a deadline!" and now...nothing. I know I want to draw, or at least "stay in the game" so to speak...I've got personal projects I want to do that involve drawing...but just no motivation to want to even start it =P It sucks, cuz the longer I put it off, the longer it's going to take me to get started on it. Before I know it, it'll be 5 years from now and I *still* haven't started it yet =P

Sometimes doing TRADES with other artists help inspire you to do artwork You are drawing their character and their idea, something that you might not usually draw. It works sometimes ( but only if they do the trade back as well )

take a 24 hour to 48 hour hiatus, go out, grab some coffee, go to the gym, get a massage, go out and grab a beer along with a delicious dinner...hell, maybe go pick up a one night stand...

the point is, every once in a while (like at least once a week...) take a 24 hour rest where you go out and do something different, where you promise yourself, that you will temporarily put those thoughts aside for just one day, and you will spend that day doing something relaxing... whether that be drinking, partying, fucking, having dinner at friends places, visiting family and friends. Truth be told, the list goes on and on.

if we the furry community have to, we will "donate" to give you a day off... >:D whatever it takes dude, we cant have you frying yourself out like this ok?

I seem to have crashed in the opposite direction, do you have any tip to regain passion into drawing?

If you have any spare motivation pass it along this way! I'll gladly take a bundle of it!

You're truly an inspiration to us all... ;o Try not to burn out though!

I've found that scheduling my artwork time and then scheduling downtime helps a LOT. I know working freelance can be a little jarring sometimes with the essential flexibility you have, so a bit of structure helps. I work on commissions/FA art for 4 hours, mainstream professional art goals (portfolio review pieces right now, for instance) for 4 hours, personal art for 2-4 hours (This includes gits, new concepts for characters, fun images I want to draw, etc), and then the rest of the day that I'm not sleeping, I fill with relaxation/downtime. And eating, which they tell me is important, haha; often it's done while working. Sometimes that downtime is spent doing artwork, because it's what I like to be doing even in my free time.

Or at least this is the schedule I've been trying to adapt to. I don't always succeed. Sometimes the discipline just goes out the window, sometimes I need a day off, and many times people think that because I'm working from home/because I'm freelancing, I can just take trivial (not major decisions, not life-threatening, not problem-solving) phone calls whenever, and I can step away whenever and devote an entire day to something.

I can definitely understand the workaholic tendencies - right now, especially due to my situation, if I'm not sleeping, I'm working. I feel like I need to be, or I'm wasting time. I wish I didn't have to sleep so I could get an extra 8 hours to work, haha. I'm hoping that adopting this schedule will control those tendencies to a point that at least if I'm working on art in my downtime, it's because I want/i] to, not because I feel I [i]have to.

There's been studies that prove that having a smaller window of time to complete a task in my makes you more efficient, so I'm hoping that with those time-slots (that can be pared down even further to 2 hours on a specific image) in place, I'll get high-quality work consistently and quickly. Also, taking breaks helps, even if it feels like I don't need to; stepping away from the computer even if it's just to run out and eat super-cheap fast food somewhere has me coming back refreshed and hyper-focused, and I do better work.

I know this was a bit of a long read, but maybe adopting some of these ideas could help you deal with the problem you're facing. I hope you find a solution either way. :)

I have started to work on a "schedule" when it comes to artwork and business. From 8am to 4pm, I work on commissions or something based on that. Those are my working hours. If I have no commissions to do, I work on an image for myself. When Im not inspired to work on a personal piece or a showcase piece, I work on my comic. This goes on from Monday to Friday. Saturday and Sunday I find myself drawing less because of a busy weekend life, however I always find myself drawing either way ( commissions, comic or personal )

Oh, so you already have a schedule! How's your comic been coming along, by the way? I really liked what I saw when i got the chance. It's good that you're making time for socializing and whatnot...something I should probably do more of. I started with small work hours myself and found I was happier when I kicked up to a 10+ hour work day, as long as it wasn't like, 16, heh. Work, anyway, I find I'm always drawing something, work-related or not. When you've got a bunch of art ideas, you don't wanna stop working on them, y'know?

I'll have to make some time to go through your recent submissions this week, since my current count up top is something like, 22,000, haha.

Give me that. I want to be in that phase of working on artwork constantly, at up until the point where I've got a constant, stable flow of artwork coming out of my lazy hands.

But seriously, if it's something that's consumed about 80% of your week, you might need some time to stop and chill, and not be so eager to get back work. Mostly if it's getting to a point where it feels as though your art is dropping in quality.

Soubds like you should draw new things or take 3 word wing-its (as i like to call them)

Unfortunately, I'm not at a point where i feel comfortable (monetarily) commissioning you, simply due to my apartment and need for other things at the moment.

However, maybe you could challenge yourself with my wing-it idea...a person basically gives you a subject (if they even choose to do so), and you create a scene or an art piece based off of only 3 words they say for input.

The comic Im working on now is proving a good challenge for me. angles, story, the mythology behind it: Egyptian mythology. With so many stories about the Gods and timelines and trying to draw them into the comic is a good and big challenge.

Commissions do offer good challenges since most of them are going outside what I already know from time to time.

My luv Velociawesome does the same. If theres not a pen in his hand I think he will die X3

I think that's called passion and it's a good thing! I'm passionate about what I create too. I wish I could draw but I'm happy with the things I can do already. Maybe someday I'll be able to draw too. So yeah I love being creative.