for me i just let it pass. forcing it only makes it work less and less. sometimes we just need a break

I've heard that you can't just wait for inspiration, you have to keep going whether you feel like it or not.

Well if you find inspiration then use it.

I do the same thing, both scenarios, when I try to write so don't feel bad. Relax, take a break. Trying to get your artwork from your head and onto paper along with things in your life, good or bad, can take a lot out of you. Try taking a walk and get some fresh to clear your head.

I'll give it a try, but then I feel like I'm just putting it off.

Nah, you'll feel like you put it off when your mind goes "You know what? Fuck this shit. I ain't gonna do it anymore and I don't care who don't like my decision."

If you still feel determined and wanting to do your art and you take a break for, say 3 or 4 days, your brain will eventually go "What the fuck are you waiting for?! I'm ready to do this! Let's go!"

...or maybe that's the way I work. I'm funny like that.

Go for a walk, read a book, etc.

Then I feel like I'm procrastinating.

Your art isn't shit, it looks great~!
^_^

*blush*

*UberHuggles & Licks*

I know the pain of being unable to write. My issue is, even when I have ideas, when I try to write anything down, nothing seems good enough...so I sit and get nothing done until my muse fades away. It's a rough trick, not really sure how to work around it.

I have the same problem.

Sometimes I just ask the character I'm drawing how they want to be drawn. That usually helps with writer's block. Sometimes they just don't like the post or angle you try to put them in and you need to try something else.

Never thought about it that way.

That's how I try to draw. My best drawings come out when I let the character(s) choose the pose. It helps if I know a bit about their personality too.

first and foremost... relax. stressing over it isn't gonna help. take a walk, sit on a beach, watch youtube videos, or mediate.

Secondly... your work is amazing!

*hugs tightly.*

I can't watch YouTube videos because then the entire day will be lost to cute kitten videos.

isnt' that what youtube is for? Let's plays... videos... and cute kittens?

*hugs you*

I KNOW you can do it.

*blush* ^_^

Don't force it out of you, take your time. *hugs* I have faith you can do it once you've relaxed.

Thanks, man.

For me, I just keep going. Most of the stuff I draw start out as a bunch of scribbles anyway. After drawing another layer and erasing unwanted marks, (Which I do a lot) I at least get to what I wanted in said drawing. <:)

I'll just have to muscle through it.

I have to agree, it isn't something that can be forced, and trying to do so just makes it worse. The only times forcing myself has helped is when it got me through my rustiness and afterward I found it easier to write again. But that is kind of rare. At the same time, if you never force yourself you may never get out of the rut and even if what you produce is crap, at least you're doing something. So you may need to try to draw even when you don't want to, or find you can't make anything good. Take breaks, do something else, rest, whatever you need to...but then come back to it later, don't let the frustration or your own doubts bring you down.

I've personally found lately that doing it for an audience helps, because it makes me conscious of the fact I am writing, that there's a time limit (both because the watcher can't be left hanging forever and because eventually they have to go elsewhere or to bed), and they can often offer encouragement or ideas. But I don't know if you can stream, and my problem is not always the lack of ideas or good product but that I procrastinate and allow other things to distract me, so having a taskmaster of sorts helps. That may not work for you. Still, it's a thought. *hugs*

Doing it for an audience makes me worry more that I'm going to fuck it up!

Well I was just offering what works for me...I didn't guarantee it would work for you. I'm sorry.

I think you just have to go for it. Even if it's crap, you can always revise it. The hardest part is getting past the blank sheet of paper.

I've been having the same problem. Try to find other sources of inspiration and if that doesn't work just take a break from it for a while trying to do a rushed product only results in horrible things~

I spent a lot of time looking at other artist's work on here. That helps sometimes.

to be honest i just try to ignore it and take a lil break. Sometimes after that i doing stuff and suddently i get the ideas for that pic. Can be sometimes a simple item or something daily that happens. Sooner or later ya will get new ideas im sure of it