I have to switch between a commission and personal art. I get too bored doing the same thing the whole time.
I also need a playlist, or a song on a loop.... Well any white noise really. OH! And a mini snack to before I start! ^v^ I don't know why, but that motivates the stew out of me. :D

Friends. Having a giggle while working. I never really focus whenever I am alone. I always talk to friends when i am doing commissions. They motivate me.

I need the noise as well either a playlist or normally I will put on a movie that I like and have watched 100 times to have play in the background so that Im not taking to much time actually watching it but I know whats going on just by whats being said

Sometimes I clean the house (I hate cleaning and that makes me want to draw), Sometimes I bake and cook (To take a break from drawing).
Some other times doing some gesture drawings helps, but the days I can't focus on anything I just don't draw till the afternoon (and probably do nothing else either) and then, around 7pm I get the "inspiration" and draw till I go to bed...
Music is a constant in my life too, I can't do anything without music.

currently i'm in a state where i have no motivation or inspiration.
merely a need to get art done.
forcing my hand to do its job and try to ignore the carpel tunnel.

I know the feeling of both. Sometimes I just can't get going, then other times I just loose interest as I go, usually the latter. What I tend to do is take breaks, and do something else before I'm too burnt out on drawing. Play a game, read a book, eat some food, something to get you up and moving so that you are all stagnated

On those days, I usually have to take the day off and continue the next. I had the problem recently.

I love doing art, and no problems getting started. If I do, then i take time away and do other things.
Currently I'm working on a website and have to design art for it. So I'm pretty pumped!

I keep a big folder with all sorts of inspiration material to absorb. Very important.

Good music always helps. Finishing something (in any medium) also really helps. And while I wish I could draw and sew all day, I can't. I can only really do it while my daughter naps, but that's ok, because lately I have discovered that if I stop just before I burn out, I'm more likely to go for longer next time I pick up the pencil/stylus/needle and it's easier to start.

normally I dont have this problem much but lately I have and my friend showed me soundrown.com it's a website where you can miz different kinds of white noise (rain/fire/train/birds/static/ext) I put rain and fire on headphones and it kinda blocks out the world and makes it easier to work :)

My friend who is a mindblowing artist repeats the same sentence for years: "Artblock is bullshit". This simple sentence is a key to everything, all you need to do is learn how to close yourself in your own world, separate from your doubt and fears and have FUN with creating. Achieving this is almost like meditation :3

I think it is just forced mindset that you have to learn to do ...
its just hard since IRL hurts and is a pain in the ass

Glad to see it isn't an unusual thing I am going through, though I am also not glad this happens to alot of you at all. I've been suffering such horrid motivational issues as of late, mainly due to depression but overall I've just been losing interest in drawing. It especially burns me out more when I try to force myself to draw because I really do not want to waste away my biggest talent.

Taking a break from it wouldnt be an issue if I hadn't been 'taking a break' for what feels like a few months now... So now I come to here, as much as I hate to sound greedy or something, I feel like money might be my only ticket out of this personal nightmare. Starting slow though. Never tried this before so I hope it works.

I usually get into the drawing mood in the late night.very early morning.

Or if its in the middle of the day or night, I use the Television as a back noise or go on youtube to find my favorite commentators, SkyDoesMinecraft or Markiplier as a sort of comic relieve as I draw. Either way, I'll get into the drawing mood sooner or later during the day :3