jeje i like the inkin of this draw

sorry for my bad english

Haawr.
Cute...

this is gorgeous

Why the long face??

love his long droopy face makes me think of the dali w/ dripping clocks

0w0 hmm... *pokes head* well... it will come to ya eventually?

>>"F***in' inspiration. What's taking it so long? For Pete's sake, I have work to do."

For me, inspiration is rarely a setback. Instead, I have to overcome the terror of confrontation... the fear that I won't be able to bring off the effect or the tone that I need. And so I procrastinate, on and on and on, until the day is almost wasted and I feel sick to my stomach.

It's an all-too frequent and pointless delay.




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Oh, I can certainly relate. I get it all the time. Have you read the book Art and Fear? It sometimes helps with this problem. One of the most useful books I've read lately. It sounds like one of those cheap self-help books, but it actually has some good observations and ideas about art and artmaking in general, even if it fails to motivate, it's still useful.

From my little experience, I'd say writer's block is harder to overcome than the equivalent "lack of inspiration" for visual artists. Vith visual you can just slap random stuff together and look at it in a very retarded braindead way until you start seeing something. I'm not sure it works that way with writing.

"Writer's block" implies that you can't find anything to say. I know what I need to say; what I often cannot find is the courage to put that knowledge to the test. What holds me back is fear that the results on paper will seem unconvincing or, even worse, ridiculous and dull. And so I wait and wait and wait until the day is almost over... and in the meantime, I achieve nothing.

Yet once the first draft has been completed, I can't wait to begin revision; I'm eager to revise; at that point, I never procrastinate... because the worst is over, and I'm no longer struggling with the unknown, but with mere words.

Which I can handle. :)

Yep, the situation sounds painfully familiar. Prolly many (if not all) artists experience it. Especially those who have high standards, view alot of art and think alot... As if just thinking about making better art should automatically result in better skills.

What i've found: sometimes entering "retard mode" helps start things, you just tell yourself that you're not serious, you're just fooling around, quality doesn't matter, noone will see it, and you do stuff just for the hell of it... After working for a bit you start noticing things that could be developed into something positive and you start getting more focused and serious. Tricky part is that you can't sit down and tell yourself "ok, I will make something awesome now, but first i'll pretend to be a retard to get things started" - the retard mode has to be genuine fun with no rush and judgement attached.

I love that thought, I think I'll start applying it to my own art. I've been too serious, I need to have fun again and be the bizarre little kid I once was.

>>As if just thinking about making better art should automatically result in better skills.

Oh, if only it did. :)

But even if it never results in better skills automatically, thinking about art does, I believe, prepare you to stretch muscles that you never knew were there; otherwise, you would create the same basic thing, use the same basic elements, over and over again. It can challenge us to go beyond our "default modes," which can be a terrifying leap, or a fascinating adventure. (I usually end up with terror, myself.)

>>sometimes entering "retard mode" helps start things, you just tell yourself that you're not serious, you're just fooling around, quality doesn't matter, noone will see it, and you do stuff just for the hell of it... After working for a bit you start noticing things that could be developed into something positive and you start getting more focused and serious.

For exactly that reason, I often start with the most ridiculously pulpy title I can think of. It breaks the ice. :)

Or I start with music, as I did recently with Harry Somers and Frank Bridge. I let the structure and the mood of certain pieces influence my thinking as I plan, do research, take notes. Then I turn off the music, and write.

Or at least work up the courage to write. =D

Yes, certainly. Thinking about it is important and very rewarding, but as far as making art goes - it's all about balance: if one thinks too much but does too little, skills go rusty, if one only works but doesn't think, one becomes repetitive (like me on turbo-posting-sprees).

Yes, certainly. Thinking about it is important and very rewarding, but as far as making art goes - it's all about balance: if one thinks too much but does too little, skills go rusty, if one only works but doesn't think, one becomes repetitive (like me on turbo-posting-sprees).

Comment fail.

And in b4 big migraine after boredom. And another sketch idea maybe.

This is your life ending one second at a time.

Creative blocks bug the crap out of me. They are so frustrating I can't just sit there and do nothing. A good distraction usually helps (me). I've been going through your gallery here and really enjoy your style.

AAAGGGHHH those goat horns are AMAZING