Trade piece done for theNightFell of her character, Recon. I had a lot of fun with inks on here, since this gave me the excuse to go and purchase my first ever art marker, yahoo! I also used my black brush pen generously......oh, it will be a sad, sad day when that thing dies. Anyhow, it was mentioned that the character might fit the whole post-apocalyptic look. I will admit now that I had to look it up to see just what kind of style that was. I guess I didn't realize that Terminator could be considered part of that bracket, but it makes sense now.
Recon belongs to theNightFell. Remember children, no stealing! You don't want to make me release the ninjas.
Alright, I now have a question for you artsy people. Yes, I'm looking at you. When you are suffering from a lack of artistic inspiration, what do you do? What helps get your juices flowing again? Suffice it to say that I have been dealing with a great amount of stress lately, and it has been doing a good job of killing my muse. I am usually inspired by the beauty of the outdoors, by good music, by the random things I see like striking swatches of color or fun geometric designs. I still notice those things, but somehow they haven't been translating to the energy to draw. It could be that I've been overdoing things for a while and am suffering from prolonged burnout, but I thought I'd see what other folks do when they hit a road block like this.
I hit a low point last January, and although I could do the occasional freelance project, my desire and motivation to do anything else art related seemed to have evaporated.
ReplyDeleteI really can't say what would help you right now, but through what I experienced, I found I just needed to not worry about it and do other things for a while.
For me, it took several months, but my desire to create art did come back, stronger than ever. I'm not implying it would be that long for you in your particular situation, but I would suggest you trust that it will come back in time.
What probably hurt me the most was trying to force myself to produce anything art related. It probably made things worst -and I felt worse about myself.
So maybe just take some time away from art and go do some things you enjoy doing, and spend time with people you enjoy being with.
It will come back.
Alright, thank you for the advice. As much as I won't like it, I think that taking a break is exactly what I need to do right now. I don't want art to become something that I hate because it's a chore.
ReplyDeleteI find drawing with others is actually more inspirational than drawing alone. Creates a certain artsy energy, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteTaking a break when you feel like your forcing yourself isn't a bad idea either, as Nasan talked about. Go out, do something you don't usually do, or do something you've wanted to do and haven't done. Develop another talent. Eat pie.