Imagination and creativity can run out, leaving the artist with a blank canvas. Here are some tips to find your motivation and the desire to return to the studio.
Steps
Part 1 of 4: Changing Your Routine
Step 1. Spice it up
Stop and slow down. Feeling rushed and under pressure doesn't help the creative process. Take your time and go somewhere. Go out and relax in the middle of nature. Inspiration will find you when you are ready.
Step 2. Create several projects at the same time
If you get stuck or bored while working on one, you can move on to something different. Add challenges to your job to keep it interesting. Carousel between various projects to keep you busy.
Step 3. Change media
If you paint, start working with clay. If you're creating collages, try pen and ink. Explore new materials and new tools. Observe the shapes, rhythms and colors of your life and beyond the walls of the studio. Grab a camera and take pictures of whatever seems interesting to you.
Part 2 of 4: Get Inspired by Places, People and Events
Step 1. Visit a park, a place you love, or take a picnic
Go to a concert. Plan a few days off if needed. Sometimes a shower or a good book is enough. The idea is to unplug for some time.
Step 2. Do some research on a subject you want to create
Go to the bookstore or library.
Visit a large bookshop and go to the section dedicated to art or photography books. Sit on the ground and be guided by your instincts
Step 3. Look for exhibits that might interest you
Step 4. Sign up for an art class
Paint, draw and create with other people around you. Ask other painters what they think of your work, but in moderation. It might be what you need. Look for another way if you think it is a technical problem. t
Step 5. Find something in your everyday life that you want to draw or sculpt
Take pictures of everyday objects around you. Then look at them and make drafts based on them.
Step 6. Find a muse
It could be a person or an animal. Whatever inspires you. n
Part 3 of 4: Coping with an Emotional Block
Step 1. Find out if you are feeling troubled by a technical problem
In this case, take a step back, study it and try to solve it calmly.
Step 2. Take care of your health
Neglecting your physical, emotional and spiritual needs blocks creativity. Spend more time on yourself, you too are a masterpiece.
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Go to the gym or run in the park. Walk a lot. Sweat and feel good.
Overcome Artist's Block Step 9 - Eat carbohydrates and proteins. They will give you more energy. Many people only go on sugar and coffee when they work, and that's silly. You need to feed yourself in a healthy and balanced way.
- Sleep and maybe once you get up you will start working again. Try getting up earlier than usual; for some artists it works.
Step 3. Eliminate the fear that your project must be perfect or not exist at all
It doesn't have to be perfect - what does that mean exactly? Allow yourself to make some bad art, which is always better than not making art at all. Art comes from perseverance and study, not from thought. Start smearing those canvases.
The fear of doing bad art can arise from the comparisons you make with others. Instead of doing this, compare your works to older ones to see how much you have improved. Gradually, you will improve and make the changes you feel are right for you, without being blocked by what you think others want for your art
Part 4 of 4: Just do it
Step 1. Start painting
Free yourself from emotional stress. The important thing is to wake up in the morning and start doing something. Start cutting paper for your projects or preparing a canvas. Break out of the vicious circle of drafting and preparation. Get inspiration from your old projects.
Scribble for a while. Spirals, clouds, bubbles, word pairs. You may find that you have created a work of art without even trying
Advice
- Most painters and creatives generally have blocks. It's normal. Sometimes it's scary! Don't compare yourself to other artists. Many artists consider blocks very important to the creative process. Others claim that hard work and research on the subject helps, but we are all different.
- If nothing works, try making a list of your habits that make work more difficult. Procrastination until the last minute? Do you suffer from an undiagnosed form of depression? Work on it with therapy or even medication if needed.
- Don't think too much about a project. It may stress you out for no reason. If you feel your shoulders and neck are tense, get a massage.
- Listen to some fresh music. Try something you've never heard before.
- Be more sociable. Bringing people into your life can spark that spark you need.
- You go to a lot of movies, but only to the cinema. The images on the screen may trigger something. You need your brain to rekindle.
Warnings
- Don't tell anyone about your problems at first. Let them go. Talking about it with people could make them real. Plus you may get a lot of unwanted and unnecessary advice that will make you feel worse instead of calmer. Accept your block instead!
- Don't ask yourself if a piece will sell or not. Do it for yourself.
- Don't start drinking / taking drugs to regain your skills. It will only make you feel depressed and uncreative.
