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How do you inspire yourself to draw?

Hey Basil!
So lately I've been trying to get back into art, and it's not going as smoothly as I hoped. I love drawing a lot but I can never get myself to do it.

So, in the attempt of trying to draw again, I'm asking what do you basil artists do to inspire yourself and keep yourself motivated.

January 27, 2013

12 Comments • Newest first

pancakes030

@dyaoskee: Funny, I already know exactly what you're saying. I took a long time to make a piece and it came out really really good. I knew that art took time, but I never really took my own advice from it. But now that you're saying it, it feels like it's echoing. This time, I feel like I can take the advice now. All I have to say now is thank you.

Reply January 30, 2013
dyaoskee

[quote=pancakes030] I do this sometimes but I end up thinking of an overly complicated drawing and over estimate my drawing skills and I try to draw it and I realize how much I suck and give up. LOL. Yeah I know, not a good habit.[/quote]

hahah i get this feeling all the time, but what I have realized is that, no I dont suck, im just lazy.
i have huge ideas that i want to be able to put down in drawings and when i go and attempt it, i think, wow, this is too difficult or way over my drawing abilities, when in fact its not, i just have to give it time.
you cant expect to have a great idea and be able to draw it out perfectly from your imagination the first time. great art takes time, and many reiterations. thats the beauty of drawing. if you dont like it, you can change it to your liking, over and over again.

i also recently got back into drawing, and being rusty sucks, really is a downer but hey, practice makes perfect right? haha

and to answer your original question. something that has helped me a lot when i have no idea what to draw is just dont think about it and just do it. theres always something you are good at drawing or just love to draw. for me, i love trees and when i dont know what to do, i just start swirling and *boom, its a tree lol.

[b]tl;dr: you dont suck, art takes time. you cant expect to have it to be perfect immediately. and find something you love to draw or you are used to drawing, helps gets the creative juices flowing[/b]

Reply January 29, 2013
pancakes030

[quote=Ferrys]If you have issues with poses, try [url=http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/]figure/gesture drawing[/url] to practice [/quote]

Woah this is pretty cool. I'll be sure to use this for future reference

[quote=KieranGoRawr]I simply listen to music. Listen to the lyrics, and you're likely to get some kind of image to draw. [/quote]

I do this sometimes but I end up thinking of an overly complicated drawing and over estimate my drawing skills and I try to draw it and I realize how much I suck and give up. LOL. Yeah I know, not a good habit.

[quote=pinksinsftw]I look at other pieces of art that inspire me and ask myself, "How can I pull off something like this?"[/quote]

This is interesting. I haven't really thought of this before. I always thought "Wow I could do better than that". I find your saying better though.

Reply January 29, 2013
pinksinsftw

I look at other pieces of art that inspire me and ask myself, "How can I pull off something like this?"

Reply January 28, 2013
achyif

This thread http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/1961610 is the only thing that keeps me using my tablet

Reply January 28, 2013
KieranGoRawr

I simply listen to music. Listen to the lyrics, and you're likely to get some kind of image to draw.

Reply January 28, 2013
Doutei

well if you have issues with nudests ^above, then try posemaniacs.

Reply January 28, 2013
pancakes030

Okay so this thread made me go into deep thought and made me want to give up drawing all together omfg

Reply January 28, 2013
Doutei

libido, more inspiration than admiration.

Reply January 28, 2013
MrKratos

Bakuman.
Or I just force myself.

Reply January 27, 2013
pancakes030

[quote=AngelixNeo]Hmm welll i'm not a basil artist but i get motivated off doing small doodles for people when i get really bored ~ hope this kinda helps [/quote]

Actually, so far this is the most helpful post LOL. I would doodle people, but I never know what poses to make or something because idk.

Reply January 27, 2013
Neuro

I use my teenage angst as my inspiration.

Reply January 27, 2013