martine
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The artist is nothing without the gift but the gift is nothing without work........Emile zola.
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Post by martine on Apr 19, 2004 19:52:08 GMT -5
hi everyone i dont know whats happening but i just cant seem to face picking up a pen to draw at the minute?  ? has anyone been through this?? i even tried to design my self a new tattoo which i love doing and i couldnt even do that!!!!!! i look at my sketch book and think" god i cannot b bothered".......... am i losing the artist touch? |
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Post by toonMom on Apr 20, 2004 5:50:03 GMT -5
I don't know what the answer is, but I'm going through the same thing right now. I have a caricature that is about 5 minutes away from being finished and I can't get myself to care about it. Normally you wouldn't be able to keep me away for anything. How do you get back into it?
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Post by jkblaze on Apr 20, 2004 10:18:57 GMT -5
What do you think brought me down, the only problem is i stopped that logn i lost my steady hand and also the skill.
I just hope it doesnt happen to you the same way it happened to me because you have great skill and it will be a big loss.
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martine
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Post by martine on Apr 20, 2004 11:39:13 GMT -5
i think wot it is aswell if u have been drawing for ages and ages you seem to run yourself down, maybe thats what is happening to us all!!!.... i dont want to stop drawing just incase i find my self not being able to draw ever again......i think we just need to give ourselves something to do, new ideas etc......then again would that work? ? |
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Post by corky on Apr 20, 2004 12:07:46 GMT -5
sounds like you might be suffering from artist's block, maz. i've gone thru that myself. i think every artist has a period of time where they lose focus, and feel frustrated that nothing seems to be working. doesn't meant that the skill has gone away, but we need fresh ideas and input before we can feel confident again. i find it's often my own lack of confidence in myself as an artist, and i'd rather not do anything than not make it perfect. it's tough to get that excitement back. what i try to do when i'm going thru a block is read thru some art books and look at what some of my favourite artists have done, and then use that for inspiration. i've also tried to teach myself not to be so tough on myself; if i'm drawing, that's good, whether or not i think it's worthwhile continuing. and i read comics, because i love the medium, so that inspires me. i read an article by an artist/teacher who said that for every great drawing, there will be a thousand bad ones. i still havent' got that "great drawing" but i've got plenty of bad ones! take a break from it, just doodle without thinking of finishing it. it's a good sign that you still want to draw, it means you haven't lost the vision!  |
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martine
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The artist is nothing without the gift but the gift is nothing without work........Emile zola.
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Post by martine on Apr 20, 2004 14:22:38 GMT -5
thanx for that.....................i know you are right.......maybe it is because i had time out from the play i was drawing for and just had too much time out aswell...........but tonight i am going to sit down eith my sketch book and have a doodle and see what happens.......thanx for the advise .xxx
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Post by SmokestackJones on May 3, 2004 4:25:12 GMT -5
Hey Maz,
Heh, welcome to my world... ;D
-SJ
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Post by ScottG on May 3, 2004 19:54:31 GMT -5
I think Stoontoons is right....
What I do is go to the book store and look for anything to help ......Mad magizine always inspires me...also we
need to inspire each other....Maz keep on keeping on..
something will inspire you just keep looking..
As far as feeling like you can't draw what you want.
or your not doing as good as you were. Maybe is what
Mauri told me one time. That it is because you are starting to grow.
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martine
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Post by martine on May 9, 2004 12:33:59 GMT -5
thanx scott yeh sometimes i just cant seem to get going and also at the mo ive been getting over being ill and im also taking driving lessons which is non stop but im sure il b great soon. thanx again.xxxx
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? has anyone been through this?? i even tried to design my self a new tattoo which i love doing and i couldnt even do that!!!!!! i look at my sketch book and think" god i cannot b bothered".......... am i losing the artist touch?
