What should we (creators) do? Act! Simply act! – as they advice.
Surfing the web I found the interesting site about Painting and there were several usable articles. I find one of them extremely helpful for me. I have a problem with a creative block. As a part of Facebook community I observe how other artists evolve in their art carriers and I must say this causes my frustration. I started to think about myself as about someone who will never achieve nothing important in art. I couldn’t believe why other artists show their artworks in galleries, have thousands of fans and sell their paintings easily and I… have always painted pictures and “hid them in a drawer”?
…It was because I thought I am not good enough yet to show something to the world….and this kind of thinking effectively slowed or even stopped progress in my art carrier for many years.
After reading that article about creative block I discovered me feeling much better and having new ideas. And even went to shop for artists and buy some small canvases…
In the article you will find tips and readers respond how do they beat the creative block:
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Change It Up
- As an ex-graphic design major/photographer turned oil painter and ceramicist, I have learned in multiple mediums that the quickest way to overcome a creativity block happens in three steps: 1. Don’t stress — the worst thing to do is freak out over a blockage. That only makes it worse. 2. Change it up — if you are sitting, stand. If you have sweater on, put on a dress shirt. A musician friend of mine swore that parting his hair the opposite way always did the trick for him. 3. Be open — I draw a lot from literature and music, as well as film. So I will watch a film and focus on the imagery. Or I’ll read Capote’s or Lovecraft’s short stories. Or, I will go to the internet, and look up other art forms or times in art history, like art nouveau. The most important thing to remember is that by stressing over it, you only exacerbate the problem. If you are musical, go sing or play the guitar. Just don’t worry. It’ll be fine.
- —itastepaint
Just go crazy
- Take brushes and go crazy or do some nice backgrounds – you’ll want to put something on them later. Take any project that you might be interested in, not just painting. Also, I try to take a look at art that interests me, for inspiration and encouragement. Go to shop for new brushes, canvases, paint, paper — anything that looks brand new, or try some new media. And new styles you’ve never tried before. A great quote: “Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it” by Salvador Dali. So try your best at being you without chasing perfection.
- —Guest apelsinuke”
