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What Makes Inpsiration?

~Twilightdrifter Jul 9, 2012

What makes it?

Lately, I've really just lost my inspiration. I don't know what to create anymore, or what I'm good at creating. I just really don't feel inspired to keep going. I don't really tell people what I'm into mainly because there aren't really any artistic people where I live.

I feel dried up, I feel like I've lost my muse bascially. What keeps people going? What inspires people? I look on here and everyone who creates seems inspired to me. They seem like they can keep going.

I don't know why but I just don't have the drive to create like I used to. I feel like no one really cares to be honest. (heck I'm probably going to get a lot of troll answers because this is the internet and no one really cares on the internet

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Any of you feel this way? What makes you keep going in your artwork? Am I missing something?

Honestly I just don't know anymore.

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*electrifried Aug 2, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I find if you force yourself to come up with something, it's actually really counter-productive. Just take a walk and experience real life. Inspiration then comes naturally. Well that's what happens to me anyway

~Twilightdrifter Aug 4, 2012

Thank you. ^^

~Fuyuko7 Jul 19, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

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*Hoffman45 Jul 16, 2012 Professional General Artist

I've always felt inspiration to be so tragic; being that one looking for inspiration could find nothing, like wondering through a desert. Not that you could never find creativity when looking, a lot of artist do just that, and in ways that leave most people wondering, how?

I've always thought of two different types of inspiration. The first being life itself. The most common and examples have already been given in the past few pages.
Visiting art sites, i.e. deviant art of course. But also, just living. Right now, inspiration is spewing into your brain, and you may not even know it. Every comment you read, every comment you give. Even when you wake up tomorrow, grab your cup of joe and walk amongst the world. Everything we see, touch and feel, taste smell and hear. These things have such an effect on us in so many ways that inspiration is continuously growing inside. I think most of the problems are trying to put it all together, like a puzzle. Trying to figure out each piece, starting with one and looking to see what connects.

The second I believe to be the most valuable when it comes to being an artist. Just do it. Just create it. It's not about trying to find inspiration, it's about falling into inspiration. Those very moments when you are creating, regardless of what it may be, it hits you as if the world had just stopped and every living soul looked in your direction. It's those moments when it all comes together, you feel the since of pride in your creative endeavors. Those moments when you find what you are looking for just by doing, rather than searching. Don't think about it, just create, original or not, that's not important. What's important is to never stop, to keep learning and keep trying. And when you do that, it will come to you.

We are all artists, the only difference is those that just keep creating regardless of inspiration and those that stop and try and look for it.

~Twilightdrifter Aug 4, 2012

I see. Thank you so much.

You're right. ^^

*TheWingedBoggart Jul 15, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Exercise everything you have, and whatever feels best, do it. Sometimes my brain gets tired of making ideas, so i wirework with my hands, or do flossknotting. Sometimes my hands dont wanna work, so I sit and daydream about things I like. Sometimes everything is too much so I got outside to walk and look at beautiful things. Sometimes I'm tired of being in my own head so I go and talk and hang out with other people. Ruts are only there after being worn down by doing the same thing over and over, you have to keep moving to keep things fresh. exercise your eyes and brain and hands and feet and heart and maybe that will help you like it helps me.

~Twilightdrifter Aug 4, 2012

Cool I'll try that.

thank you.

~NDA-Patel Jul 15, 2012 Traditional Artist

I was like this all through this past year when I went to college, zero drive to create any artwork. It even became painful to look at the sites of the artists that I admired and even to read (my second love aside from art), hence all of my old techniques failed to gain inspiration. So, I found inspiration in other ways, while I was on Etsy, I came across a link to a blog, which then introduced me into the world of lifestyle blogs (weird, but bear with me a moment) and I learned through these bloggers on how to live a creative and inspired life (through projects, fashion, cooking, photography, et cetera). Slowly, I began to read again, and what do you know, though it took me a while (which I hope it won't for you) I have finally finished my first drawing of 2012, and have another painting and drawing on the way). In short, no matter how deflated you feel, ALWAYS keep an open mind for new and even unusual things, because it will truly help you in the long run ( I mean, lifestyle blogs? who would have thought!). Sorry for rambling, but I hope that helped, and good luck!

~Twilightdrifter Aug 4, 2012

thanks ^^ I appreciate the kind words.

~camillejhon Jul 14, 2012

I think to visit some inspiration sites to get some more creative inspiration like for logo inspiration you will visit devian logo section or [link]

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