How do you keep youself motivated on projects?

=nhprodigio Jul 31, 2012

I come up with great Ideas and start to work on them. But then I get stuck or tired and that's as far as I get. How do you keep yourself motivated while working on a project? Any tips or tricks that you use to help yourself keep on track? Anything is helpful. Thanks ^^

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~PeytonJune Aug 1, 2012

I've never done a "project"..... I just draw for fun....and it never takes more than two hours....

=nhprodigio Aug 1, 2012

haha, if I'm just drawing for fun I do that too

but I'm trying to get into doing art professionally cause it's what I want to do for a living, so... project time! lol single pages don't usually take more than a day but keeping motivated for a whole comic/manga is hard

~ArtNine Aug 1, 2012

Hire a slave driver to keep yourself on your toes.

Whenever you find yourself stuck, you can choose to do two things: one, you could take break from the main project and work on a smaller project from the same medium, the main goal is to finish it, or , two, rush through the project and come back to it later; having a tangible work helps decision making.

=nhprodigio Aug 1, 2012

LOL slave diver XD

~Napoleon15 Aug 1, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

Whenever I become demotivated, I envision myself dead at a young age. I ask myself if I'd be happy with all that I had achieved in life. The answer is always no, so I go back to work.

=nhprodigio Aug 1, 2012

LOL I can see how that would work XD

Though I sort of already do that subconsciously, I have for pretty much all my life. I have this feeling of urgency like I don't have much time... and I don't know why, it's odd :/

~Dhr-Bosch Jul 31, 2012

i try to add external motivators, like working with other people. if it's not me on my own, but i have a responsibility to others then i have to get stuff finished. this is also why i enrolled in artschool. it the external assignmetns are both challenging and motivating to me.

ritalin also helped staying focused.

~young-dash Jul 31, 2012

as a writer best advice i can give to you is to just take a break from it. take a step back for a week or even 2 and do something else completely away from that project. usually with me during the break ill have a sleepless night which gives me a great idea for that project and i get back into it.

or even after the 2 weeks is done if the project was really good to start with and you did have passion for it
opening it up after two weeks should bring that passion running back.

~qalthobby Jul 31, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I get inspire by looking at pictures even personal events inspire us and keep us motivated what is are you drawing

*tiffa Jul 31, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Make a schedule with deadlines and stick to them.

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