I'm gonna start drawing and painting today but my creative juices are'nt flowing,i need you to help me think of something to draw!The more ideas you give me the better!
2007-01-14 00:30:42 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Danny,
I can't inspire you to paint something. But maybe I can inspire you to see. I'm very serious in this; and I want you to read this very carefully...
I want you to sit alone (outside is preferable, but inside will do). I want you to close your eyes, and I want you to imagine that you've been been blind since birth. Blot out all sensation of sight from your mind. Imagine that you've heard people telling you about things they've seen. Imagine that you've been dying to know what the colors are, and what a cloud look like. Put yourself in that position of absolute longing.
This will take some effort, but when you're finally in that state of mind where you can literally "be" that blind person, imagine that an angel appears before you and whispers into your ear that for five minutes you will be given the gift of sight. Then -- open your eyes, and you will truly "see" as you've never seen before. Everyday things you took for granted will come alive for you in ways you can't imagine. the colors and shapes that you will finally SEE will amaze you.
You don't need to look for the inspiration in a glorious scene, the glory is all around you -- right there in the mundane aspects of your world.
Remember what the poet William Blake said,
"To see a world in a grain of sand
and a heaven in a wild flower.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
and eternity in an hour."
Capture the essense of light and life. SEE that world and that heaven lurking the commonplace. Don't look -- but learn to see.
Truly -- I hope this helps you. Cheers, mate.
2007-01-14 00:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Inspiration is a funny thing - it comes in many guises in the strangest of places for the oddest of reasons ......
I sometimes find the following helps ......
If you have a specific subject or theme in mind (perhaps you've be 'told' by your art teacher) ..... take a pencil and an A3 piece of paper and allow your pencil to wander all over the sheet - top to bottom and edge to edge (don't worry that it just looks like scribble - it's actually called 'continuous line drawing' )... or... alternatively take a big fat brush drenched in water - dab it into a bright vibrant colour and swish and swirl it all over (another!) A3 piece of paper - then do the same with another vibrant colour and again with another vibrant colour .... when you feel like stopping - then stop! take a short break away and then come back to you 'work' ... study what you've 'drawn' .... what you've done is to let your subconscious 'artist' free and very often you will start to see shapes or figures or landscapes ..... use what you've 'seen' to lead into a paiting .....
Drawing and painting is not specifically and only about fine art - it's about interpretation .....
Hope this helps!
2007-01-14 08:05:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're really blocked, try to first get in toucj with your feelings. take 3 deep breaths, quieten your mind, & just draw whetever you feel. I susally just draw a line or circle or sth, look at it & see what I want to add to it & build on it.I do this & it usually works. I like abstract so it works for me. But if you look at other people's work, it's not your ideas & not original but just another copy.
I agree mother nature is a great inspirer.
This is supposed to be a really good book for getting creative:
2007-01-15 09:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cooee Danny! Try Joy! Too hard? Try the opposite! Sit down for 5 minutes and close your eyes and see what you see in your inner eye - then pick up you brush and let them juices flow the good bit is you can always paint over it if you don't like it! (I hated saying that - but teachers suggest it when one is not 'juice flowing'). Do your worst teacher - or your best. Do your neighbour - just to p8ss him/her off - it might even make you laugh!
2007-01-14 00:44:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you can't think of anything else do some self portraits or still lifes. If the weather permits get out into the countryside with a sketchbook. Get your themes first hand: whatever style you develop will be stronger if you keep to the source.
2007-01-14 05:48:00 · answer #5 · answered by chartres52 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's beautiful here today - I just looked out of the window; the sun is shining from a clear blue sky, the leafless trees stand stark against the sky like skeletons of glorious strength. Get out into the fresh air and take your inspiration from mother nature.
2007-01-14 00:34:24 · answer #6 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Would it be a challenge to draw a kaleidoscopic view(imagined by urself)? You can make it so special!!! Triangle ones (3-planed), Hexagonal ones (6-planed) etc....i believe the product will be very nice if it is even multi-colored!! It will look artistic! Hope this idea doesn't sound stupid....
2007-01-14 00:40:27 · answer #7 · answered by I am only human 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Imagine standing on the edge of a sea top cliff looking down on the waves crashing onto the shore of a lonely beach with just one man walking his dog along the sea line.
2007-01-14 00:45:50 · answer #8 · answered by blazing_staruk 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sit on the edge of the river and draw a tree on the opposite bank.
be careful not o get to close to the edge just in case the ground is slippery and you fall in HHHHHaaaaaaa
2007-01-14 00:34:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
you really need to get out to a place you like, even if its your street and start looking at the little things, like how the sun shines through a tree or over a wall, look for textures, temperatures or sounds that you can almost see
2007-01-14 00:50:53 · answer #10 · answered by slender4 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋