Muse please?

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:02 pm

Okay here's the thing. I'm totally stuck on ideas for anything creative, be it Craft working, drawing, doing something on GIMP or just simply creative writing. I think with having a baby it's took all my inspiration from me. I love her to bits, granted. But in no means do I feel like that she has inspired me. It's as if I see her as a chore, and to me, I find that really sad.

Also, as Ed himself can be creative, he's a TOTAL perfectionist. A piece of artwork, if he is doing the art, HAS to look 100% otherwise he gets wound up, and that's the defeatist in him. I also find this sad, but Ed has an obsessive personality disorder, somewhat.

Am telling you guys this because I know most of you on here are creative, on different levels, from Steph to Johnny. So, I hope that you guys can give me some inspiration I need. I seriously need it, no joke, otherwise I feel that I will go insane. Call it pathetic, or say that it's just apart of my bipolar disorder, but this really makes me want to cry. Writers block to me isn't funny.

Post by **Chewi** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:18 am

Not sure I can give you any inspiration but I understand Ed's perfectionism. It even applies to programming and it's not always one of my better qualities. At the same, I get upset when I see Marna screw up a picture she just drew.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:31 am

Chewi wrote:At the same, I get upset when I see Marna screw up a picture she just drew.

Yeah, I can relate entirely to that, heh.

Post by **Mik** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:25 am

there are some cool excerises I guess, there was some crazy art site by friend used to go to it was like every day or so they came up with some random words and you had to draw something based on it, very interesting stuff, some of it was very creative and some jaw droppingly zomgz. I don't even draw and I found it inspiring, I'll have a quick look see if I can remember.

Alternately, Wolves they are awesome !!

Stephanie · Post by **Stephanie** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:32 pm

>.> Becky, I wish i could be assistance but unfortunately I have lost my basic muse too. T_T. Ask crys where she gets it from. she's constantlymaking some drawing/graphic/ thing.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:30 pm

Tis okay Steph. Like me though, you put yaself down alot. I think abstract thinkers do though.

Stephanie · Post by **Stephanie** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:41 pm

what you mean put myself down? I NEVER call myself ugly, or no good, or stupid..nope never. <.<

Tartan · Post by **Tartan** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:28 am

mines disappered too...
tho i did draw a fairy for some one bday card last week i have been meaning to draw more fairies but...i just dont have the inspiration...where did it go??
*looks about for it under the sofa...* :blink:

Stephanie · Post by **Stephanie** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:51 pm

I think mine was stolen.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:57 am

Stephanie wrote:what you mean put myself down? I NEVER call myself ugly, or no good, or stupid..nope never. <.<

I didn't mean that.

Narren7 · Post by **Narren7** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:37 am

uh *sweatdrops*
I find music to be VERY helpful.
I visualize things to songs then go from that.
I always have music going in the bg.
Regardless of if it's graphics or a story I'm writing what I'm listening to plays a pretty big role.

Stephanie · Post by **Stephanie** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:13 am

Squirrel wrote:I didn't mean that.

>.> sarcasm doesn't go well in text.

Post by **Mik** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:52 am

Saracasm is dependant on context and tone, so yeah, single sentances are always gonna be just great for getting that across.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:22 pm

According to my bf am not that great with sarcasm so it's all good.

kaos · Post by **kaos** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:59 pm

just saw the topic.

Movies.
the older the better.

music.
it can help you get inspiration if you have none
and it can help polish an idea you already have. I like to try and keep it in theme tho. ie the lyrics follow or can be stretched to follow a certain theme.

another good thing is just to surrond youself with the things your after.
dunno why it works, osmosis or somthing.
but once you soak that shit in, BOOM, you cant help but output similar quality/theme stuff.

wanna draw like peter Cheung?
watch Aeon or Reign for 2 days.
on day 3, 4 and 5 you'll puttin out Cheung style by accident.

gotta be careful with it tho. cuzz it works too well.
I watched anime for a year about 8 years ago. and my attn to detail decreased dramaticly and it was hard as hell to shake it.
thank god for greg cappullo's spawn comics.

so dont go watching too much dragon ball z....
unless you want to.

worst case scenario and your completely out of ideas....
go find something you like and redo it.

you should see the Johnny Kaos version of LOTR.