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1curiousgirl: 9 months ago

How to motivate yourself to draw and free yourself from art block?

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Beth1: 9 months ago via iPhone | Last edited at 6:52AM on 8/10/2012

Have you seen the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" -Betty Edwards author? It contains exercises to "enhance creativity and artistic confidence" :). One is called Inverted orientation, where you draw a picture that you have placed upside down. You "copy" the picture as you see it upside down , your drawing will be upside down , begiininning at the top, draw each line, moving line to adjoining line, don't trip...try not to think about what shapes are forming in your head. When you're finished , then flip it right side up , you'll probably do better than you expected, because you involved both sides of your brain! Get the book! Bye!

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1curiousgirl: 9 months ago

wow sounds interesting, never heard of it, i'll surely check it out thanks

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colehult: 9 months ago

go to your happy place and think of all the things you enjoy

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1curiousgirl: 9 months ago

i could feel ideas coming already when u said that ,thanks

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LaDasha: 9 months ago

don't stress about art being perfect... perfection is boring :) just scribble, splatter paint, do whatever you want to and you'll find it liberating from worry.. all art is beautiful, whether you spend hours tweaking each line or seconds scribbling :)

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1curiousgirl: 9 months ago

thanks, but my parents love to put me down when i do that, so i started to have fear and cant think of anything to draw. i need to know how to liberate?

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LaDasha: 9 months ago

I haven't met your parents, and I'm in no way judging them, but if they put down your artwork, they might not understand the depth of artistic expression behind your work... it is said that the higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly. Maybe your parents believe in more structured artwork, but that doesn't mean anyone should ever criticize an artist for following his/her intuition. I'd tell them that what they're saying is hurtful, and even thought they may not see it, the art you make is significant to you. There is no way to liberate intentionally... it's more of a subconscious departure from the conformity of one's surroundings. If your parents put you down, ignore their put-downs. You have a right to scribble :) lol you can paint with your eyes closed, recreate a dream on canvas.. whatever you want, just do it, and don't worry about "messing up" ... life is messy, but it's a great thing <3

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1curiousgirl: 9 months ago

thanks <3 inspiring...

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LaDasha: 9 months ago

no problem :) good luck on your artwork! (not that you need it <3)

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dunczn: 9 months ago

Think of yourself as some great artist like Picasso or Van Gogh and how they did their art. Don't struggle to be perfect; just find a place where you will be happy to sit and start doing your thing. If a stroke doesn't come out as you wanted it to, don't fret over it-move to the next and see how that goes. See www.wikihow.com/Motivate-Yourself for more tips.

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1curiousgirl: 9 months ago

thanks, i'll surely try it out

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