Im creatively frustrated and cant get any good models going. Whenever this happens I find myself modeling swords. That being said I give you the latest product of my frustration A two-handed long sword base on the one used by William Wallace. Now the big question: What do you do to get yourself out of the modeling slumps? -Grimpup

Lots of coffee and then a look through my kids picture books. :) Actually, sometimes focusing on a 'mood' opens doors to content that I wouldn't have visited otherwise. Mark

Loud music does it for me. I like to get in my car right before sunset...crank up the tunes and drive (away from traffic). That does a lot to help clear me out and get me creative again. I was talking to my drummer last night at band practice and we seem to see a creative pattern in me. Fall and winter are my most creative times. No idea why...but as we reflected on the last 5 years we saw the pattern. very interesting. The heat wave here in Atlanta broke for a few days last week. We had highs in the low 80's rather than high 90's or 100's. Something happened. I was getting brianstorm after brainstorm about projects to get started on. Just a little info I thought I would share. Clint PS - I dig the sword!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice job on the sword & thing it's on, your frustrations seem to pay off. I have the opposite problem, too many things I'd like to do but not enough time. How about a visit to a local art museum (or library) & try to duplicate one of the "masters" in 3D? Maby take a walk along the beach or through the woods and try to duplicte one of the "Masters" objects. Dig through that shoe box of collectables & memorobllia that you saved from your childhood. Look at small objects that you normally overlook, same for large things. Pick up a rock from the back yard & see what's underneath.

I like to create a fictional "me" and decide that this other Chip has been hired to do something outlandish. Then I just set to work on it. Things like, a catalog shot for some funky gadget, or a CGI shot for an upcoming movie-of-the-week based on the latest John Grisham novel, or a prop for an episode of Star Trek: Cash Cow. Just something widely divergent from my usual stuff....