matrixmode opened this issue on Apr 25, 2005 ยท 8 posts
matrixmode posted Mon, 25 April 2005 at 5:20 AM
Seems like when I finally finish an image I'm eager to start on a new one. The problem is I just can't seem to come up with any ideas. I just stare at a blank screen and think. Walk away, make some coffee, come back. Same stupid blank screen staring back at me. Then I start randomly doodling and suddenly I'm swamped with ideas so I quickly save rough sketches with names like "doodleX", "doodleX1", "doodleX2" etc...lol. So now I've got like at least 2 dozen of these "ideas" saved but I can't pick one! I just keep doing variations of each or just starting a new skecth so that I don't lose a cool new concept. Aaaaaaaarrrrrggggh! Time for bed I guess. Sorry for this mini rant. Lol. :)
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Leonardo da Vinci
blaufeld posted Mon, 25 April 2005 at 6:09 AM
No prob... I understand perfectly - so I usually force myself on completing a project instead than jumping from one o he next... :D
agiel posted Mon, 25 April 2005 at 7:47 AM
This will probably sound familiar to a lot of people. When I don't have the time to doodle, I also keep a notebook nearby to write down ideas that came up while working on a picture :)
lanaloe77 posted Mon, 25 April 2005 at 2:22 PM
My teacher says if you run out of ideas it is time to go outside and live. When you come back you inspiration tanks will be filled.
Muggle6 posted Tue, 26 April 2005 at 1:27 AM
Why don't you send small pics of your sketches and ask others for hints and tips of which to continue. Might be a good help and motivation...
blaineak posted Wed, 27 April 2005 at 7:24 PM
AADD is a prerequiset for Vue :)
rjlwetzel posted Thu, 28 April 2005 at 2:45 PM
I've been told many times that even a digital artist needs a sketch. I've doodled ina sketch book for years (I carry it with me always) and turn to it when I need inspiration. I agree with "go outside." I often look at a view and say to myself, "Gee that would be a great image if only [blank] weren't in tha way!" And then I go home and do it without [blank] Nowadays, I also carry my digital camera around, which has made my sketch book a little dated. By the way, The inspiration for my image "Homestead" in the renderosity gallery came while I was watching a cooking show on TV.
hstewarth posted Thu, 28 April 2005 at 4:33 PM
For me getting ideas is not a problem, just turning the ideas into something that looks good is different story. My current scene lead me down a path of issues with ecosystem - including a reported issue to e-on. But I learn alot though the journey, so I believe it was worth it. I still got some more work on scene, I tend to have a problem with detail - more like lack of it. On the subject, I personally use artist sketch books and photographic books to get impiration for my scenes.