I'm Em.
I'm a 20 year old English/History student living in Sydney.
I dig art, music and books.
I'll take questions on relationships, friendships, high school, uni, or whatever else.
I try to give the best advice I can, usually drawing on my own personal experience. But I'm not perfect, and sometimes when I look back on some of my advice it's far from it (especially when I was 15 and writing LiKe THiS). It's just advice, though. It's not an answer or a solution, it's simply a potentially helpful perspective. And that's all I can offer you.
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I LOVE to draw. Last year I went through 2 sketchbooks just during the school year (about 200 pages together). So yeah, last year was really awesome because I could think of something and just draw it as it came to me. And I could see as I improved. Now, I don't draw nearly as much :( Over the summer, I guess I kind of lost inspiration and just didn't bother getting started again. Well this year I'm taking art again and I love it, but it's so hard to start drawing again. I don't draw near as good as I did last year, I don't draw near as often, and my ideas aren't nearly as creative. I hate feeling like I have to start over at the beginning again, but I'm just not as inspired and creative as I was last year. This year, I've taken to looking at pictures on art sites like Deviantart. I love looking through them and everything just amazes me and inspires me. Unfortunately, it's the wrong kind of inspiration :( It's like, if I see a picture of flowers, I want to try to draw flowers like them. If I see a painting of a circus, I want to draw a circus too. I hate it because none of those are my original ideas and I feel like a copy cat :( How do I get my creativity back? Not only do I love drawing, I'm also going into advertising in the future and that involves a GREAT deal of creativity and originality. Please help :( thanks! (link)
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I know EXACTLY what your going through!
This is creative block sweetheart.
It's not something you can just snap out of and it's hard to get back into. There's no one way to get out of it and everyone learns to move on differently. I went through this last year and my year 11 artwork was atrocious. I hated it and can't look at it. I wanted to do something amazing and it was so frustrating and disappointing when nothing happened. But when you find the way out, you'll get out and never go back.
Firstly, surround yourself with wonderful people! One of the reasons i believe i had a creative block is because i was put into another class with a teacher who wasn't enthusiastic about teaching my class and the kids just weren't interested. You need to get your class so involved in art and just be around people who love art because that energy comes off them and affects you.
Two, try not to focus too much on deviant art. Those kind of art websites are okay for amateur art but you really want to focus on "real" artists. The people on those websites don't just create something out of nothing, they know different movements in art, different styles, techniques, artists and they get their ideas from these other artists and from their works. So you need to research movements in art and different artists, not just the completely obvious ones.
Three, visit galleries!!!!!!!!! In newspapers they usually have things going on in the art world like performances and openings and stuff so check out whats on. A lot of these exhibitions are free or have a small fee so it won't break the bank. Visit galleries and museums regularly, particularly as you get into your final years of school because they show you really what makes great art. Also, putting yourself into the art world can allow you to meet people and let you expand your knowledge of art.
And finally, if you have any galleries near by, try and volunteer there. Most galleries take volunteers and you get to look at all that art for free.
The way i got out of my block was just being around creative people that loved art. It helped me love art again. Don't push it though, your ideas will come to you when your ready. Draw if you feel like drawing and don't if you don't feel like it.
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Thank you SO much! You've really inspired me to do more about getting inspired haha :) I'm actually having the priveledge to visit the Salvador Dali gallery in Florida and I can NOT wait! Thanks again, great advice!!!
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