gallusrostromegalus:

mazarinedrake:

curlicuecal:

gallusrostromegalus:

fangirlinginleatherboots:

just so yall know

art block is your brain telling you to do studies.

draw a still life. practice some poses. sketch some naked people. do a color study. try out a different technique on a basic shape.

art block doesnt stop you from drawing, it stops you from making your drawings look the way you want them to. and thats because you need to push your skills to the next level so you can preform at that standard

think of it as level grinding for your next work.

As a scientific illustrator- this is 100% true and going to review your basics will fix it every goddamn time.  Not only does it keep your skills sharp, when you’re not emotionally invested in the final product of a piece, you relax and your brain makes more/better art juice for you.  So, when you get back to that big/important piece?  You’ll know what to do and how to do it.

Nothing in nature blooms all year round.  Rest, and take care of yourself.

So here’s a question:

What is the writing equivalent of life studies?

Journaling? Drabble prompts? Stream of consciousness stories? I’m thinking maybe anything that doesn’t require actually structure or planning, just write the words that come to you?

All of those are good, basically anything you’re not “Serious” about. I write fanfic when I’m stuck on a “Serious” piece. Go write some crackfic, describe an overnight doing something sick with no context, plot out a mystery. Go have fun and put your writing on the back burner.