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Oddlem
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Small Break

Posted by Oddlem - June 17th, 2019


Aye, just lettin you all know that I'm taking a break from doing art. I would like it say that it's because I got a job as an excuse, but in all honesty, I just haven't been able to think of anything to draw. I know some people say to work your way through it, but when I do that it just gets even more difficult for me to do anything. So because of that, I'm gonna go on a break until I either a). stop drawing for so long that I won't be bored anymore with art and I'll actually want to draw again or b). naturally find something so inspiring that it sparks my creative need again.


I'm not sure how long it'll take, but I'm gonna also disallow myself to play any creative games so that way I can kind of force myself to get back into art instead of simply getting into another creative outlet (I've done this before accidentally). In other words, it's probably not going to be super long, at most a month if it really gets crazy but likely just a week or so.


Bear with me.


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draw pico from picos school

Fam, don't worry about making art into a job. Feeling like it's work out of your day all the time instead of a passion is no fun. You'll definitely get hit with a brick of creativity or some character you HAVE to draw. Just wait for that moment, I can't draw for shit, AND its time out of my day, but I still occasionally get that want.

If you ever really want to spark creativity (And this is really hard nowadays) stop using the internet, stop using social media etc, and just try to avoid the world for a few days. Go for a walk somewhere quiet or watch some old movies, but don't connect with the global community for a bit. The result is your brain is going to be forced to make original thoughts because the constant supply of memes and popular content is no longer streaming in, and suddenly you're going to be amusing yourself with stuff that didn't seem fun before.

Also if you've never seen it, go watch 'Whisper of the heart' or 'When marnie was there' two old ghibli movies that are super wholesome.

Aye although I appreciate the comment, I'm not looking for advice since my solution was already given in the newspost itself-- I've had this problem come and go throughout the years and it solves itself in it's own if I step back for a bit. I just wanted to give a headsup in case I stop drawing for a while so that it doesn't seem like I'm disappearing

@MinatoArisato @Oddlem whoops, force of habit. Don't mean to act like a know it all, just eager to help people, my bad lel

Ahh, no worries! I totally understand that since I do it too. lol