And so I did with a short comic (the final has one more page where the character is dancing in the middle, but you get the point). You know how some awesome songs make you want to sing, dance and just smile □ Everything was great until my battery died and I went back to the boring daily tasks. Then, I started listening to music and I felt like my whole world is colorful, fun and exciting! It’s simple really.įor example, one day I woke up in a pretty sad mood. I can be something that happened to you, something you saw on a street or heard about. And responded to it with an illustration.Īnother way to get a drawing idea is to tell a story. When I first learned about the movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault #metoo, I had very strong feelings on the topic. So I wondered, what it would look like this year during the war, and that’s how this Illustration was born:Īs artists, we often try to communicate our opinions and observations through our work.įind an event, a situation or news and respond to it! How does it make you feel? What does it make you think of? There is currently a war with Russia where they try to take us over and tell on the news that Ukrainians eat their babies (what year is it again that people believe this stuff?).Īnyway, we also have this celebration called “Kupala Night” when girls float wreaths of flowers with candles on rivers to gain foresight into their future romantic relationships. One of those daydreaming sessions helped me come up with a story based in my homeland – Ukraine. Sort of like meditation!ĭaydreaming without any disruptions will help you stay creative and come up with creative concepts! This allows me to daydream, wonder, come up with stories and just think. I also make sure to flip my phone over and not go on any social media for at least the first 2-3 hours of the day. When I wake up, I spend some time filling up items in my Productivity Planner and the 5 Minute Journal(both by Intelligent Change). Having free time away from my phone, computer and any other tasks was the best thing I did for myself as an artist and a blogger. This inspiration resulted in a quick illustration: I thought to myself that I would really want to meet one someday. One of such days I watched a video on YouTube about the killer whale Orca. Other days I get inspired by music, movies, books, and events! Keep exploring and see what fits you best on a particular day □ (Note: Make sure not to look longer than that, not to copy any of the ideas and not to compare yourself to others! These things can result in you feeling not the greatest by the end, and that’s not our goal.) I look at other artist’s work and that inspires me! So when that happens to me I spend 10-15 minutes browsing Instagram, ArtStation, and Behance. The reason to that, I believe, is that you are not inspired enough. You always have ideas of things to draw, you just don’t know it. It’s not the best artwork I have ever done, but it’s good enough! And it all started with me looking around my surroundings. Here is the artwork I came up with on that day: I knew right away that they are going to be the start of my new drawing! This item inspired me today, but tomorrow it could be any other from the list. I saw a mug, my laptop, some pencils, and some books, and then… HEADPHONES! One time when I had some free time and wanted to spend it drawing I looked around my desk for some inspiration. What inspires you? What surrounds you? What makes you come up with stories? The first and the simplest thing you can do when lacking ideas is to look around yourself. I want to help you avoid this struggle either way!ĥ Ways To Always Know What To Draw When Bored 1. You will have 365 different ideas of what to draw when bored! So, next time when you struggle to find inspiration when looking at a blank page – you will have the tool to help you get inspired and get started right away! You guys email me about it all the time! And it pains me to see you avoid drawing or get discouraged because of this.Īs you probably know, I decided to help you with ideas and came up with 365 Drawing Ideas To Fill Your Sketchbook! And so do thousands of artists all around the world. The first thing you see is what scares so many artists – A BLANK PAGE. You feel inspired, have some free time and sit down to draw.
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