Creative Block

Help! DarkPhoenixFlame - Sunday, April 8, 2007 - 21:30

Hey guys, I'm having trouble overcoming my creative block, and I was wondering what you guys do to get rid of it?...

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I wrote this somewhere else

ikonowi; Sunday, April 8, 2007 - 22:09

I wrote this somewhere else too... (Yeah, I was talking about writing, but it still works)

Several weeks ago I wrote:

I wrote this somewhere else too..

Well if you are compleetly out of ideas you could start fresh. Save what you're currently writing and start new. Look around the roomwrite about a random object. Or think of a metaphore that could relate to that object. Also being in a class room is a great thing too. Study the people around you, usually you'll find somthing someone is doing and can write about it. Base your characters on real people, or talk to your class mates. Hate is also a great feeling to write about.

Also i heard recently that if you draw rectangles, circles and triangles on a fresh sheet of paper, it helps get you thinking. The triangle's points remind you to come up with (or keep with) the point. Triangles also represent strength, so there will be some strength in your writing. The rectangle helps you to look at things from all sides. And the circle helps keep a flow. Weird, huh? It may or may not work, it all just really depends...

Ooo... I also think that listening to Weird Al helps. ^^ Crazy lyrics to draw too. I read this last week about a character creater based around the game M.A.S.H. http://www.mangatutorials.com/tut/charcreation.htm
Pretty cool, if thats what you're trying to do.
If not just draw house hold items, so at least you're drawing.

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XD Yes, Weird Al helps.

Caramel; Monday, April 9, 2007 - 02:02

XD Yes, Weird Al helps. *listening to "Ebay" right now*

I don't really do much. I think of really random things and try to form ideas out of it. Then I try to draw it and waste a lot of paper. For me, ideas pop out of nowhere when I'm bored, showering, or trying to sleep.

Oh, and looking at art helps too.

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