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Author:  pickleloaf [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:30 pm ]
Post subject:  i've got a whole box of unpainteds staring at me
and yet i still paint nothing.

i have the art trade too and havent done a thing

i am just creatively BLAH lately and any work i even attempt to start just sits uninspired and unfinished.
Author:  bryce_r [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:47 pm ]
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it's seems like you're kind of burnt out lately...go outside and get some inspiration.
Author:  redhanded [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:49 pm ]
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send me your blanks...now
Author:  liquidsky [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:02 pm ]
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Take a month off from the board and explore other things.

Maybe go to a museum for inspiration.
See if they have a Japanese collection of art.
Or maybe a Modern collection.
Author:  pickleloaf [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:13 pm ]
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i'm going to the beach in a couple weeks... that could help - just a chance to sit and think and read or whatever. but that's kinda all i do now :?

my job is pretty miserable in terms of creativity. it has ruined my design and portfolio, but they have me with the golden handcuffs.
Author:  pickleloaf [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:17 pm ]
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redhanded wrote:
send me your blanks...now


i have a couple woos, baltan, lots of semi-ningens, (lots of m1go's actually), a few solids, a hukko zag i stripped.

a few more classic marusan sculpts by m1go on the way

i really want to paint again, but when i start it just looks like shit and i put it down
Author:  scottygee [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:24 pm ]
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Maybe do something in a totally different medium from what you normally work with...and opposite of what you are chained to at work...might help you break out of a mental routine a bit...

Best of luck with it!!
Author:  pickleloaf [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:28 pm ]
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thanks all
Author:  Greasebat [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:39 pm ]
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liquidsky wrote:
Take a month off from the board and explore other things.

Maybe go to a museum for inspiration.
See if they have a Japanese collection of art.
Or maybe a Modern collection.


awesome suggestions. The museum one always works for me....
Author:  rhinomilk [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:02 pm ]
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i also have a huge box of blanks (and w/ the exception of the zag contest) and haven't done any in about a year. one day!
Author:  redhanded [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:05 pm ]
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Greasebat wrote:
liquidsky wrote:
Take a month off from the board and explore other things.

Maybe go to a museum for inspiration.
See if they have a Japanese collection of art.
Or maybe a Modern collection.


awesome suggestions. The museum one always works for me....


+1 museums often do the trick for me... that and booze.
Author:  BloodDrinker6969 [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:19 pm ]
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Do you own a Bedazzler? That's non-inspiration!
Author:  Locomoco [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:52 pm ]
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Do you have access to a cement mixer? :wink:
Author:  gatchabert [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:12 pm ]
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pickleloaf wrote:
they have me with the golden handcuffs.

well...i guess you like that kind of stuff ;)

I think most of us that paint keep a box of unpainted figures. For me, an easy way to get out is to paint a tribute figure. It takes enough creativity to get me out. I never really post them cause the end up getting stripped. Some I do keep but most are painted into something else. Another thing I do is look at different figures either in my collection or on the board and try to figure out how things are done. Museums and galleries don't do it for me cause I get clogged with everything that I've seen...sort of an overload...then I just veg in front of the TV or the computer.
Author:  hellopike [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:48 pm ]
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gatchabert wrote:
I think most of us that paint keep a box of unpainted figures.


Thats funny that you mention that because I just bought a bunch of stuff I have no real plans for just in case... =)


gatchabert wrote:
For me, an easy way to get out is to paint a tribute figure. It takes enough creativity to get me out. I never really post them cause the end up getting stripped. Some I do keep but most are painted into something else. Another thing I do is look at different figures either in my collection or on the board and try to figure out how things are done. Museums and galleries don't do it for me cause I get clogged with everything that I've seen...sort of an overload...then I just veg in front of the TV or the computer.



Museums are ok, but I don't go to them for inspiration. I do tribute figures if the idea really strikes me, but usually I try different ideas/colors out on paper before I paint. Occasionally I just go in without any idea what I want, but that is rare.

Sometimes I like to impose conditions/rules to something I work with- like "only these colors" or "has to implement a new technique" or whatever- and by forcing myself to work within the confines of the condition it brings out creativity.

I like mashups too. I've got to get my hands on a Solid Chaos for an idea I've been wanting to try for a while now.

Just keep trying pickle- something will click. You too Rhinomilk.
Author:  rhinomilk [ Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:08 pm ]
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hellopike wrote:

Just keep trying pickle- something will click. You too Rhinomilk.


no, it's not that... i just don't feel like cleaning up the big ass mess i make :)
Author:  straightoutta..LOKASH [ Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:13 am ]
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pickleloaf wrote:
i'm going to the beach in a couple weeks... that could help - just a chance to sit and think and read or whatever. but that's kinda all i do now :?

my job is pretty miserable in terms of creativity. it has ruined my design and portfolio, but they have me with the golden handcuffs.


Wow, really?What is your job? Coal miner?Steel mill worker? Field worker?US Army soldier in Iraq?
Author:  Rich [ Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:17 pm ]
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I think all that paint at some point will go through this, its pretty common. It will pass though thats a fact for sure.

For this reason I keep a huge folder of customs that have been done by others to inspire me. You just have find that one artist / artists that really grab you everytime and keep pics on hand.

Also I will go to what I have done personally in the past that I really liked and try to rearrange the colors and give that a try.

Then there is that one thing. Personally I have this color scheme and texture that I have been trying to achieve for ages. Its simple but I just cant get it. So when I have nothing else I experiment and try for it.

Good luck
Author:  hellopike [ Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:48 pm ]
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LASH wrote:
For this reason I keep a huge folder of customs that have been done by others to inspire me. You just have find that one artist / artists that really grab you everytime and keep pics on hand.




I do this too, lots of stuff from members here inspires me... some I don't even know who painted what.

Phil
Author:  Leecifer [ Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:54 am ]
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Yup, unfortunately I think it's quit common.
Great suggestions here though, gotta' love this community!!!!
Author:  playdohpunk [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:34 pm ]
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would sending you a clear orange goga help inspire pickleman? i've loved what i've seen you do so far, maybe reading too much of the negativity that some people spread around about customs has got you paralyzed a bit? fuck them, paint man, paint!
Author:  pickleloaf [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:36 pm ]
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i am still open to working on that for you. maybe having a deadline will help get things rolling

if you have any ideas for it, let me know what you think
Author:  silver_lining_man [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:24 pm ]
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inspration & creativity are overrated. just do bootlegs of stuff that is already done, preferrably rare editions, and flip them as originals....
Author:  hillsy11 [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:28 pm ]
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playdohpunk wrote:
maybe reading too much of the negativity that some people spread around about customs has got you paralyzed a bit? fuck them, paint man, paint!


Yes. It everyone else's fault he's currently lacking in creativity. If that's the case (and I don't believe it to be in pickle's case), they shouldn't be an artist in the first place.
Author:  pickleloaf [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:40 pm ]
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yeah, that isn't the case. this is all on me. if i was worried about what people would say, i just wouldnt post it on here. i cant even create anything I want to even look at these days

lacking inspiration or drive or something
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