Inspiration+Motivation

Started by Aquacorde March 25th, 2015 10:36 AM
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Aquacorde

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I kind of wanted to talk about motivation, but I feel like it goes hand in hand with inspiration a lot of the time. What inspires you to actually do whatever kind of art you do? Is it an emotion? A sudden visual of what you want to make? And what inspires those? Your answers can be general or specific, whatever- but tell me what inspires you enough to actually sit down and work on something?

For me it's been my love of cartoons that gets me drawing. I like playing with different styles and feeling out how these characters work is a fun lil project for me. I watch the shows, maybe see a pose I want to do, attempt to recreate that, look through other fanart, etc. It's fun for me~ and I don't worry about making everything great or even good because I'm just messing around. And when I get stuck or bored I go watch the show again. :D
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Alfieri

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Age 27
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Posted June 23rd, 2019
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My art is usually inspired by a combination of various anime art styles and video game art styles. I also get inspired by my emotions. If I'm happy or upset, my art will sometimes reflect on that. Sometimes I draw as a means of relieving any built-up emotion.

Aquacorde

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My art is usually inspired by a combination of various anime art styles and video game art styles. I also get inspired by my emotions. If I'm happy or upset, my art will sometimes reflect on that. Sometimes I draw as a means of relieving any built-up emotion.
I've always kind of wondered- like I draw when I'm upset or frustrated with other things, but my art almost never reflects the emotion I'm feeling because I'm using drawing as a distraction? But I know others like to vent their state of mind into their art. Is that how it works for you mostly?
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Circuit

Wiring your Circuits

Age 27
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Posted July 29th, 2020
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My constant wanting to create something that other people enjoy is what motivates me mostly. That and always wanting to improve myself and the things I enjoy doing.

Sylphiel

Between your fantasy and my reality
Seen March 28th, 2023
Posted January 9th, 2023
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I think the basic gist of mine is: I get ideas, and then I want to put those ideas down into a more tangible format. That's what inspired me to start drawing more in the first place, I wanted to be able to take ideas from my mind and put them into a medium where I could actually see them with my eyes. That's the driving force behind at least some of my fantasy art lately, since it will help me understand my ideas better. Either that or I think an idea is just cool and I'd like to be able to show it to others.

Although with any fanart I do it's mostly "I like these concepts and I want to make my own spin on them."

That's the neutral answer though, and that's not always the reason for what I do. There are times when it is a burst of strong emotion that drives me to make something - and those times are actually when I'm more motivated to work on stuff, provided I don't take too long in creating it. I get that emotion and I feel like I just have to make what's suddenly on my mind. Or I might not even have something specific on my mind, and I just need to make something colorful. That's happened before as well.