Cures for art block
Art block. An ugly thing, isn't it?
Sometimes you might be sat there lurched over empty paper with absolutely no idea what to fill it with.
Perhaps you're bursting with all sorts of scenes and pictures, but when you attempt to draw you're unhappy with every single outcome.
Maybe you feel you're not even good enough or suddenly find the act of drawing tedious as an actual job.
From what I've seen, art block can come in different forms. All with different reasons behind them and a different set of frustrations along the way, but each one can be cured.
Setting the scene: Some people can draw anywhere, give them a crus
Art Blocked? The Anatomy of Art Block by zack-sr, journal
Art Blocked? The Anatomy of Art Block
A brief edition, 7 years later, as this article is still receiving attention.
AS a webcomic artist who has now produced over 1,000 pages of work with no hesitation, I should amend this article with the following summary:
Art-block is caused by a lack of creative purpose. Purpose is the best means by which a vacillating artist might finally become motivated again. Whether it's as simple as the need to capture a beautiful image, like a sunset with a loved one, or as dire as the need to communicate an imperative revelation before death, this purpose is the key to allowing the feeling of importance, which will allow artists to undertake as grea