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I've been drooling over other people's artwork, and it's inspired me to get back into digital painting. While I'm happy with my progress, I'm very far from satisfied with my skill level and want to improve. However, I can't seem to come up with a creative thought to save my life right now, and I have no idea what to paint.

So... does anyone want me to paint anything for them? I prefer painting people, but I don't mind a challenge. I mean, I could paint a picture of my jar of peanut butter if it comes to that, but surely there's something more interesting.



On a different note, while browsing artwork, I noticed that people seem to have the idea that if you photograph a naked person, it's automatically art. Um... no.

I generated a random word for you, Zen.

You should paint 'Punch'

I have something of a different problem... ideas popping all over, but not enough time, energy or self discipline to do them all.

Hmm, that is a challenging one, depending how you interpret it.

I do have that problem often as well, but not at this time. Sometimes I think ideas only show up when I don't have time to pursue them. Or when I'm in the shower, then they disappear once I get out.

Yep. I definitely need practice. Also, I drank most of the punch.

Very much like!

Can you please paint Daniel Day-Lewis from The Last of the Mohicans?

Thanks. I actually spent the evening painting, and it has greatly improved my mood.

Hmm, scruffy man painting? How can I say no?

I'm the same with Creative Writing. I'm not creative at all.

Yes!

I have a couple of ideas (okay actually a lot of ideas):

Mia Wasikowska as Alice from Alice in Wonderland

Johnny Depp as:
- Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland
- Edward Scissorhands
- Sweeney Todd

Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd

Tim Burton either by himself, with Johnny Depp, or with Helena Bonham Carter

I'm not creative at all, at least when coming up with concepts and imaginative ideas of my own. Painting portraits or anything that involves replication/plagiarisation just seems unsatisfying to me. I'd only be satisfied making something completely original, but I find myself completely unable to do so.

Maybe "creativity" in what I think it is (the ability to be imaginative and original) is a skill which I'm simply not blessed with due to my neurology?

Or maybe every piece of art in the world was inspired, derived or partly plagiarised from something and the artist had as much imagination as me, therefore making me about normal with the population in terms of creativity level?

Bit literally interpreted, but nice painting! If only I had such talent.

Everything is connected so there's no such thing as creativity that occurs without a cause, without an 'inspiration'

When it comes to painting and other mediums for this type of art, I always preferred geometric shapes. The more oddly shaped, the better.

I also used to fill up pages of puzzle pieces. Jigsaw style.

I have always had hang-ups about this as well. After reading this (link) I started trying not to see it that way, because it really is paralyzing. I feel like I could be so much farther along as an artist if I hadn't let the idea of originality get to me. But I still do sometimes.

This (link) is good as well, and the "perception is creative" part I particularly try to keep in mind, because I'm never happy with my style and feel that it is boring. But I'm told that it's boring to me because it's mine. Even if my perception is sometimes quite literal.

Tea: I used to do that jigsaw puzzle thing all the time when I was a kid! That and just fill a page with random scribbles and then color them in.

Thanks for the ideas. I plan on spending a lot of time painting after I'm done with work.

Really? I've never met anyone that did that before. I was also quite fond of making patterns on graph paper.

Neither have I.

Esther, here's what came of your suggestion.



Thanks for the practice! I'll try one of yours now, IdahoRose.