3 Tips to Get Over Artist's Block

Can't Get Yourself to Draw Anything?

You're sitting in front of your sketchbook or digital device and just wondering why you can't seem to draw anything that looks decent. It just makes you go:

 Don't worry, this happens to most if not all artists at some point. There are some ways you can overcome artist's block.

This is a brief and quick article that is going to highlight three tips to get rid of artist's block and proceed with you awesome drawing in no time.

1. Look at other art for inspiration:

This is the very first step you should take because this usually helps quite a lot. Although it's not necessary to only look at the art style you usually work with, look at all types of art; you might get great ideas out of it (but don't steal other people's work and always give credit if you use it as a reference)

Here's a few art instagrams you can look at to get some inspiration:

Kristina Webb- https://www.instagram.com/colour_me_creative/?hl=en

Kelvin Okafor- https://www.instagram.com/kelvinokafor_art/?hl=en

Laura Brouwers (Cyarine)-  https://www.instagram.com/cyarine/?hl=en

2. Don't Procrastinate:

Okay, admit it. We all procrastinate from time to time. This can be one of the reasons why we just can't get that sketch complete. If it is something a bit more casual you can surely take your time with it but if it is a commission or a project that needs to be completed within a specific period of time, you need to start drawing! Yes, obviously you don't need to rush through it so you're not satisfied in the end. Understand that you're facing a problem and try to work on it (you might already be since you probably googled this, ha!) 

Set goals just like you would for any other task. Another way to not procrastinate when drawing leads me to my next tip.

3. Scribble and doodle:

Yes, just take a piece of paper and start doodling. Do it mindfully, do it mindlessly. It doesn't matter, just keep your pencil moving. This way you'll start getting ideas and this is a good way to practice anyway since this includes line practice and you'll get better control of the pencil.

Same goes for digital art, just take your tablet and pen and start doodling. Again, make it abstract or try to draw a still life, just keep drawing until you finally feel like completing it or starting a new piece because you just got an awesome idea out of it.

So, here's a few tips you can use to get over artist's block which can really suck at times because when the deadline awaits it takes a lot to come up with something that is actually going to be worth all the effort. 

Do you have any suggestions or personal tips on how you get over artist's block? Leave a comment! It is surely appreciated.