Feeling stuck? It is time to find art inspiration. You might be asking how to find art inspiration? Where do you find art inspiration? Keep reading because I want to help you feel unstuck and feel inspired again. When you have art inspiration you have an urge to create and are able to develop new and creative ideas easier and faster!
How to Find Art Inspiration
There are many ideas for how to find art inspiration. Art inspiration can be anywhere. It is easiest to find inspiration when you are open. If you are feeling stressed, sick, sad, mad it’s going to be harder to find inspiration because you are not in the right headspace.
How to Find Art Inspiration/Where to Find Art Inspiration
Taking a walk or spending time in nature like hiking, camping, gardening or being at the beach
Listening to music - you can try listening to classical music or calming music like acoustic or nature sounds
Traveling and going somewhere new - ideally for a week or two if possible so you can really immerse yourself and live in that place
Going to an art gallery or museum
Flipping through magazines or going to a library
Looking for art supplies- you might be drawn to different colours or textures
Journaling, doodling or sketching - keep a book to contain your ideas
Make art to lead to other ideas, even if the art you make is bad
How to Find Art Inspiration - Step 1: Follow Your Intuition
Part of the creative process is making many decisions. Some decisions are small and some are larger. As an artist it is important to be intune with your intuition. You have to be able to trust your gut to know what decisions to make in the process.
Start paying attention to how you are thinking and feeling. If you feel like painting- do it. If you want to use a certain colour- do it. Keep listening to yourself and trust that your intuition is guiding you!
How to Find Art Inspiration-Step 2: Keep Your Body/Mind Strong
Make sure you are staying rested and keeping healthy. Get plenty of sleep, drink lots of water, eat healthy and move your body. Make sure you are stretching and walking around.
If you are staying healthy you are going to have more energy and when you feel energized you will want to create more!
It’s also important to keep your mind healthy. Having a healthy mindset is important for artists. You need to believe that you will make good art. If you have a positive mindset, you will make good art. If you are thinking negatively then that will affect the process.
How to Find Art Inspiration- Step 3: Just Create
The best way to find art inspiration is to just start creating. You need to make work because it will lead to other things and ideas. It’s okay to mess up that is part of the art process. Even if art is “bad” you need to trust the process that you will make good art again soon!
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