#creativeblock

[design2repeat]

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[caokkokattz]

someone give me ideas or im gonna explode

[elysianwing]

Rough Draft

I know this place. I know it well… It is where…when left alone, my ideas go to die. Their haggard bodies litter the ground here conceived while showering, or doing busy-work… or just before I fall asleep only to dissipate like most all dreams do. It’s only been a few days since I last wrote something new, but already I can feel the words trying to slip away from me falling between my weary fingers like grains of sand sliding through an hourglass. Taunting me as the seconds grow, one by one until they morph all at once into an endless silence, enveloping the space around me and stealing away all but the sounds of my breath as it echoes softly. Audible, yet still saying nothing like this damnable blinking cursor on my word-pad. Were it only so easy, as making this cursor move. I could let myself fall asleep and lie my head down on my keyboard spilling my dreams onto the page as the weight of my skull is cradled by the soft pillows of depressed keys. Tearing the white away one drooling, snoring, tossing and turning letter at a time. Written 9/8/2024 @ 10:12pm by Alexander Learmont https://www.patreon.com/Elysianwing

[tremendouslittlethings]

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

[lamoscaquecamina]

I don’t want to improve.

I realized it when I tried. It’s easy to say things like “I wish I could draw well” or “I want to exercise,” but that’s a lie—a dirty lie you believe because it’s easy to want improvement.

We often say we lack resources, time, or that we don’t know where to begin. That’s a lie too. Because when we finally have everything, and we sit down to practice, you’ll realize it’s not that you can’t—it’s that you don’t want to. You don’t want to face frustration, to see that your skills are truly beginner-level, maybe not even that. Looking at a blank page and being unable to draw two decent lines frustrates you, wounds you, kills you.

It’s not your lack of motivation. It’s not your lack of discipline. It’s not your problems. It’s you. You’re the one who refuses to sit down and learn. You’d rather throw yourself into failure, hoping something turns out just okay enough to feed your ego.

But it always ends badly. Then you abandon it. And when you come back, we start again—from beginning to end. As Albert Einstein once said: “Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.”

I don’t want to be insane. I’ve been insane my whole life. Some would say it’s because of my upbringing, others say it’s my fault, others blame my addictions. Whatever the reason is, I no longer care. After all, sitting around waiting for something to change… that, too, is the definition of insanity.

[henry89aziengbe]

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[iammiviiofficial]

Progress= 0 🙂🙃

Honestly it kind of fits! Spoiler: the song is about the ups and downs of life and uh...you can count this to be either or tbh!

In all seriousness, I could use some ideas please! I had a few, but none of them turned out well...hence me today haha! 😆

Shoot me some! Anything you've got! 😎 BONUS SIDE NOTE: You know I was going to be cooking myself when the first idea I had was to draw a sandwich 💀💀

[adultlearnersallegedly]

How Often Can You Ask “Is This OK?”: A Tragicomedy in Fifteen Acts (and Counting)

Slide 1: “Is this OK?”

Slide 2: “And this one?”

Slide 3: “Still OK?”

Slide 4: “What if I moved this three pixels to the left? Is that OK?”

Slide 5: “Do you think this shade of off-beige reflects my learning journey?”

Darling, we see you. We hear you. We recognise your fragile grip on confidence and your deep-rooted fear of doing it “wrong.” But here’s the thing: we didn’t sign up to be your artistic emotional support animal.

Occasional check-ins? Great. Sensible. Encouraged, even.

A frantic email after every design choice like you’re trying to unlock a Choose Your Own Adventure ending? Less so.

At some point, you must choose your own adventure. That’s kind of the point of creative education. Take a risk. Make a decision. Own it. Worst-case scenario? You learn something. Best case? You create something brilliant. But asking “What should I do next?” after every breath is not the same as progressing. It’s just outsourcing your courage.

You are capable. You do have ideas. Now kindly stop peering nervously over our shoulder every 20 minutes like a Regency heroine waiting for a proposal. Be bold. Be wrong. Be brilliant. Just be something.

[neha24nav]

The Opal Vision

Navya was a dreamer. Open-minded young woman full of creativity and ideas. Life turned out to be chaotic and dim. Until one day, during a very quiet walk outside, she came to the conclusion that her art was something that saved her; it was time to make up for something that made her feel alive, and she chose opal stone.

[wherechaoswins]

Feeling stuck in your creative process? Break through the block with a fresh perspective! Sometimes all it takes is a little shift in your environment or routine. Keep going, inspiration is just around the corner.

[design2repeat]

Finding Your Art Style: Our Messy, Beautiful Journey

Hey Tumblr fam! We've been on this wild ride of trying to find "our style" and thought we'd share some raw notes from the journey. Remember when we used to think we could force a style to happen overnight? Yeah... we learned that one the hard way! 😅

The past year has been filled with sketchbooks, happy accidents, and moments of both "this is terrible" and "wait, I might be onto something here!" We've discovered that style isn't something you chase—it's something that emerges when you're busy making things that excite you.

One of the biggest game-changers? Our 100 drawings challenge. Those first few sketches were so predictable, but by day 25, we started seeing patterns we never consciously created. There's something magical about creating without overthinking.

We've compiled everything we've learned (so far!) in our latest blog post—from building mood boards that actually help to embracing the "mistakes" that eventually became our signature elements. Because we're all figuring this out together, right?

What about you? What unexpected elements have become part of your creative DNA? Drop your experiences below—we'd love to see where you are in your journey!

Remember: We're not experts—just fellow artists documenting our process. The style journey never really ends, and that's kind of the beautiful part.

[mouthlessparanoid]

[wingstothought]

The struggles of bloggers: 5 Ultimate Facing challenges in the digital age 

The advent of the internet and social media has revolutionized the way information is disseminated, leading to the emergence of bloggers as influential content creators. These individuals and groups have become popular, attracting millions of subscribers across various platforms. However, behind the seemingly flashy world of blogging, there are many challenges bloggers face on a daily basis. This…

[feelgoodrebel]

If your creativity has felt… stuck lately, like something’s gone quiet or shut down — please know this: It’s probably not because you’re “lazy.” Or uninspired. Or doing it wrong. It might just be that your energy is leaking. And your creative spark is trying to survive. Because creativity needs room. It needs safety. It needs to trust that it’s okay to take up space, without being interrupted, guilt-tripped, or pushed aside. And when you’re always holding everyone else’s emotions, when your days are full of invisible obligations, when your “yes” is louder than your “no”... Your body knows. Your spirit knows. And sometimes, your creative flow just… disappears. Not because it’s gone — but because it’s protecting itself. Inside Worthy & Rising, our free community, we’re exploring this tender territory together. This month’s theme is Sacred Boundaries — and we’re already seeing how much more creative we feel when our energy is ours again. We’re also reading The Four Agreements in our rebel book club — a soul-reset for the recovering people-pleasers and gentle creatives who are ready to come home to themselves. If your creative magic feels like it’s hiding… Maybe it’s waiting for you to come back to you. 🌙 Link to join:

This space was made for your soft power.

[ravikugupta]

Summary of "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield

“The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield is a motivational and insightful book that explores the creative process, overcoming resistance, and achieving creative fulfillment. Pressfield delves into the internal battles artists and creatives face and provides strategies for breaking through self-doubt, procrastination, and other forms of resistance. This summary provides an overview of the key…

[datiyaknowsshit]

Absaar: This Arabic name means “one who sees” and is often associated with someone who has great perception and insight.

I have been on a creativeblock lately and nothing feels right. So I frantically searching for something to give me back the sparkTM yk? So I roll over to make an ISAT oc.

Meet Absaar. Unhinged princess-like who also got stuck in the loops with Siffrin. She remembers doesn't mean she can do anything about it. So she's simple a 'viewer', who can only watch while can not interfere.

(Praise myself) Look at her hands! Yeah that's why she's type Rock and Paper. And also also, her main weapon are her legs. Look at thoseeeeeee prettyyyyyy. So sad the menu sprite basically cut off 'em beautiful legs.

(Also I'm lonely pls come and say hi)