I have recently gone through one of my no touch of the
paintbrush fazes which happens to me every so often. I really get sad in this
time but for some reason I feel unable to avoid indulging in apathetic nonsense.
To remove myself out of this scheduled funk, I popped (not literally) into the
local giant cheapo Asian store for my version of a good old fashioned shopping
spree. These shopping sprees usually cost me around $15 to $20 and totally
excite me to once again get stuck into being creative and doing my
illustrations.
This time round, I scored a whole bunch of stunningly
coloured plastic bowls which I will use to put all my pencils and brushes in. I
have noticed that every few months, I need to change the appearance of my
studio to keep my environment fresh and interesting. The only one thing that
stays the same is my collection of little toys which sit on top of my set of
draws.
Oh maaaaaaan, you should have seen all the options of
brightly coloured containers! It was a feast for the eyes and it made me feel
like I was back in japan!
Next time you feel gloomy and drained of inspiration or
motivation, try getting a new, cheap tacky little pencil holder or something of
that nature. It really does the trick and it doesn’t need to cost an arm and a
leg like the crap they have in kiki k or smiggle.
Also, if you are working and like to listen to something
while you create, I suggest escape from illustrator island podcasts. It is so
wonderful. I have learnt a lot of little tid bits about the illustration
industry through these guys.
Here is a link to one podcast about studio feng shui which
was really great.
http://illustrationage.com/2010/04/13/efii-podcast-episode-30-workspaces/
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