Yesterday I put up a blog post called “Get Over It! Pushing Past Creative Blocks“, about overcoming those ruts we inevitably find ourselves in. I listed three methods for overcoming creative dry spells, and the response was overwhelming! Creative blocks seem to have struck a chord with people, but even more so,ย overcomingย creative blocks has resonated…
Stuck in a rut? Feeling uninspired? You are not alone! I’ve been getting emails throughout the week from friends and colleagues who are stuck in creative blocks and feeling unmotivated to make the work they set out to create. This is an issue that I take very seriously, because I know how dreadful, daunting, and…
A lot of artists that I follow have shared videos of themselves working through their own illustration and design processes, and the videos have been incredibly informative for me in my work. I decided to record one of my own illustrations, from start to finish, and here it is!
‘Remake’ isย booooooom.com’s newest art project/contest, where students in the UK were challenged to use photography to recreate some of the world’s most famous pieces of art. I could easily blow an entire afternoon scrolling through the goodies they’ve collected. Check ’em out: And my personal favorite: Fantastic! If you want to see the full collection…
If this Masterpiece Pattern Sheet from Mo Man Tai doesn’t excite you in some way, I don’t know what I can share with you any more. It’s a dot-to-dot that you complete on your wall, with nails/pins and string. Amazing! I’m seriously thinking about what I can do in my rental condo. Hmm… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=osjcm1cuxkg]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfDCNpaPBiA] “I’m not dealing with money…I want everything that I do personally to be beautiful.” Thanks, Saul.
Tom Gauld has been a favorite cartoonist and illustrator of mine for nearly a decade now. His small self-published books and comics in the early 2000s were a healthy part of my balanced visual arts diet and his drawings and storytelling have only improved over the years. You might recognize Tom’s simplistic, minimalistic drawing style…