Loss of direction/ in a rut
polycounter lvl 8
Im in the Uni break till september so i have plenty of time to be creative but im getting no where. I was given a Zbrush license from my prof' to play with an the UI drives me insane, the normal teething problems of a new program but that along with lack of creativity has just left me chasing after nothing.
Ive tried small 1-2 hour modeling projects to see if i could get my motivation back but it hasnt worked. I've got nothing (at least i hope i dont) to worry about but most of my work just sits there unfinished and whenever i go to do it it feel unmotivated.
Other artists must have been here at one point of another.
So what did you do that helped because its driving me insane!
Ive tried small 1-2 hour modeling projects to see if i could get my motivation back but it hasnt worked. I've got nothing (at least i hope i dont) to worry about but most of my work just sits there unfinished and whenever i go to do it it feel unmotivated.
Other artists must have been here at one point of another.
So what did you do that helped because its driving me insane!
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Theses don't need to be good sketch's, just good enough to get things flowing in your head again when you review them.
and also get out of the house/office, and experience as many things as possible, you will never come up with anything creative while sitting in-front of a screen, you need to interact with people and treat your body well if you want ideas to flow freely.
i find my exercise level and social life had a direct impact on my creativity in both my guitar and bass playing as it does in my 3d work.
other note while working, good music that give you energy really helps.
Also, you might want to search the forum for this. There are 20+ topics, some 5+ pages long, about the same exact thing. There's lots of good info in there and you'll just get the same thing rehashed in here.
Best of luck man, stay positive and keep trying!
What I can suggest is just get away from your computer for a bit. I spent the last two weeks at my girlfriends house and when I came back I was just like, right let's go then! The best thing I think is to seriously just stop trying for a bit. I know it's stressful as all your thinking is like I need to be working and getting better but yeah I would recommend just leaving it for a week maybe? You would feel a lot better.
Usually for me, when I'm feeling unmotivated, its because I'm struggling with, say, learning a program. or realizing I need to learn more anatomy. or coming to terms with the fact that my textures are the weak part of my work.
Its usually after this that I make a decision to really push through and learn/take a class/do a study.
I think if you feel like your creativity is lacking, well you don't need any creativity to learn more about anatomy.
I remember when i was trying to learn how to use ableton live for sound production, at first it was too daunting and didn't make sense, so I gave up and said it was because the program sucked. than after like three months I finally admitted that I needed to just swallow my ego and learn. after a few weeks I was fluently using it and have made leaps and bounds in the complexity of my productions.
PS: you should never stop sketching, anything, anywhere, anytime