ARTISTS: Feeling Burnt out? Try these 5 ways to REGAIN Your Motivation!
Have you ever felt like you aren’t inspired enough to draw anymore? Do you sometimes feel like you have no motivation whatsoever?
As an artists myself, I’m pretty sure you have. I’ve been through this many times before and I know all the struggles of it, so I’m here to help you get inspired to draw again!
Listen to Music
One of the easiest ways to find motivation is to listen to music—but not just any song. It needs to be uplifting and inspiring!
If you can’t think of any songs that make you feel this way, you can look it up on the internet or ask people you know about it.
Image credits: Spotify App
Look at Other Artists’ Creations
You can go onto your social platforms and spend some time browsing all the art posts from other creators. More often than not, their creativity will give you inspiration to be creative, too!
Watch Other Artists Create
Another thing you can do that might give you more motivation than the previous one is watching other artists while they’re drawing. This could be live streams, YouTube videos, or videos on other platforms.
Seeing someone else go through the process of drawing can help you feel more inspired to draw, and you can gain an understanding of that person’s artistic process as well!
Find a Tutorial to Improve on Something That Might be Keeping You From Drawing
If you’re not motivated to make art, sometimes that’s because there’s an area (or a few!) in your artwork that you feel needs to be fixed. Figure out what you dread drawing the most, and then find tutorials for how to go about drawing that thing.
You can find tutorials on pretty much any social platform, and other detailed and in-depth courses can be found on Skillshare——although you will have to pay money to access classes on there.
Image Credits: How to Draw Hands and Hand Poses
Take Some Time to Do Other Things
If you’ve been trying to force yourself to draw even though you don’t want to, sometimes the best way to regain your creativity and inspiration is to take a break for a couple of hours to a couple of days——however long you need. During this time you can practice other hobbies you enjoy, or you can try to relax by reading something or taking a nap.
Of course, there are a lot of other things to do while taking a small break from art; I have only listed a few that I normally end up doing, but you can do other things as well!
Updates
Before I end, here are some updates for this website and my art:
The website has officially been repurposed for art tutorials!
I’m also taking questions about my art workflow and process that will be published in the Q&A section at the end of each new blog post and also on my YouTube shorts videos. To ask me a question, fill out this form: Question and Answer Entry Form