Today I started to draw again... sometimes it takes time to face THE WHITE PAPER... I´ve been staring at it for weeks now... (many) cause I had the desire to draw but something was stopping me... there was something missing... and is just I cannot force myself to draw, I´m not sure how you (other fellow illustrators) do it... is a weird mystery the creative process for me... I´ve discovered when I HAVE TO FORCE MYSELF TO DRAW it doesn´t look the same... still... I´ve also discovered I need to force myself to do it more often to keep the flow going... Today I had to wait and took a new sketch book (nothing like the brand new sketch book ha?) and a new set of markers (nothing like the brand new set of markers ha?) and decided to spend my waiting time drawing... it started painfully... and then... THERE IT WAS!!! it started happening... THE MAGIC!!!! The magic that happens when you like what you are drawing... when you know what you are drawing is good... when you know that it comes from deep inside... when you feel the ink on your veins and understand yourself through every line... the MAGIC of a simple drawing can last for ever... and can change things... can make you happy or sad... can make you feel... no matter what... the important thing is that the DRAWING has to make you feel something... OTHERWISE IS NOT GOOD. (it took me years to understand myself on my drawings, to find my own voice and style... and it is important for every artist to keep up looking for that into their art) Anyways... I wanted to share with you this video of one of my favorite authors Neil Gaiman giving one of my favorite inspirational speeches (for artists) I´ve seen it more than 20 times and when I have a creative down period I come back to it... IS VALUABLE ADVICE. enjoy!
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:40:15 +0000
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