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birdtoes

Location: Virginia, USA

Post Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:49 pm   Reply with quote         


Hi all!
I haven't been posting as many entries as usual because I've been feeling massively uninspired and uncreative.
Anyone here ever felt like that, and does anyone have any tips on how to get over the chopping blahs?
I mean, I stare at a picture and I just can't think of a single thing to do except the same old same old.
Hope everybody is having a wonderful week!
Judy




nog

Location: Toledo, Ohio

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:01 am   Reply with quote         


You could always start using drugs?!?!?




Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:34 am   Reply with quote         


read a story, listen to lyrics of a song, or ...take drugs.




birdtoes

Location: Virginia, USA

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:52 am   Reply with quote         


nog wrote:
You could always start using drugs?!?!?


Sigh - unfortunately I'm allergic to all the fun stuff...

Judy




birdtoes

Location: Virginia, USA

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:53 am   Reply with quote         


ReggieNoble2 wrote:
read a story, listen to lyrics of a song, or ...take drugs.


Hm. Been reading lots of stories. Listening to song lyrics. Darn, there's those drugs again! Will coffee and cigarettes do?




Tea Man

Location: Oregon, USA

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:09 am   Reply with quote         


i feal like that a whole lot, if you can't take drugs just pic a chop, force yourself to think of something, and do it wheather you like it or not and you'll probably feal more creative while you're doing the chop and likely feal more creative for other chops




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yello_piggy

Location: Vienna/Austria/Europe

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:21 am   Reply with quote         


birdtoes wrote:
ReggieNoble2 wrote:
read a story, listen to lyrics of a song, or ...take drugs.


Hm. Been reading lots of stories. Listening to song lyrics. Darn, there's those drugs again! Will coffee and cigarettes do?


you could try to eat two packs of cigarettes at once, drink a gallon of coffee, and wait what the near-death-experience will bring Laughing




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Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:49 am   Reply with quote         


birdtoes wrote:
Hi all!
I haven't been posting as many entries as usual because I've been feeling massively uninspired and uncreative.
Anyone here ever felt like that, and does anyone have any tips on how to get over the chopping blahs?
I mean, I stare at a picture and I just can't think of a single thing to do except the same old same old.
Hope everybody is having a wonderful week!
Judy
turn every pictures on his head, dont use your screen for this but just flip the image LOL, if this doent help stop with thinking on the picture how to make an top work of it, i always put the source in my minds andthan run trough my own pictures archive maybee theres a click with the source and start there good luck




DaVinci

Location: The Netherlands

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:53 am   Reply with quote         


birdtoes wrote:
Hi all!
I haven't been posting as many entries as usual because I've been feeling massively uninspired and uncreative.
Anyone here ever felt like that, and does anyone have any tips on how to get over the chopping blahs?
I mean, I stare at a picture and I just can't think of a single thing to do except the same old same old.
Hope everybody is having a wonderful week!
Judy



I've been there! Actually, I'm still there...I don't have much time to chop, and when I do have a little time I am not inspired! And when I do have a great idea than I can't find the right pictures or I come up with another idea when I'm half way!

Ah but in the end it's just STFUAC Laughing




nog

Location: Toledo, Ohio

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:47 am   Reply with quote         


the key is not to think soooo hard.... don't aim the ball just throw it




Tesore

Location: On the way to Utopia!

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:56 am   Reply with quote         


Look at pictures, photographs, paintings… from others ánd yourself!!! Here on psc or p.e. http://www.allposters.com/
While absorbing all the beauty there must come a moment your brain says: o yesss… I have to chop!


I have more ideas than time…
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night to find out that my brain is still choppin’.
I think that’s funny. Very Happy
Yeah, yeah, and silly, I know! Confused

Laughing

Toi toi toi Birdtoes! You make great stuff... so go on!





ReinMan

Location: Kingston, ONTARIO, CAN

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:15 am   Reply with quote         


nog wrote:
the key is not to think soooo hard.... don't aim the ball just throw it


All good advice here - but in the end I agree most with the JUST START CHOPPING...

Ready.

Fire.

Aim.


That will get you much further in your creative life than

Ready

Aim

Fire


Trust me on that one, I have been where you are MANY times in my life (just look at my portfolio if you don't believe me Laughing I kinda wish I'd hit DELETE a bit more often along the way! Very Happy) But mostly I've enjoyed the journey along the way. It only hurts when you stop moving!




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Micose

Location: Quebec (CAN) & France

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:03 am   Reply with quote         


dont chop. thats the solution. Laughing




Micose

Location: Quebec (CAN) & France

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:04 am   Reply with quote         


nog wrote:
the key is not to think soooo hard.... don't aim the ball just throw it

yep




Micose

Location: Quebec (CAN) & France

Post Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:08 am   Reply with quote         


Pick a technique...lets say a simple use of texture...stick to it whatever the source pic is.....
There was a time when i was obseessed by blendings, i wanted to blend anything with anything......yea with PS u can blend a table with a human back, a tv with a head, a motor with a rat... well whatever the source pic was...i just blended....tahts fun and skill-training way to do...




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