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To help with Artist Block
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items Here lies a selection things that I would recommend to help you get through artist block. From inspirational books to different tools to help you though it.
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Books
These are a selection of books that I would recommend to you. They might help give you that little bit of motivation or ideas to carry on creating.
Looking for art prompts to get you started on your creative journey? Or maybe you have artists block and don't know what to create? I would recommend this!
365 Days of Art by Lorna Scobie | Waterstones
I would recommend this book to restore your creativity and pull yourself through your artist block. You can do this!
Unleashing the Artist within: Breaking Through Blocks and Restoring Creative Purpose a book by Eric Maisel.
This is the first Austin Kleon books that I read. Once I read this book I HAD to read his other books “Keep going” and “Steal like an artist” This book encourages you to show your work no matter what it is, how big or small, just share your creative ...
Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon | Waterstones
This book encourages you to keep going as an artist. I would recommend this as it is a good book to read when you're not feeling very creative.
Keep Going by Austin Kleon | Waterstones
This book teaches people that nothing you see is original, so embrace influence, school yourself through the work of others, remix and reimagine to discover your own path. Follow interests wherever they take you-what feels like a hobby may turn into ...
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon | Waterstones
This book helps you rediscover your creativity. This book tries to help you understand digital arts drawing and painting better, starting from the foundation. With a tablet, computer, or phone and a stylus, you are on your way to creating and collect...
Rediscovering Our Creative Mind: Digital Arts Drawing and Painting with Viktor a book by Viktor Rheims.
Tools
Here are some tools that I would recommend to you. Even something as simple as a pencil can help you rediscover your creativity.
Got artist block? Get a pencil to paper and scribble something down. It doesn't have to be anything intentional. Draw a line in the middle of a page and see what it can turn into
Staedtler Noris Pencil HB Pencil Rubber Tipped Pack of 10
These are the sketchbooks that I always used to use throughout school, college and university. I would totally recommend these!
Winsor & Newton Heavyweight Wire-O Hardback Sketchbook
Picking up a different material might help with creative block. I would recommend trying out this acrylic paint.
Winsor and Newton 250ml Galeria Acrylic Paint
Testing out new and different materials might be helpful. I would recommend these soft pastels as you can smear colours easily across the page
1893 Art Premium Soft Pastels Pack of 24
Maybe some coloured pencils might help with your art block? I would recommend these
Faber Castell Polychromos Artists Pencil Sets
This polymer clay kit is perfect for beginners as it has all the various different tools that you might need as well as a wide variety of clay
Polymer Clay Set, 24 Colours Nontoxic Oven Bake
You're probably thinking that this is a really random tool to help you with creative block. However, I use play doh a lot to help with my creativity and it's a really simple but helpful tool that I would recommend to bring back your creativity
Play-Doh 4 Ounce Pots 12 Pack | The Entertainer
Trying out watercolour paint might help with art block. I would recommend these
Watercolour Paint Tins
Helpful Websites
I would recommend this website to help generate ideas for your next project.
Art Ideas Generator
This is another website that I would recommend that can generate art prompts to draw
Art Prompt Generator - Random Drawing Ideas
Line of action is a really good website if you're wanting to practice figure drawing. You can even set it up as a digital life drawing class setting the time that each image is displayed
line of action - Google Search
Miro is a mind mapping website that can be useful for writing down every creative idea that comes to mind. Alternatively you can do this on paper.
Mind Map Maker | Free Mind Mapping Online | Miro