I like to sketch and paint. But I always have the same issue. I will get inspired by something, currently, it's koi fish and glow in the dark paint, draw it out enthusiastically till it's ready for paint. Then I get stuck with trying to find that same inspiration to start painting. I have some sketches that are years old that I haven't finished. It's really bad when I'm trying something new. Because I'm worried about ruining my hard sketched work by doing a bad painting. How does one get past this? This is a pic of the most recent art I've done. But I'm wanting to fix the tail fin. It's an axolotl and a mermaid.
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It might sound silly, but sometimes I do a paint by number or something similar. I did one recently for example of Van Gogh’s Starry Night. I found inspiration in the circular motion of the work and has given me a few ideas for other pieces. But whether it is looking at other work that inspires you or doing something like a paint by numbers to clear your mind, anything that offers a change up can spur creativity and imagination.
