How to get your creative inspiration back when you've lost it

@BlackOreoCookie contacted me this week asking how to kickstart the inspiration that they used to have and find again the "Voice they had when they were younger."
In this video I give my thoughts on the problem - a problem that faces almost every artist or creative person at some time.
BlackOreoCookie post said: "I feel like I lost the passion and the "voice" I had when I was younger. When I started to take art seriously, I feel like I completely forgot why I did art in the first place. I still love it, and I still practice, but my art feels empty and scattered all over the place. I don't feel like I have a message anymore that could function as a foundation for the meaning behind and the style of my art. How do I get it back? Or do I need to get a new one? This is quite frustrating to me :("
Art doesn't not need to have a message. It can just be a pastime - it can be for design or decoration.
A "voice" is something that grows in confidence and volume with practice and experience. Youth is a wonderful thing. You might think you know it all when you are young, but you soon realise that you don't and then comes the time to put in the work. Draw - paint - sketch - whatever it is that you do.
Learn ceaselessly. Involve yourself in ideas and other points of view. See things, experience things, and eventually you will come to make firm conclusions about life. Then you will probably want to tell people about your beliefs and what you have discovered. That's when your voice begins to gain power and clarity.
Good luck :)
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[@chaosbubble5216]

..I'm not sure what to do anymore. I feel like art isn't for me because. I put too much thought into my art work. I don't know how to just draw something. I don't have a style. I'm not good at drawing faces or bodies I just - I love art though. I feel like it's all I have. it's what I've planned to go to college for. I'm so lost..

[@chaosbubble5216]

Shoo Rayner well you see, I don't draw every day. I actually took a break for more then a year because I became so busy with life. I'm taking an art class but I feel like my teacher doesnt believe I have the talent. I have been itching to draw, but the process of the drawing style I wish to do..I'm not sure how to accomplish it. So I become upset and don't try at all.

[@sage9836]

I see a list of criteria - your list of what your art doesn't have. That's a lot of burdens for something that doesn't exist yet. Check out the book Life, Paint, and Passion. I did the art first, and let it say something later. I have even started making videos explaining paintings that I didn't even understand until.agter I did them. Me, I'm terrified of doing art. Really, consumed by a sense of DOOM. Any advice?

[@doc-jim]

@@chaosbubble5216 Hi, I know it has been 4 years since you wrote this comment but I just want to say that there's no such thing as "not talented enough", Art is the most subjective thing in this world, it is all about expression of one's thoughts, ideas, and emotions, the only thing that teacher taught you is how some people won't believe in you because of their own insecurities, you have nothing that can stop you from studying and perfecting what you love and you can do it cause I've been through your same days. Please do continue, it doesn't matter how different you are from other artists or how long it took you to draw the way you draw, all it matters is that what you do makes you happy, no matter what you picture.

[@brookslegend3939]

i dont mean to be so off topic but does anyone know a trick to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost the password. I love any tips you can give me.

[@marcelomaxton4213]

@Brooks Legend instablaster :)

[@zheyamada5720]

Im not smart Im not talented Im not confident Art is the only thing im good at And i lost inspiration I even forgot how to draw....

[@kirkyturki1546]

Friend, allow this comment to boost your inspiration. It's not much: One Person Can make a difference Nuff Said - Stan Lee

[@kittydollsxo189]

Meeeee lmao

[@CreativeLea]

We dont lose our gift....its just on pause. The fact you can vocalise how you feel.....as an artist.....you are amazing. Keep going. See you at the top xx

[@wall.daisies2952]

I AM smart* I AM talented* I AM confident*

[@desireesmith862]

Dang he just liked it but no comment lol Hopefully you’ve gotten out of the rut now

[@ultraviolet7270]

My creativity has been lost for a while, and im scared that im never able to get it back

[@garrettgerber155]

Hey 4 years late but I have to ask. Did you find it?

[@ultraviolet7270]

@@garrettgerber155 yes, I’ve got it fully back and so much more 😊

[@pinkzdraws4511]

@@ultraviolet7270 how did u do it man?! I got this story and characters I want to do and Ik they r there but I can't connect or rather unlock them it's like they r locked away and I can't undo it atleast yet , well college and exams r not helping I really need to sleep but exams and stuff constantly stressing me out

[@ultraviolet7270]

@@pinkzdraws4511 sadly i can't remember i guess it just came back naturally

[@pinkzdraws4511]

@@ultraviolet7270 oh I see well I hope mine comes back too well I'm making a story and got a character but now I can't connect properly with him so that frustrates me well I hope to get back in it and glad u were able to do it!

[@novaquestgaming]

I find as I have grown older I have gained more focus but at the same time that has shut off my creativity. How do I get it back and keep this focus?

[@wall.daisies2952]

Going to College for art kind of killed my creative spark... it became something I had to do instead of wanted to do. You dont have to be "good" or perfect at it in order to make art. Picasso was good with abstract art, which isnt perfectly realistic. I like to follow artists on instagram who are just starting out, who dont post the most amazing pieces you've ever seen. I've found more inspiration through them because they are doing it for the pure joy of making art and not doing it for the way others will interpret it. And people still really like it! Dont force it or guilt trip yourself, only do it when you feel inspired. Could be collage, patterns, anything! Experiment. The biggest creative killer for me was making art for other people and not for myself. I finally got back into art by painting little scenes on rocks. Completing something small scale, seeing it through, on something that only took 2 hours to make helped get the juices flowing again. There's a part of me that feels like I HAVE to make art or I'll feel guilty if I don't. Feeling guilty does nothing to solve it. Take a break from it if you need to, it's not an obligation. Art should be fun. There have also been plenty of times where I start back up and get frustrated because it doesn't look good. But keep going! That's just a stage in the process. Chances are it will look a lot better if you just keep going. Then the pride you feel is so rewarding and encouraging.

[@lemonahahelwah9927]

First of all I hope you are always feel happy and creative when it’s come to drawing ,second; just thank you so much really , your words just make me feel satisfied about my talent and also you just make me realize that all I follow are a really amazing wonderful talented people which makes me feel a LOT smaller than them and thats cut me off because I thought i would never be great as them but that’s is not true they as well were in my place one day , so thank you for your kind words it meant a lot to me 💖💖.

[@mereeid5625]

ThISSS. I remember in high school I would wake up excited to go to school because I could doodle on my papers. I would choose a new show or thing and draw scenes and comics all over my papers. Now I can't even imagine that anymore. I went to art college and it was like the excitement was slowly being drained from me. Now, 4 years later, Ive taken a break from school for mental health and now I don't even draw in my free time. I feel so unhappy with myself because drawing is what I used to make me happy, now it causes me so much sadness and anxiousness. I found your comment really helpful. I try to draw doodles during my lunch break to get over this rut. I still feel stuck but I'm hoping things can get better. Thank you for your words

[@smackthepony33]

Musician here and I'm coming out of a pandemic related depression which seems to have completely blocked my creativity. Thanks for this! It's been difficult keeping my head up this past year, and even though it's gotten better, I find i still need some reassurance that my mojo is not all gone. Yet.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

keep going!

[@C1schecter101]

Focus on Work so you can have the finances to buy the tools you need for your art aka gear!! I do believe stability is essential to growth in any and everything !

[@Gxthicof3six]

thank you for this

[@NobleMonster]

This was super inspirational to me. Honestly, I felt better in the first 3 mins of the video. Thanks for the little push.

[@dragonsentai815]

Guys this is the new internet Art Dad, protect him at all costs.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

lol Thank you :)

[@EnderZ-lo4bg]

back in elementary school I could think of anything but now as a high school student i just can't

[@grace2724]

I just graduate college with my degree in literature. The entire time I kept telling myself 'oh well I'll write a book when I dont have to worry about school'. Well here I am, with no creativity. I keep putting so much pressure on myself to write that it seems like a chore , it feels like I'm forcing something that came so naturally. I rarely sit through an entire video like this, but this was exactly what I needed to hear. I cant sit at my desk and expect something to come, I need to live the mundane to write the extraordinary. I know this video is several years old now, but thank you. Thank you for putting into words what I feel like my subconscious was screaming. I need to let it be natural and not forced. I need to not let my daily life limit me but instead inspire me.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Good for you. A degree in literature can often put you off writing forever - so much to live up to. Try forgetting about literature and just tell a story! Good luck

[@Delicakecomic]

I was actually struggling with the whole "nothing I do is original" thing tonight. I had recently found your channel and really enjoy content so I thought I would watch some of your videos to help deal with that feeling. This video helped and you talk about drawing is in such a genuinely loving way. thank you!

[@waffles9755]

I used to love art and be very passionate about it but not to long ago I started to find it boring, and a waste of time, this helped me get back some of my former passion thank you!

[@stefanatkins1553]

I've been having this problem for a while. Since I was in middle school I loved drawing abstract things, I never had an image in mind I would just draw and when I was done I felt proud of it because I really liked the way it looked. As of lately I just haven't had any motivation to draw, sometimes I try forcing myself to draw hoping I can just get back in it but I can't. I use to just draw some lines, shapes and just know how to keep it going by seeing a part of what I was drawing and wanting to expand it. Now I draw and have no idea how to keep it going. Drawing has been a part of my life that I have deeply enjoyed for a long time and this problem is very frustrating for me.

[@steven5301]

This is me bro havent drawn in 4 years cause this

[@famulan7270]

Thank you for your video, I liked it a lot :) I used to write more when I was younger (I'm almost 30 now), but with the time I started losing creativity and motivation. I thought about this a lot and I came up with three main reasons: thinking too much about how I should write something rather than writing it, and being for too long in the same places and not being able to travel are te first two and I'm trying to work on them, but the third one is the one I have no idea how to overcome: I completely lost interest on people and I became too cynical! I travelled a lot during the last years, I did many experiences and volunteering in my country and abroad, so is not that I didn't widened my choices, but what people usually do or say is too boring for me, even if they actually do something interesting in their life. And when they tell me about weddings, children etc the only thing I can think of is how can they be happy just following cultural stereotypes... So how can I write stories about people and for people, if I hate talking with people and I'm not interested in them at all? Aren't writers supposed to listen to people and take inspiration from them? I always wanted to write stories about adventures, those stories that people can dive into when they need to escape reality and that made me company for a lifetime, and I still have some good ideas, but there's something missing...

[@zombi0muertos]

Thank you very very VERY much! i was about of having a mental breakdown, so this help a lot to calm my mind and just let things fluid along! Again, thank you~

[@eyebags2860]

I haven't drawn seriously for a very long time, I somewhat abandoned it because of my grades. I want to continue art but I do not have the skills nor the progress to improve my art. It's very painful to look at my art, and I can never be happy or proud at whatever I do. I lost motivation, and I honestly can't seem to image the things I want to image, I can't convey what I want to convey and yet art is all I have and I don't want to break away from it despite loosing the will and motivation to do so.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

try spending some time doing some art history and forget creating for a while. nothing comes is you try too hard. Have a break and let it happen in it's own time. Skills can only be gained by constant practice!

[@Blasianpower2]

I literally am so depressed because of this but my guitar was my first love and writing was a way I have always expressed myself

[@kalebdarnell1722]

Hi, I'm a 16 yr old in highschool and I'm having some thoughts. My elementary and middle school life was full of art. I'd draw on my non dominant hand, doodle on my tests and school work, and even on the desk sometimes. I feel like I've lost my passion. I'm now starting to look at colleges and looking at what I want to do with my life. I've switched what I want to do from music and sound production to other things. Now I'm heavly looking at art. I haven't drawn in years, but I enjoy it when I get around to it. But most of the time it feels forced. What do you recommend, taking a break? Slow down? Push through?

[@kalebdarnell1722]

What I use to doodle was random shapes, but they don't interest me (even though they're fun to draw). What interest me is drawing people, but I don't have much fun doing it. Should I stick with the basic shapes or push through and trying drawing people?

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

I feel similar - I *want* to love art (specifically drawing) like I used to when I was younger (I drew a ton and don't remember being bored by it. Frustrated, sometimes, but not 'bored and dreading doing it again. Barely even had to think about picking up a pencil). Trying to come back to it properly after a few years' break and... it's a bit of a slog. Sometimes I feel like I enjoy it, but I am currently just trying to make it into a habit and seeing if my love for it comes back (as it's harder to start the longer you put it off anyway) but just feel like I might be running out of steam. Lol, sorry for the long reply and I wasn't trying to hijack, just needed to get it out!

[@Tia-gy1ij]

push through but have a back up plan in case anything happens

[@TheExtremeCube]

@@ShintogaDeathAngel can I ask you what happened with your art since this comment, have you continue or have you stopped? I'm in a very similar situation

[@madison3810]

Hi :) It’s been a long while since you’ve commented.. what’s happened to your art since then? I’m the same age.. I had the same issue and never got back into it :/ working on that now! Hoping you got back into it :) please let me know ! Curiosity kills me haha !

[@voxelotlSFM]

I can't be the only one watching this for Minecraft right?

[@BlackOreoCookie]

HOW AM I ONLY SEEING THIS VIDEO NOW? I NEVER KNEW HE MADE A VIDEO ABOUT MY COMMENT, WHAT??!?! Well, one year later, and i actually did pack up my stuff for a while. But after a couple weeks or months i usually get that art "itch" again. And everytime i felt that little frustration again. I wish i watched this video sooner. But now i'm working on it, both my mentality and skill, but MOSTLY my mentality about it. Thank you so much Shoo, even after more than a year, i still needed to hear this. You hit the nail right on the head for me. 😊

[@BlackOreoCookie]

Shoo Rayner Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

[@bobyl1484]

I lost my writing skills and I want them back 😭

[@juliaodulio6732]

I lost my drawing skills😭😭

[@anastsiam]

Hey I'm having the same problem, could you tell me how you dealt with that situation?

[@fwostyowo351]

I’m having the same prob...

[@fwostyowo351]

It’s like I can’t move my hands the way I want them to,it’s hard to explain..

[@gail2day]

I'm having the same problem.. the ability to connect your thoughts and your art ability just lost. i feel so lost.

[@UMBUBA]

I’m so discouraged, I used to love painting and loved colors and the smell of oil paint; I used to get excited but now i have lost my desire altogether and that upsets me quite a lot. Thank you for your inspiring words sir.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Put everything away and take a break. Do other stuff until that feeling comes back. It’s possible it won’t and something else will inspire you. Good luck

[@TheLuceya]

This is what I needed to hear! You helped me so much! THANK YOU!

[@emacdemacd]

Me too it help me change my persperctive daily

[@ecoline453]

Ty! I felt like everything I created already excist. But like you said everyone copies. It so difficult with social media. Instead of looking outside you look on the internet for inspiration, where everyone has acces. I also try to hard. What makes that I get to critical to myself and my art. Also nice that you see every style as art even doodles. Ther is way to much high expectation these days. I will let it go for now and hope soon my itching will get back.

[@Kiburi4]

Thank you, this video really helped. My creativity dried up when I became a teacher 5/6 years ago and now I am working part time I want to do some painting. I’ve procrastinated for the whole of lock down and don’t understand why! I have the ideas in my head of what I want to do, but just don’t seem to have the confidence to sit down and do it. You have such a calm and caring voice and demeanour, you have made it not such a big, frightening thing to sit down and paint.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

You are so welcome! Jus sit down and start - and keep your paints and materials out - don't put them away - that just another ecuse not to keep going - such a drag to get all set up again! good luck :)

[@dage2817]

This helped me a lot, halfway through the video I picked up a pencil, got a small doodle book and started drawing and I seem to have got my passion for drawing back c:

[@cloudchim6734]

I'm watching this since i kinda lost the spark of doing journalling it hasn't been productive and i've lost my inspiration. So i would stop doing it for a month or so and get back when i feel like it. I also did clean up where my materials are so now i feel the sense of a clear mind. Thank you for this video i really needed it ❤

[@rosythemochi3234]

Thank you so much for this. I had been struggling, blocked for months to draw and with your video I just felt like something came back to me that I thought I had lost for good. I just started doodling and doodling and doodling, so far having filled a whole page of sketches and will probably fill even more. So thank you, thank you so much, I got some of my 'mojo' back and I just can't thank you enough ^^ Lots of love and appreciation from Costa Rica!!

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Glad it helped!

[@majbennett]

I used to draw constantly in school, thanks to me being bored lol. All throughout highschool I was planning on tattooing and I grew in my skills and styles, but I think I set my bar too high. I got an apprenticeship set up in colorado because I've always wanted to live there. However, of course, things didn't really go to plan. I just kinda gave up on it and started working jobs and drinking and smoking a lot. Now here I am 4 years later wishing I had never stopped drawing, it made me so happy, it was my zen. Having a finished product that people would look at and say "Hey, that's awesome I want that on my body." Now it's just harder juggling life, but I know I absolutely have to tattoo. It genuinely made me happy, hell I could cry right now thinking about it. Thanks for your video

[@shooraynerdrawing]

don't cry. decide that evreything you did up til now was a mistake. that's great because today you can begin putting it all right again. find a pencil and pen and start drawing. you probably need to get away from people who are dragging you down. that's okay it's your life not theirs. cut down or cut out the booze and smoke and commit yourself to doing the right thing and being a great tatooist! getting good requires some sacrifice!

[@skill_issuezz]

this helped so much! this was great advice and such a nice video. i feel much more clear minded and inspired to get back to what i love

[@hryghped]

This video really has come at the right time for me. I am similar to BlackOreoCookie in the fact that creativity and inspiration came to me so naturally when I was younger. Sadly I let work and university get in the way of the things I loved as a child and teenager - writing and drawing. I am now on a mission to find these long lost loves and hopefully build some sort of a career out of them. I was beginning to feel very unfocused and as if I was barking up the wrong tree because my practice didn't have enough aim to it, but I have to remember I am only stepping out the door on this fantastic journey. Thanks for such a well timed video!

[@ShuggaMug]

What has helped me the most is taking a class in a new medium. I'm not there to be the best. I'm just there to try and to learn. And taking art classes relieves me of the pressure to set aside time to be creative. Once I pay that class fee I know I'll show up.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

That is a great idea. not everyone has classes nearby but at least the internet brings us closer!

[@lebcedars2009]

Omg yes! This ‘at the moment’ message is so right! It’s ok to have a break, explore and come back for more! The world made me feel like i have to create and present something new everyday and post on Instagram and social media! I want to have a break explore then do more! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUU!!

[@morbeed]

Sir, you're so wholesome. I was inspired by this. Thank you so much!

[@shooraynerdrawing]

You are very welcome

[@varunikapohuja9342]

This is really helpfully especially when going through a Creative block! Thank you :)

[@Mrminico92]

I rarely comment on videos but thank you for reminding me that the journey is more important than the destination. Such timeless advice, You've earned a subscriber!

[@metoowahl]

Hi shoo. it wasn't too long ago that I started to watch videos on drawing. although I was always drawing sense I was young. In fact I think I was born with a pencil in my hand because I always had a fedish when it comes to pencils. as I got older I developed my own skills by watching people like you. a lot of people always told me that I was a artist. but I never looked at it that way. I wanted to draw so bad just to show people it can be done. people use to say that I was natural at drawing. but I always said that I wasn't. I was always making mistakes and starting over all the time. I was always erasing my mistakes as well. with all that struggling I found out that the eraser was just as good as the pencil. when it came to drawing I found out that anything was posable on paper because you can always fix your mistakes. you are right when you say people get there ideas from other people and it goes to show that new doors open in the process. thanks for your hint and tips and hope to see your next video to come.

[@xQuandaleDinglex]

Very good video, I just subscribed! As a 17 year old budding artist, I'm doing all I can to immerse myself in animation and cartooning. So glad I've found your channel!

[@sink-garage625]

Absolutely insightful !! This explained my creative block very well ! Thank you for voicing your interpretation

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JenEFunworks]

The very near part of your video, really helped me.

[@krisanelmabini1765]

Thank you again sir, your message keeps me inspired whenever I'm down. Thank u so much!! 💛

[@shooraynerdrawing]

You are so welcome

[@chickenbun1650]

Thanks for the reminder that art doesn’t have to have a deep meaning

[@Sombrero606]

Very reassuring. Thank you!

[@SB-hr2mk]

Really needed to hear this thank you.

[@dommilton7111]

I go art school at Massart in Boston, I just want to say between covid and everything that has happened to me this last year and and half, no one has helped as much as this video just did. You’re an amazing wise and kind hearted person and I’m happy to have seen this.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Thank you so much - glad I was able to help

[@mjrecordingstudiossenseband]

I am so glad your back shoo keep it up :)

[@anujachoksi8139]

I am amazed at how you understand and explain about its normalcy..I like that so much...thank u for sharing that. Really amazing and refreshing to listen to someone saying what u already know...and know how to deal with it..but can't get around it to actually do it...thank u is what I am trying to say ultimately. Thank u. Regards.

[@l-linelabelle5752]

Thank you! I'm following you since a couple of month...and today I really need a kick Start!

[@ninapants10]

Just the kind of video I was looking for. Thank you

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BigCrazyOutdoorAdventures]

Thumbs up! Good advice. This applies to creating a lot of art, and even making KZbin videos. I searched for “lost inspiration to make youtube videos” in google and landed here. Thank you!

[@tgpart72]

Oh my gosh. This was do well spoken and soon me right now. The discontent. The yearning. I want to express something wonderful but everything I create doesn't work express it. Ty!

[@kaninbullenyt1803]

Recently I've been very stressed out because I really want to finish my sketchbook. However, I think I might be pushing myself too much. I don't really feel like drawing, I dont think my art looks that good and it is a struggle to keep the pen on the paper for more then 5 minutes. I dont know what to do and I really dont want to lose my inspiration to draw, espacially since this is the field i want to work in, in the future. Im going to try to not do anything art related for awile and see if I can get my inspiration back, but if I dont, i'll be devistated. (Sorry for my grammar)

[@cocksprocket]

You give the best advice.....Thank You so much!

[@Paul876]

Excellent video, sir! All of us artists need guidance once in a while.

[@rednevalbones]

I love your videos, Mr. Rayner!!

[@ashleys7631]

Great advice, thank you really needed such tonight!

[@rola30422]

Thanks, that really saved me from this dark week that I have been in...

[@michelerodriguez2022]

I want to draw and paint again but I just can’t find it in me to do it 😪

[@DonutClick]

this is so nice, thank you very much!

[@matikoko1]

You’re such an inspiration, thank you🎨

[@vladiiutz111]

All I can say to you is THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

[@meowgirl182]

I just found your channel and I am getting stuck into all of your videos. I hope you get your own TV show just like Jazza did.

[@Ashleybmakingvideos]

Baby steps… solid advice for life too. Thanks!

[@daivabutrime4131]

Thank you for the video!!! Very positive vibes!!!

[@RONMANO]

Thank you I watched you talk for 60 seconds and i got my creativity back

[@michealfoux]

I've been drawing for 4 years but I losing my " Mojo" because I am not good enough. I feel like every drawing I draw looks like shit

[@jahyeet1137]

Every great artists starts off like that just keep going I haven’t drawn in like 3 years I’m probably never gonna get back to it I just want to warn you life without having that artistic view sucks so please keep at it

[@yourfatboy5359]

Man, a few years ago i used to write such amazing stories, hell I'd write multiple fleshed out, deep, well thought out, unique and original stories in a week, they weren't short either they were MASSIVE stories in scope and length, the stories were extremely diverse, each story looked and felt different from the last, i easily could cram so much emotion and nuance in them, it was so profound and i loved them so much, i used to love writing like crazy, i used to able to write so many stories from a lot of different genres and perspectives. I used to visualize all kinds of crazy ideas, characters, designs, architecture etc in my head before writing it down, i used to go so in depth on minuscule stuff, anything that isn't even important would get paragraph and paragraph worth of text. but I've completely lost it, i don't know how but that creativity just disappeared, i tried writing something for the past 3 years and couldn't really muster up something good, i can't even make a vague small outline for a story, i don't have a single atom of inspiration in my body...what happened? what caused this? how can i get my creativity back?

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Sounds like maybe you were on some kind of adrenaline high or something like that and you just worked it out of your system. I know I've been like that with things before - then ... poof! Gone! It happens. If it ever comes back, it will take you by surprise. Best not to think about it and do something else. Give it a chance to creep up on you!

[@yourfatboy5359]

​@@shooraynerdrawingthanks for taking time out of your day to respond to me, it means a lot to me! but no i wasn't adrenaline high or anything like that, but I'll take your advice and not think about it, thanks again mr Rayner!

[@TheLifelessDemigod]

I think that I'll start an "art diary". In this diary I'll wright all my thoughs about art, the things that inspire me, my emotions and the ways that I can adopt to translete those things into a work of art. Sometimes it's just the loss of contact with ourselves and our inner world that makes us inable to expres what lies deep inside our minds. - a random guy from swiss

[@TheLifelessDemigod]

Yes, I already got an awful lot of sketchbooks! What I was thinking about was to use writing in a more extensive way... Thank you for your feedback :) !

[@4mydearlady]

One of the things I like best about you is that more than other KZbin vlogger/visual artists/illustrators I've watched, you make art seem as if it's a joy to practice and a journey - one wherein it's okay to make mistakes and to be yourself. You don't make fine art out to be a Himalayan mountain to conquer with ferocious determination and steep pockets for the trendiest art supplies on the market. In other words, you make art accessible. You don't make it out to be some deep voodoo mystery for advanced artists. As a middle aged artist coming back to visual art after - ahem - well over a decade, I appreciate your perspective. I find it encouraging and refreshing. Also, I love your artwork pinned to the wall behind you! Last, when did you start using your Rotring Tikki Graphic Pen more often. In other words, I draw in pencil first and then ink over it and erase the pencil markings as I've seen you do in your instructional videos. When did you get to the point where you were using your graphic pen without having to mark things down in pencil? Or do you still draw things in pencil and then draw over it - especially for your children's books?

[@4mydearlady]

Yes, that does make sense. Thanks so much for your reply and continued success! Happy New Year!

[@llinnea4816]

Thank you for this video i really needed this!

[@jballs5434]

I woupd love to have you as an art teacher. This is really helpful.

[@neonuser2345]

Thank you i couldn't think of ideas and had no motivation

[@billinator7874]

Thanks for the advice!!!

[@enensis]

Thanks for this video it's really helpful for me right now. I've been a successful designer for 15 years and no I just hate it. I feel like everything I do no one likes. I can't take it anymore. I have totally lost my mojo and I think your advice about having a break is a good one. I'm doing to try doing something more hands on

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Good luck :)

[@clarek8248]

I really enjoy your videos and I feel like I'm learning quite a lot from you :) I was wondering also, with just starting out drawing, I still have loads to learn to become even better at drawing. What I was wondering was if you might be able to do like a back to basics and learning to draw 101, that type of thing? I will understand if you can't

[@jonnyc1415]

When I was at college I had so many mental ideas and I made so much stuff. Uni kind of killed it for me. Now I work as a freelance Illustrator and apprentice tattooist and I never really do anything for myself anymore. Every now and again i'll get a commission that is right up my street and I really _want_ to do it, but it's rare. I just wish I had my motivation back to spend a week on doing a print, or get back into drawing mad characters again. I love my job, but I feel like I never do anything for myself anymore. Being busy gives me motivation but being freelance it's up and down. I lay awake all night last night thinking of mad things I want to draw, but then as usual, when I do get out of bed I have zero motivation.

[@joannrobinson6363]

Gratitude 💕✨🌹

[@Redmoneyusa]

Thank u. need an updated video on this topic.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

I'll think about that

[@watchmoreindia9199]

honestly why I stopped art is because I felt like it is just a waste of time but now this video has inspired so I'm gonna get back into it again

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Good for you. It’s never a waste of time because everything you do in art is a skill learned that can be transferred to anything else. It increases your powers of creativity and understanding of the world building empathy for others

[@watchmoreindia9199]

@@shooraynerdrawing thanks for inspiring me for art again

[@jennyhughes4474]

Thank you for this. I've been working for months on work for a small group expo (lots of framing and screwing wires in backs canvases) and am completely exhausted - plus because I haven't made any new art for so long it feels like I've lost my way, forgotten how to do it and feel so low with tiredness and bad housing, problems with benefits etc. I need somehow to get back into creating but am surrounded by canvases+ still unfinished and although I'd really want them finished I'm so so sick of looking at them & working on them - so they sit there glaring at me. Occasionally I can do a tiny bit of play (such as monoprints) but I've lost the joy I had in doing them and pretty much everything else. I've got a brain injury and other injuries and lots of pain and I was never like this before: The New Me (& the situation I'm now in - no job, unsafe unadapted home etc.) is so so difficult but I do my best. Seems like hardly anyone went to see the expo and feels like I worked so hard for so long for nothing - it'd feel so good to get some positive feedback, we all need that sometimes, and to sell some would be wonderful. Got to find my arty way again, somehow but I'm pulled in so many directions... But thank you.

[@jennyhughes4474]

@@shooraynerdrawing I'm so sorry I went on about me so much - thank so much you for your reply. Wow, you had problems with cognitive stuff too so you understand (thanks), I'm glad it went away for you. Yes, I have no income so really must try to sell it. Yes, my art is mostly therapy - but preparing for exhibitions isn't, I really need help with that side of it! Now I've got to go and pack it all up and bring it back to my chaos here. Yes, trying to gradually get back into creating (did tiny bit today, very simple), it feels so alien & difficult but I expect (hope) I'll get it back. Thank you again, all the best to you.

[@jn8922]

I'm older so naturally analytical. If you're anything like me, then I look at other people's art and feel incompetent- like I wonder how are they so brilliant and so unique and I'm not. That's silly but it's coming from my own insecurities - comparison is killing the creativity. Its got nothing to do with talent - we are putting out what's within us in our art. So I say just keep making the "bad art" - the quick doodles and sketches, the waste of paint and canvas painting...keep going until the spark becomes ignites that flame. It's not a competition anyway.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

As you say, it's not a competition. But keeping going is a major part of it - and appreciating every little win :)

[@mantis8856]

I think it's been 1 year and a half since i struggle to get again that jump in creativity to make something. I used to have a project i worked on since i finished high school but after stumbling on some odd coincidences on repeat ruining what i prepared for 8 years it really kicked in my gut with a lack of motivation since it appeared to me as if anyone saw my work they would say i copied from others, despite isolating myself to finish that teenage years dream and around that time the things i liked not being a choice of mainstream. At this point i'm depressed trying to find again something to salvage from old works since i don't want to give up on what i pursued and practiced to get good at since childhood.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

It's very hard to be original. We all make work based on things we have seen and learned from. I have often worked on ideas to find that others are doing the same thing. We haven't copied each other. There was something in the air. Ideas have their time - see this of video of mine kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWKzg35ohq2ImtU Your idea is as valid as anyone else's. It is how you interpret the idea that counts. You have a unique view, style and ability that no one can copy. Don't worry about what others think - creativity is about being true to yourself and creating what comes naturally to you and is your purpose in the Universe. Good luck

[@mantis8856]

@@shooraynerdrawing wow. Thanks

[@corrosionsting]

Thank you for this.

[@CreedStonegate]

great video and advice!

[@landoboi3737]

I used to draw literally constantly, it could be anything. I usually draw people and I used to be very confident and content/comfortable with ny style, I rarely put myself down. But lately after the pandemic and the stress of losing multiple jobs, my apartment, relationships, and going into a lot of credit card and medical bill debt- I can't tell if I've gotten burnt out or something but I can't make my own ideas anymore, I can hardly draw at the level I used to be at before. I can't make original characters or outfit designs, whether its digital or traditional. It makes me feel worthless like I have hit rock bottom because any time I was stressed I would draw to feel better and now I just can't do that. It breaks my heart. I feel worthless.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

It sounds like you have it bad. If you have all that going on you probably can't think about creative stuff, you only have so much bandwidth in your brain. If it were me, I think I would try to make a list of all the problems and how I might sort them out. Then put them in order of which is the easiest to sort out. Then work through them, The load gets lighter. Some problems take longer and might need some help sorting out, but if you sit on them and don't share the load, they will only get worse. Hopefully, your skills and confidence will return as you clear the way. good luck

[@landoboi3737]

@@shooraynerdrawing this reply really means a lot to me, thank you. 🤟

[@charcoalelement6276]

Thank you. I think you nailed it. I feel numb. So I probably need to pour inspiration into my Soul, so I have a passion for writing Music and Lyrics again.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

thinking and worrying about it just makes it worse. Accept your batteries are low and you need recharging. Relax, let go give yourself a creative holiday no need to write or play - go out and do something else you've never done before - get a different angle on life and before you know it those ideas will come knocking again. I made this video a long time ago, but I still believe it kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWKzg35ohq2ImtU -

[@cyberpunkmodels692]

I make cyberpunk models. I feel like I lost my mojo but this really helped me think about it differently and not be so hard on myself. Thank you.

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Glad I could help!

[@yotacharapone5341]

your channels are really good and this video helped me,never quit youtube you're good👍👍👍

[@rutherfordmorant493]

Im a writer and poet and started losing my creative but here I am 💁🏾‍♂️

[@Zsigmund]

Thanks for the great advice! Creatively blocked musician here, I'm going to try your suggestions. Cheers!

[@shooraynerdrawing]

Rock on!

[@laxmipradhan7792]

This was helpful ❤ thank youu

[@shooraynerdrawing]

You’re welcome 😊

[@shooraynerdrawing]

You’re welcome 😊

[@MundaneMuser]

I do my best to practice drawing every day. Most of the time I don't feel inspired before practice sessions - inspiration usually comes to me once I've started drawing. I draw almost every day, even when I don't feel like it, because I want to become an artist on par with professional artists. It's been a dream of mine for years and I'm finally in the habit of drawing daily in order to achieve it while I'm still alive.

[@PersonaMona5264]

For anyone struggling with Creativty, Burnout, etc., Ive been reading a book called PsychoCybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. It's a good read to the point where I'm learning a lot about how the human mind works in regard to creativity, motivation, etc. If you're interested, take one chapter at a time and take notes. Your future self would thank you.

[@Slvttyinc]

This video saved me from giving up 🖤💯

[@TheSvartdemon]

Great advice !!

[@christibarrett8175]

Thank you 🙂

[@shooraynerdrawing]

You’re welcome 😊

[@TheLivingBluejay]

7:10 When you want your homework is finish itself.

[@harmonicgamer4339]

You make me happy 😊

[@theWanderer521]

Thank you for this! happy New Year good sir! ~ by the way - what do you think of discipline is greater than motivation?