Painters block

[EricJ]

Ever have one of those days where everything you paint turns out looking like it was done by a blind baby monkey with no thumbs?

I\'m STUCK, it\'s not that I\'m not motivated to paint, it\'s just coming out horribly tonight, and I have no idea why

-Sad Eric

 

[Katana_Angel]

Well, whenever I get painter\'s block, I take a step away from my desk and find something to either inspire me and help me work through it, or to give my mind (and eyes!) a break. Snooping through CMON seems to help me a lot... but also movies or video games. If you\'re doing fantasy minis, pop in LotR; sci-fi, get The Fifth Element out. I almost always paint with music on, as I find that it really helps to keep me going.
Good luck to ya! :flip:

 

[EricJ]

yeah, I know, my break turned into coming and starting pointless threads on the forums! But that didn\'t seem to fix things either, perhaps, some nights, painting is just not ment to be.

 

[Frustrated Father]

Had one of those weeks here a bit back (I\'m sure the thread of my angst and aggrivation is still around here).

Anyhow - me, I just kept painting and pinesoling until it \'broke\'. Helped actually when I knew I was going to pinesol something I usually tried something new on it here and there. Was a bit educational, if not outright aggrivating.

 

[darthfoley]

I have the worst case of painter\'s block right now...

It\'s called \'World of Warcraft\'.

 

[EricJ]

haha, Darthfoley, I know exactly how that is, I have a 18 month case of painters block which took all of 2003 from me, called everquest. I had to go cold turkey and swear never to touch one of those games again!

FF you\'re probably right, this mini already has about 4 layers of paint on it, and it\'s not looking good yet, probably time to strip it, get some sleep and leave it for \'05 to continue banging my head against

 

[Dragonsreach]

Yep! I\'ve got a bit of Painters block at the moment, it\'s called being too lazy. lol

In reality I\'ve just been slobbing round the house, reading, being online and playing with a piece of Software called Terragen. Just needed the time off from everything to try to relax a bit.

Terragen is fun and you can make really good scenic backdrops for figures if you wanted too.

 

[Corvus]

Originally posted by darthfoley
I have the worst case of painter\'s block right now...

It\'s called \'World of Warcraft\'.

yeah Darth, I know the feeling... My current painting block is called \"Need For Speed Underground 2\", and my previous one \"Doom 3\"

I already pre-ordered WoW, so I expect another block coming up next month (yeah, we Europeans are still waiting for the game )

 

[Brother Tom]

I\'ve also had a bit of a block lately, just cant seem to pick up the brush. Been surfing the net and staying up late, did,nt go to sleep until about 6am this morning,just 7 hours ago. Its probaly good to have a break though I wish I could say for resting the eyes but I dont think staring at a computer screen is much rest.

 

[darthfoley]

Well, the bad part of it is that Atlanta GamesDay is coming up on March 19 - which leaves me like 11 weeks to get everything I want to do, done. WoW is a great game, and I love it - I just wish I had gotten it for a St. Patrick\'s Day gift instead of Christmas, maybe......

lol

 

[Shawn R. L.]

If you want a really good block, try Battlefield Vietman. If you do it online and see \'hampster of doom\' that\'s me.:bouncy::

 

[LouisCypher]

I have a block too, but it\'s not as funny as yours: it\'s called \"Too much time spent in hospital at work and not enough sleep\"

it\'s a complex syndrome

Luca

 

[Trevor]

Yeah I seem to have permanent painters block at the moment...

Actually I\'m quite good at starting the things, just not finishing.