Hey graham! Thanks for da ask
- Music is one of my main motivators. If I'm not listening to something, I'm probably remembering a song (it can be a problem). I have several playlists for like different moods, although it's not nearly as elaborate as it should be. I tend to get stuck on an artist or album for months. My favorite songs make me visualize things, and that's part of why I do what I do. I wanna share the visions :)
I've always wanted to be able to make a whole-ass painting from hearing a specific song...as the song is playing. I don't think that's feasible at least for me but sometimes I like to pretend, and instead have the songs as my "main focus" at the beginning of the process, stuck on repeat until I inevitably wear it out and admit defeat.
(Listen to Opeth and Gojira)
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Sometimes a friend shares something and it just ignites a spark, it seems! That and like, analyzing someone's style and trying to learn from it and apply it to my work, since I'm still trying to find "My Style"
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Feeling like absolute garbage will absolutely make me wanna scribble something and/or cry about it. I also have what I believe to be little manic moments where the thing just "must be drawn", and it's hard to explain, it's a combination of things like a good feeling, energy, mental state, probably a song or an ost, a movie or a video game, etc. and the memory and the emotional state turn into motivation. I think.