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IndigoNight

PostPosted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:22 pm


Just want to discuss art stuff. I'm wondering what people's ideal conditions for their art is. What helps put you in your zone and what can you do without?
PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:14 am


Oooh~ Nice question C: I'd like to know too~

Personally... I used to only be able to draw if I was on the floor forsome reason xD
Nowadays, it's more and more... hunched over my clipboard roughly an inch from the paper though (my sight is iffy and glasses give me a headache;; ) Preferrably no one should be watching, but someone I'm familiar with should be in the same building, just... doing something else xD If not, I can't focus =/ *gets paranoid from being alone*
Having a computer and headphones is also ideal C: Music and good art is very inspiring~

What about you? C:

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IndigoNight

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:15 pm


I agree with the music and good art inspiration! =D Thanks for sharing! I know what you mean when someone watches you draw. =/ I get self-conscious and whatnot.

Oh, I work best at night. When I worked with traditional media I would put the time finished on my drawing and most the time they were all timed at 1 am - 5 am. LoL I'm not sure why, though I do have a feeling that during the day I'm distracted. I also like to have background noise but it's gotta be music that inspires whatever I'm painting oooor cartoons! Disney animated feature films, and Invader Zim are a couple I've painted to. >.O I can't paint when something live action is on the telly XD I get too interested. Oh and I usually work with a cup of tea near by heart

I've got an idea I'd like to try to help get in my zone easier. I want to find a specific scent (candle, body spray, air freshener etc.) and each time I'm on a roll, spray that smell and only that smell so that eventually, if I'm havin a hard time I might be able to just smell it and be in my zone almost instantly.
PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:12 pm


I draw alot at night, too. Mostly because I am on the computer and watching anime in my free time during the day XD so, at night before I go to bed I spend some time drawing at my new desk ^^ ((this can be anywhere from 11pm to 2am))

when I am not using my light table, I try to have alot of light on near me ((I have a really bright desk lamp that looks like it could kill if it fell on someones head, lol)) As for music, I guess it helps, but considering I am drawing at the same time my parents are in bed ((across the stairway)) it isn't a good idea to turn it on too loud XD

As for your scents idea, it sounds cool ^^ although I probably wouldn't be able to use it myself. I get terrible headaches whenever there is a strong smell around XP
it sounds like it would work though

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IndigoNight

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:54 am


^^ Cool! Glad to hear I'm not the only one who works at night. =]

OoOh. What would your ideal conditions be for your zone? I actually wouldn't mind a well lit (and warm!) basement or attic. Actually...this really strikes true with me. I wish I could have a place like that! No joke!

=O I bet you could find something to use. Like...fresh baked cookies or something! Or does that sort of smell bother you too?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:07 pm


I tend to draw a lot at school. I will draw on the couch while watching tv, Im not super picky as long as A. Im not super distracted with whatever else Im doing and B. Comfortable ^^

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:59 pm


IndigoNight
^^ Cool! Glad to hear I'm not the only one who works at night. =]

OoOh. What would your ideal conditions be for your zone? I actually wouldn't mind a well lit (and warm!) basement or attic. Actually...this really strikes true with me. I wish I could have a place like that! No joke!

=O I bet you could find something to use. Like...fresh baked cookies or something! Or does that sort of smell bother you too?


that room would be so cool to work in as long as had a really comfy chair and moved the robot's sharp edges a little farther away from my head XD

no the smell of cookies don't bother me (thank goodness whee ) just smoke, and perfume-ish stuff. mabye I could use the smell of freshly baked bread ^^ I love bread *drool*

I think my zome would really be in a really cozy room with a firplace and walls lined with bookshelves for all my reference books. heart plus a really comfy chair you could stash snacks in xD
PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:53 pm


Vanna1994
I tend to draw a lot at school. I will draw on the couch while watching tv, Im not super picky as long as A. Im not super distracted with whatever else Im doing and B. Comfortable ^^


=O *Flashback* I used to write a lot while I was at school! That was before I was into art though. But at lunch I would always disappear to the library and just sit there and start writing. XD I actually miss doing that.

=] Sounds like you're pretty lucky when it comes to finding your zone. Sometimes it's impossible for me to do something productive if even one thing's off.

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that room would be so cool to work in as long as had a really comfy chair and moved the robot's sharp edges a little farther away from my head XD

no the smell of cookies don't bother me (thank goodness whee ) just smoke, and perfume-ish stuff. mabye I could use the smell of freshly baked bread ^^ I love bread *drool*

I think my zome would really be in a really cozy room with a firplace and walls lined with bookshelves for all my reference books. heart plus a really comfy chair you could stash snacks in xD


Haha true XD I would crack my head on that 'bot a lot if I had him hovering over me like that.

Dood. Fresh baked bread is amazing. My mom makes this stuff called Coffee Cake, which is more of a bread with this cinnamon and sugar concoction baked into the top. It smells amazing.

=O! That sounds wonderful! XD I'd love to modify my chair to hold snacks in! This may be my imagination going wild too but I think something like that with a dash of "wizard's study" to it would be great. Ohhh man. When I'm rich I'm sooo doin all that!

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:45 pm


Yeah, but I tend to either get artists block, or failure of every attempt to draw often sweatdrop
PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:29 pm


Vanna1994
Yeah, but I tend to either get artists block, or failure of every attempt to draw often sweatdrop


That happens to me quite a bit too ;-; it sucks!

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