1. Find something you've never painted before
If, for
example, all of your paintings are of summer landscapes, why not try a
winter landscape? If you always paint cities, why not paint the
countryside for a change? If you always use oils, why not give
watercolours or acrylics a go? Many artists get stuck for something to
paint because they're used to painting the same thing again and again;
they find they can't do anything else with what they already know. Think
outside of the box; expand your horizons and explore new things. You'll
soon find that there's always something you've never tried, so go ahead
and try it.
2. Visit somewhere you've never been before
Visiting
somewhere new is a really good way to find something new to paint. When
visiting a new place, you never know what wonders await you. Even if
you paint from your imagination and not from real life, going somewhere
new and exploring it can give you lots of great ideas about what to
paint. Seeing new things stimulates the mind and gives your creativity a
boost. To generate new ideas, you have to have new input. If you keep
to the same routine, seeing the same things day in, day out, you're
going to find it hard to come up with new and fresh ideas of what to
paint. Visiting somewhere new is one way of keeping things exciting and
making sure you're getting the chance to come up with new ideas.
3. See what other artists are doing
A
simple way of finding something to paint is to look at works by other
artists. You can look at artists that produce similar works to yours or
look at artists whose work is completely different; either way, you're
bound to get a few ideas of what to paint. Visit galleries and have a
good few hours wandering round and having a look at the different art
works on display. Find some artists whose works you've never seen before
and look their works up - you never know what sort of inspirational
works might be waiting for you out there. Art is full of ideas that are
passed back and forth; dive into the art world and look at lots of works
and you'll see there are loads of ideas for paintings.
4. Look right in front of you
Go
to wherever it is you usually paint and look right in front of you.
Paint whatever it is you see. Once you're done, have a look round and
paint something else. You'd be surprised how many artists don't do this.
Many look for inspiration and ideas of what to paint in all sorts of
places; they never look right in front of them. In other words, they
never look to the ordinary and mundane things that you see every day.
Paint something that's right in front of you but you never notice
because it's plain and boring, something you see all the time but just
ignore. You never know what sorts of ideas you can get from doing this.
Learning to appreciate your immediate surroundings by painting them can
help you see new things to paint in the wider world around you.
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