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Digital Character Painting Using Photoshop CS3 P2

This chapter is about ideas—where they come from and how to develop the ones you have. There is no doubt that coming up with creative ideas is tough work. Nothing grows in a vacuum, and the best ideas and designs do not come easy. Artists often sit around in their studios or at their desks, virtually a vacuum, pondering where the next idea will come from. Often we sit and scribble on whatever paper is handy, tap the pencil, scribble some more, and then wonder where we lost our ability to think of good ideas. Good character designs do not. | This page intentionally left blank CHAPTER 3 EXPANDING ON YOUR IDEAS WHEN CREATING THE CHARACTER 19 20 Digital Character Painting Using Photoshop CS3 This chapter is about ideas where they come from and how to develop the ones you have. There is no doubt that coming up with creative ideas is tough work. Nothing grows in a vacuum and the best ideas and designs do not come easy. Artists often sit around in their studios or at their desks virtually a vacuum pondering where the next idea will come from. Often we sit and scribble on whatever paper is handy tap the pencil scribble some more and then wonder where we lost our ability to think of good ideas. Good character designs do not usually come from sitting tapping a pencil or jumping directly to the sketching. Planning and preliminary work are always needed and will pay great dividends in the finished design. This is what this chapter is all about. Here we present a few strategies to help charge your creative energy. These ideas are not the only things that you can do but if you re stuck they ll help get you rolling. The majority of the exercises and suggestions presented in this chapter are about generating creative thought. While you need nothing more than your brain to give these ideas a try you should probably have a pencil and paper ready in anticipation of that epiphany. Basic Strategies to help generate creative ideas Coming up with new and creative ideas for a character is at best a lot of work. It s harder to get inspired design ideas if you simply bounce them around in the confines of your mind. If possible get all of your senses involved. Learning to Relax The first and most important thing you can do for yourself when you are faced with a creative problem is to take a deep breath and relax. Talk to yourself a little about the problem. Take another deep breath and make sure you are feeling calm and confident. The more you can lower your stress and anxiety levels the better your chances for mental clarity .