Forum posts by Sleepingkraken

Ahhh oh my goodness I didn't expect to get so many replies haha!

All of this advice is SO helpful and I feel very very inspired :) I'm excited to try out some of these!!

Thank you so so much to everyone who responded, I truly appreciate it! :)

I found this video recently about facial expressions; it was very helpful!

And it also has a second part, I didn't watch it but it goes into further detail:

In terms of references, Noah & Rachel Bradley have a nice set of expression references available:

https://reference.pictures/expressions/

Hope these resources help a bit!

Hello fellow artists,

I was wondering if anyone has any advice on creativity. I am someone who has a very analytical and logical personality (ISTJ if you’re into Myers-Briggs) and coming up with creative ideas does not come very naturally to me, but it’s something I really really want in my work. When I do studies or gestures I mostly end up just copying what I see - which I've become quite good at - but when it comes to coming up with original ideas in my sketchbook, whether figure or environment or otherwise, it’s so difficult and I feel like even when I come up with an idea, I end up drawing it in a really stiff and boring way.

Anyone have any thoughts or advice?

Thanks!

P.S. And thanks to Line of Action for making this website such an incredible resource!