Ideas on how to motivate while lacking inspiration to create

[goldenavatar]

I know that part of the drawing process if going to require alot of repitition on my part, but I'm at a point where I've got no sort of creative energy to draw upon. So, what I'm asking is, what can I do, to get up motivation to practice and do the repetition, even thought I won't be doing anything all that creative.

Basically the Lather, rinse, repeat for developing the technical skills.

[Olaf_Ironfoot]

I've always gotten motivation from pretty good movies(Last Samurai, 13th Warrior, etc.). After seeing one, I can always manage to get something going.

[_JRandall_]

or a good comic book or music video or checking out an artist I enjoys new pieces of art.

[capone]

I'm having same problem, usually things just come to me when I don't need them...but now I NEED to do a design for a repeatable enemy character, one that has look to repetitive...and I just keep doing masks...yet can't seem to make a imaginitive repetitive identity.

[Archie]

I know that part of the drawing process if going to require alot of repitition on my part, but I'm at a point where I've got no sort of creative energy to draw upon. So, what I'm asking is, what can I do, to get up motivation to practice and do the repetition, even thought I won't be doing anything all that creative.

Basically the Lather, rinse, repeat for developing the technical skills.

How about throw down some lines on the paper, crumple it up, and then go for a walk.

After you get back from a 10 min walk or so, uncrumple the paper and draw whatever you see? I've done it a couple times and its amazing what my mind pulls out.