Drawing Ideas blocked up!

[KDC]

What can I say? I can't seem to get out of a block when I try to draw. I mean, it's like Whenever I prepare to draw something, it either ends up random, or just nothing at all. Who else had problems like this? I'm pretty curious!

[cosmickitty]

Well, when I have problems drawing I take paper and a pencil and doodle while a take a bubble bath... helps me relax and most of my ideas come that way. Also, you can join an art challenge... like 100 themes... 30 characters in 30 days... etc... then you have something to base your ideas on

[yamina-chan]

I don't think I have had that exact problem before. However, I found out that unless I have a clear idea of what I want to draw I can not get anything, really. If I try to "just doodle something" I usually end up not liking the results or drawing things I have drawn countless times before, such as random character faces for example. These results often frustrate me and I end up not drawing anything for a while. Which is why I decided not to sit down and draw something unless I really have an idea that I want to draw.
I know this is kind of stupid, because it also means I'm practicing less but I've found out that I'm more pleased with the results I get under these conditions and I seem to improve more that way.
So I suppose it's similar to what you have, but not exactly the same.

[KDC]

Hmm.... usually when I doodle something, it usually becomes something different than what I planned, I guess it's just my head. I also guess it will go away eventually, right?

[NnsNightshade]

Not just you. I do this too. :P

I usually sit down to draw something that I'm supposed to draw and end up making doodles of random junk for hours before it finally forces me to draw it. I think its usually a temporary problem. Its the same as a writer having writer's block and making drabbles until the block is cleared.

[Kain Nobel]

Can't think of what to draw? I usually draw something ubiquitous such as trees or... something, anything o.o

It usually gets you in the mood for bigger and better things, especially if what you drew in an uninspired mood is usually more inspiring than staring at a blank file/paper with scribbles. Then again, I'm kind of in a "can't get off my ass to do anything mode" myself, sometimes you just need a break too.

[KasperKalamity]

take a random animal, setting, activity, and 4 random objects. work them all into a drawing somehow. then you get dumb crap like this.

[tnsi]

Try your hand at some still lifes, or read something.

[Shiroiyuki]

Oh my goodness, I get blocked ALL the time. I can be in the middle of a project and suddenly feel lost (although this might just be my own particular brand of weird kicking in here :P).

I find taking a break, doing something else, looking at other's art perhaps, reading, etc. helps stimulate my creativeness. Helps me focus.

I ALWAYS go online and check out better artists at DA (and there are a TON of them, believe me). I love trying to figure out their methods, seeing all the details they've put into their work. I find it makes me strive to be a better artist, too. But I'm competitive by nature. It helps if you need to "win" so to speak; pretend you're in a contest and skill is the prize.

I would never denounce a talented artist but I can't pass up a challenge :P.

[KDC]

OK. I'll try many of those ideas, after my last class of my college semester.