Inspiration - Polyloop

ericsnapple · 8th August 2007, 10:33

Many times I have 'modeler's block' and I can't think of what to model. I've gone for 4 hours once just staring at the blank screen. I try browsing the net for inspiration, but I never know what to look for. Does anyone care to share how they come up with the things you make?

bwtr · 8th August 2007, 11:05

Draw a line or enter a cube, make an "alteration". Then another, and another, each time thinking about what part you will move next.

Doodle!----something often gives birth!

ericsnapple · 8th August 2007, 11:11

Ya, I do that, but most of the tine it turns into a heaping mass of who-knows-what. Just a site with tons of random images... that would be perfect.

Joppe · 8th August 2007, 11:39

Hi Ericsnapple,
Funny you mention this. I have that on a regular basis.http://forums.polyloop.net/images/smilies/ermm.gif I am a person who works best with an assignment, but what to do when I don't have one and still want to create something. I decided to try to get inspiration from books I read, so now I am working on a short story from a national famous writer here in the Netherlands called Toon Tellegen. The story is only 1,5 page long but is in fact so complicated that I can fill lots of evenings with it.http://forums.polyloop.net/images/smilies/happy.gif
Maybe you can do something with this idea.
Here's a picture. (I hope)

Joppe

Joppe · 8th August 2007, 11:40

Hmmmm stupid smilies

thomllama · 9th August 2007, 01:00

A lot of the time I go around and look for contests... most of the time I don't actually make anything for the "contest" but use it to model something for that subject matter....

jbshorty · 9th August 2007, 05:52

turn off the computer, and take a peek at something that you don't normally think about, maybe which you don't even like. Go talk to people with dissimilar interests. Often we just need to jump-start our brains. Removing yourself from a "routine" can spark some great ideas...

shorty

ericsnapple · 9th August 2007, 15:02

wow jbshorty. thats a great idea. never would of thought of that.

Grendel · 9th August 2007, 20:52

Do the opposite of what your comfortable with. It's the only way to grow, if you're a soft modeler than do a mechanical work or vice/versa.

tonytrout · 10th August 2007, 00:35

drawing with pencil and paper does it for me, I also look at art books, that seems to spur me on.

edit : I think you should expect to have bursts or cycles of creativity, is not a constant thing, got to have some balance in life, so dont stress it. Go for a swim, fishing, movie, take the lady for a picnic in the countryside.

rickei · 10th August 2007, 01:14

I start out with a pencil too.
but sometimes, just for practice, I will model some stuff thats sitting on my desk, or model the contents of my pockets, or one of my daughters toys.

sometimes I go weeks without an idea that is worth putting into 3d, so don't feel bad about that.

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ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	Inspiration Many times I have 'modeler's block' and I can't think of what to model. I've gone for 4 hours once just staring at the blank screen. I try browsing the net for inspiration, but I never know what to look for. Does anyone care to share how they come up with the things you make? __________________ P()RTAL

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ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	Ya, I do that, but most of the tine it turns into a heaping mass of who-knows-what. Just a site with tons of random images... that would be perfect. __________________ P()RTAL

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Joppe Say nothing Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 110	Hi Ericsnapple, Funny you mention this. I have that on a regular basis.http://forums.polyloop.net/images/smilies/ermm.gif I am a person who works best with an assignment, but what to do when I don't have one and still want to create something. I decided to try to get inspiration from books I read, so now I am working on a short story from a national famous writer here in the Netherlands called Toon Tellegen. The story is only 1,5 page long but is in fact so complicated that I can fill lots of evenings with it.http://forums.polyloop.net/images/smilies/happy.gif Maybe you can do something with this idea. Here's a picture. (I hope) Joppe Attached Thumbnails

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ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	wow jbshorty. thats a great idea. never would of thought of that. __________________ P()RTAL

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8th August 2007, 11:05	#2 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,086	Draw a line or enter a cube, make an "alteration". Then another, and another, each time thinking about what part you will move next. Doodle!----something often gives birth!

8th August 2007, 11:40	#5 (permalink)
Joppe Say nothing Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 110	Hmmmm stupid smilies

9th August 2007, 01:00	#6 (permalink)
thomllama That's just cool man! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 31	A lot of the time I go around and look for contests... most of the time I don't actually make anything for the "contest" but use it to model something for that subject matter....

9th August 2007, 05:52	#7 (permalink)
jbshorty proud to be a nurb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: only in your mind Posts: 1,335	turn off the computer, and take a peek at something that you don't normally think about, maybe which you don't even like. Go talk to people with dissimilar interests. Often we just need to jump-start our brains. Removing yourself from a "routine" can spark some great ideas... shorty

9th August 2007, 20:52	#9 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,247	Do the opposite of what your comfortable with. It's the only way to grow, if you're a soft modeler than do a mechanical work or vice/versa.

10th August 2007, 00:35	#10 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	drawing with pencil and paper does it for me, I also look at art books, that seems to spur me on. edit : I think you should expect to have bursts or cycles of creativity, is not a constant thing, got to have some balance in life, so dont stress it. Go for a swim, fishing, movie, take the lady for a picnic in the countryside.

10th August 2007, 01:14	#11 (permalink)
rickei Respect the Dawg! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA - Conway, South Carolina Posts: 784	I start out with a pencil too. but sometimes, just for practice, I will model some stuff thats sitting on my desk, or model the contents of my pockets, or one of my daughters toys. sometimes I go weeks without an idea that is worth putting into 3d, so don't feel bad about that.