Creativity Ideas For Artists
Be your own muse don't wait for inspiration or get frustrated by artist block. Take charge of your artistic self.
1. Paint, draw, sculpt something you've already done. You will be surprised how old things can launch new ideas.
2. Finger painting: Sometimes children's art activities can bring new ideas. Finger paints, crayons, play clay, and colored pencils can all become art.
3. Take photos: Your own photos can inspire new art and even be art in itself. Photos of food and landscapes can art in itself.
4. Make a scrap book or even a note book to list artist ideas.
5. Get some of your favorite music and dance
6. Go for a walk even an indoor walk can give you clarity
7. Just create art no matter how imperfect.
8. Go back to an unfinished art project.
9. Go to an art museum.
10. Make a collage.
11. Take an art class or watch an art how to video on youtube about an art technique you don't do.
12. Go to a craft store or and see if the supplies themselves can give you ideas.
13. Cook a homemade meal from scratch. Cooking is creating, and food is art for the belly.
14. Stop comparing yourself to artists and do your own thing.
15. Buy some fruits and vegetables: The amazing colors can be inspiring and tasty too.
16. Buy a children's art app for android, or ipad. Many of these apps are free or very cheap and can be very inspiring.
17. Write your own ideas on index cards, unused children's valentines, decorate them and pick them at random. Do what ever the art card says. One card says, paint or draw, and the next card might be an object or an animal.
18. Read a classic story or book Like Little Red Ridding Hood or pride and prejudice.
19. Scents like perfume can evoke emotions. Use scents to inspire your art.
20. Believe in your art and have fun.
Fun Fitness Ideas
Instead of doing rewards for exercise how about making exercise the reward by making it fun.
March in place while you read book or listen to a book on tape.
Use a stationary bike or do step aerobics while watching TV
Make fitness into some kind of roll playing game, exercise is experience points. Create Supplies worth extra points trade with friends.
Make exercise cosplay outfits. If you want to exercise in costume at home than by all means do so just make sure you have no pieces that can get snagged with fitness equipment like capes. Safety first! This might be fun to do with friends.
Dust off the WII or Kinect and get some fitness video games out.
Reclaim your childhood: I was never good with a hula hoop, jump rope or hop scotch as kid were you? Use your child hood favorites.
Create your own private 5k with only you competing, compete against yourself, your time and be your own cheerleader.
Go to a thrift store. You never know what you might find. There might be ideas sound there. Also its a great place to donate unwanted clean items.
Create your own badges and fitness awards for yourself. I have included a free badge for you to save and print out. This badge is mine and not for commercial use.
Fitness award Template
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