E27: Are You Failing To Finish Your Big Art Project?... Here's Why.
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- This is The Twenty Seventh Episode of the Visual Scholar Podcast - With Tim Mcburnie.
Let's talk finishing your creative projects! (And why they sometimes fail)
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IN THIS EPISODE: We discuss three main challenges people face when finishing a creative project and strategies to overcome them. Understanding these issues is key to maximizing creative expression and career advancement in the creative field.
THE FIRST CHALLENGE - MASTERING THE CREATIVE PROCESS: This process involves several stages, each essential for project completion. It begins with an initial idea, planning, and then execution, which is broken down into phases: starting with energy, navigating the 'messy middle', and progressing to the end. Each stage has unique challenges, requiring perseverance and adaptability.
THE SECOND CHALLENGE - NAVIGATING THE MENTAL IMAGE PARADOX: This involves the conflict between an artist's initial mental image and the reality of the creative process. The key is to embrace the fluidity of creation, accepting changes and focusing on adapting and refining the project.
THE THIRD CHALLENGE - THE RIGHT SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT: Surrounding yourself with the right people, who understand and commit to the creative process, is vital. These individuals provide support, constructive feedback, and share a mindset that values continuous learning. Conversely, being around overly critical or uninformed individuals can hinder creative progress.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
ANALYTICAL TAKEAWAY: Being creative is a skill developed through practice and reflection. Pay attention to stories of creative challenges and solutions, and understand your unique creative process.
BRO-LEVEL TAKEAWAY: Keep going and have fun. The next project will be better; creativity is iterative.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY: The only way to learn is by doing. Listen to honest discussions about the creative process, acknowledging its often messy nature.
PHILOSOPHICAL/SPIRITUAL TAKEAWAY: "The creation process is messy. But it's what we're here to do." Embrace the chaos and uncertainty as part of the journey.
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This Podcast is designed to help you demystify the world of Art, Productivity, and Creativity. So you can get better faster, and enjoy your Art Journey. We discuss Drawing, Painting, Illustration and Entertainment Design. Along with Productivity and Career Advice.
The Visual Scholar Podcast is designed to help you demystify the world of Art, Productivity, and Creativity. So you can get better faster, and enjoy your Art Journey.
We discuss Drawing, Painting, Illustration and Entertainment Design. Along with Productivity and Career Advice.
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Tim, thanks again for a fantastic podcast. What you said about expecting the frustration that comes from the process and making the space for it (since every creative experiences it) really resonated with me. By chance, do you listen to Andrew Huberman? He's a neuroscientist at Stanford that says frustration goes hand in hand with learning/developing a skill. The hormones responsible for causing us to become frustrated or irritated when we encounter a problem are the same ones that produce new neural pathways. Basically, when you're frustrated, you're learning.
Thank you for this honest and open expression Tim, I really needed to hear this today! Getting right back in to working on a personal project :)
I'm going through this right now. My current plan: finish the SECTION of the big project I've committed to do, and then step back and see if I want to continue.
Tim, you’ve helped me more than anyone over the last 20 months of drawing every day…and the first to enlighten me on why I’m maybe not finishing things yet.
Huge sigh of relief here, on to application.
At the very end of a painting when I can clearly see what it'll look like and when I know exactly how to get there, I often lost interest. It's a different feeling than not knowing how to finish / being afraid of ruining it. I need something that'll challenged my current level of skill but not so hard that it'll become completly overwhelming. It's a hard balance to find, I need to be thrilled by the idea that I might not be able to do it but I still want to push forward to see if I can.
Called out in the title 😅
Tell me about it, Tim knows the most intimate corners of our souls 😅