How to Spark Creativity in Art - a method I found
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ต.ค. 2020
- In this video I'm sharing a recent experience of mine, which lead me down a road of many thoughts and made me realise a method to spark creativity in your art and possibly to break free from your creative rut.
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Hello, I hope I can motivate you to find an activity of your own to free your mind and possibly spark your creativity! Feel free to leave any thoughts through out the video in the comments! I’m curious to know what you think about my thoughts.
With that said, have a good (and maybe creative) week! :)
Thanks man 👍
Whenever I listen to music I automatically start imagining different scenarios about anything. This method works for me very well. By the way I still love your voice.
Ohhh yes I totally know what you mean - music is so magical🤯
Hahah sweet, thank you, glad to know I'm not annoying everyone with that voice of mine😅🙇🏻♂️
Absolutely agree, I also find that simply chilling outside in nature with ear plugs in can do wonders in terms of creativity - but still - movement is even more effective.
Ohh yes true!🙌🏼🙌🏼
It makes a lot of sense! I'm still learning to find a distraction for my distractions :) When I want to sit down and draw, my mind can find 101 things to do first that i end up pushing my drawing plans on the side. I agree about calming the brain to get in touch w my creativity. I like my along time at the beach or in the woods, to me it is my way of meditating w nature. I tried drawing w my non dominant hand and it's a lovely exploration. My drawing had more soul than the ones when my ego is awake. I would definitely do more drawing w my left hand or both at the same time!
Totally makes sense, everything seems to be clearer for me when I am out in nature.
Yeees! Glad to read you can relate🙌🏼
It actually makes so much sense! Thanks for making this video, you are a huge inspiration. :)
Right? When I first thought about it I also thought "huh this kinda makes sense🤷🏻♂️"
Ohh that's so cool, thank you🙇🏻♂️
Thanks for this vlog! Your method in sparking creativity made me remember the book, "Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less" by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. I learned from that book that we have activities that are actually more like "rest" for us and our system. In your case, it's hiking. And that "rest"-ful activity helps us in our creative process when we get back to work. I think mine's freestyle dancing coz I've been dancing since I was young. I'm also a writer by profession, so when I'm in a writer's block, I take a break, choose a good song on my playlist and just let my body flow into dance (away from my desk, of course haha). It's really helpful to do some movement when we're in a creative rut. Best also if it's in nature like your hiking. But unfortunately, the pandemic restricts me from going out and near nature and I miss it so much. Anyway, we make do with what we have. Thanks again for your vlog and keep being creative! :)
This is such a good video! What I've realized is that even just sitting in a train gets me in that creative flow because all it allows me to do is thinking... :D
Ohhh yes true!🙌🏼
I totally understand your theory! I just got back from camping, rock climbing, and HIKING at Joshua Tree, CA!! I can definitely see your perspective where when hiking it clears your mind! For me I tend to listen to music and almost make a video in my head kinda like a music video for each song and that inspires and sparks creativity for the next time I go shooting!
Ohh that sounds so cool😍 And yes, glad to know you felt that creative mind bubbling🙌🏼🙌🏼
Hello! Thanks a lot. I've been working on a writing project, and I couldn't quick spark any creativity that surpassed that of my initial outline. Your theory is very insightful; I would have never guessed it. Though, it does corilate with every creative moment (most of them). Thanks a lot! I hope this year is treating you well. Keep up the creativity!
Great Video🔥 I really like your outside the box type of thinking with the „distract your distractions“ theory, great work!!
Removing yourself from stimuli that double as distractions is a helpful tool many of us forget because engaging with those stimuli can also be our way of protecting ourselves from perceived failure when starting something new.
needed this!! thank you for inspiring me to seek my hidden creativity again :D
Yeees! In dir schlummert noch so einiges an creativity🤩🙌🏼
8 seconds into this video and I could tell that it was going to be profound. Well done Teo!
Wooow, thank you!🙇🏻♂️
Loved this! What good points. Hiking, walking and swimming all do this for me. I also find journaling helpful - once I put down my distractions in writing, I can think new thoughts.
Ohh I've heard that a lot too, that journaling is helpful. I've tried it before but can't get the habit to stick. Glad to know you enjoyed the video, thank you! :))
Very Nice! I needed this so much! And your explanation was on point. I think I found the solution for my problem. Thanks so much Teo 😁
Ahhh glad to know this could help you! Try it out🙌🏼🙌🏼
I don't think of myself as particularly creative although I take lots of photos. Regardless, it's great to do something that refreshes your mind and body. Great video. Yours is one of my favorite channels.
It makes total sense. I can really only create this way best.
Aha! To the park, for the walk! At least it helps to clear some mind and be calm from life distractions! Thank you!
Ohh yes, that sounds good!🙌🏼
I'm enjoying all of your videos so far👌
Ohh cool, happy to know that!🤗
Just the video I needed for today :)
Ohh yes, glad to know!🙌🏼🙌🏼
this technique was well thought
Great video my friend. We agree with literally everything you mentioned. Finding that activity to free the mind is key. Strangely enough the simple task of brushing my teeth in the morning for some reason always helps me think of ideas haha
Ohh wow that's cool - but actually also makes total sense... you're occupying yourself by brushing your teeth and giving your head some more space🤷🏻♂️👌🏼
@@teocrawford Yeah I guess it does haha We just came across your channel yesterday, keep up the great content. We look forward to watching :)
Great work, Teo!
Thank you!🙇🏻♂️
Had the idea for me next EP when i was on a hike with you sooo
yeah i can confirm.
Ajaaa hahaha perfect👌🏼
Thanks for sharing your theory. Please take us to another level. Now we are alone with our creativity, how to encourage it (our creativity)to talk to us?
✨ Thank You ✨
I discovered this "method" while running during lockdown and I had a lot of good ideas.
However I often forget most of the ideas I have during these runs.
Ohh yes running sounds really suitable to get that mind spinning.
Maybe you can bring something along for quick notes? A tiny mic to voice record your ideas?🤷🏻♂️
I think it makes sense to distract from distractions it's nice practice
INFORMATIVE VIDEO SIR
I hope you could take something away from it mate🙌🏼
tell me if am right its basically finding a creative distraction for a misguided distraction to realign or clear your head for the task at hand so you revisit it with a clear and focus state of MIND
Basically yes🙌🏼🙌🏼
Casey Neistat would come up with his daily vlog idea during his morning run.
hahah true👌🏼
This explains shower thoughts
Yes, exactly! :D
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I feel like I started drawing not because of emotional/creative reasons but just because I wanted to so now I have art skills but Nothing worth it no use for it
Ohh that's cool, just starting for the sake of starting🤷🏻♂️💪🏼
What do you mean by "no worth"? - artistic skills are immensely valueable!🧐
@@teocrawford because I can’t be creative like others my art doesn’t have meaning but recently I’ve been trying to come up with ideas and experimenting and I feel like I’m improving a lot!
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Ohh! So I have adhd, and I think part of the reason that adhd people are generally more creative than neurodiverse people is because all of those tasks would feel like they’re the same distance away, and of the same priority. Which can either a, cause procrastination, but the other possibility is for my brain to get distracted by creativity (that btw is constantly blooming in the back of my mind and is hard to quiet most of the time) also, neurodivergent people naturally make more connections to things that seemingly aren’t connected, which causes more combinations that sound cool. For example, pigs and money are related because one, there’s piggybanks that store money, and two, pigs are raised, and sold as pets, but they’re also made into bacon and lots of people love bacon, so people buy lots of bacon, so pigs and money are related. If you’d have asked a neurotypical person that, they’d most likely say something about a piggybank (unless they’re a pig farmer lol) but a neurodiverse person would see so many different ways that they connect, immediately without even thinking about it. Anyways, I’m not sure what I’m ranting about, so bye lol have a good day!
Are you introvert?
Not much, definitely more introverted than extroverted, but rather balanced👍🏼