A Bit of the 'Wall' Phenomenon

[tealin]

Yeah. I'm really suffering for lack of artistic challenge ... I'm not getting any at work and I don't have enough inspiration or influences at home. I have not only hit a wall but am gradually slipping down it and before long it'll be like I've never been to animation school at all.... I just have to make myself slog through it because I know that's the only way to beat it. It's so discouraging.

Anyway, the purpose of the cut: Here's my first halfway-decent Otto Chriek ... still not right but at least he's starting to look a bit more like himself.



Perhaps I'll cheer up if I work on the world's only The Truth/FLCL/Red Dwarf crossover gag sketch. If it doesn't frustrate me too much.

Ooh hey, nothing like procrastination and sticking one's head in the sand to avoid unpleasant feelings! Here's a test recently found on buttfacemakani's journal...

Your personality type is RCOAI

You are reserved, calm, moderately organized, moderately accommodating, and intellectual, and may prefer a city which matches those traits.

The largest representation of your personality type can be found in the these U.S. cities: Albuquerque/Santa Fe, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Nashville, Tucson, Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Indianapolis, Memphis, Milwaukee, Orange County, Los Angeles and these international countries/regions Indonesia, Ukraine, Denmark, Middle East, Czech Republic, India, Caribbean, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Guam, Israel, South Korea, Norway, Mexico

What Places In The World Match Your Personality?
City Reviews at CityCulture.org

Forgive me, but ... Los Angeles, the Middle East, and Mexico are reserved, calm, and intellectual? Am I missing something?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Nice test! I don't know what that says about me but I'm a RCUEI:

atheist/agnostic tendencies, unconcerned with public image, lower energy level, does not value tradition, avoidant, does not put the welfare of others above self, not punctual, unproductive, does not believe in human goodness, not easily moved to tears, seldom bothered by the suffering of strangers, insensitive to the needs of others, relaxed, quiet around strangers, tendency to believe only in self, people have trouble reading them but they don't care, late finishing work, acts without planning, withdrawn, rarely too busy, not a perfectionist, uncooperative, not prone to complimenting people, does not believe in life after death, avoids crowds, prefers unpredictable to organized, not passionate about bettering the world's condition, does not second guess self, able to control cravings, calm in crisis, ambivalent to the feelings of others, believes in the importance of art, dislikes small talk, socially uncomfortable, private, not known for generosity, acts without consulting others, hard to get to know, not easily frustrated, interested in intellectual pursuits, not open about feelings, loner, asks many questions, open to change, influenced more by self than others, bored at work

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I guess it means that noone wants to come near me but I don't care anyway, which is about right...

I really love your art, and I hope you get out of this hard spot, beacause I may be 'seldom bothered by the suffering of strangers', but I 'believe in the importance of art'. :P *innocent face* How about a Goblet Project?

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Blargh, no, no Goblet Project. There's a reason I haven't drawn much from the last three books and that is that they don't inspire m much, to be honest. There is about ... hm, one picture I've been meaning to do from GoF but I have absolutely no motivation to do it and whenever I try to picture it in my head, all I get is the highly unsatisfactory sketch I did when I was 18. I'll have to get back to it once I've done some life drawing and can actually draw people again.