Creativity has been "quoted"

To begin this blog I'd like to point out that all thoughts I may have already been said by one person or another. I feel it's impossible to have a completely original thought with the amount of things that have been said in all of time and by so many people of our human existence. But I will try to have original thoughts!

That being said...

Crimson Motion is the movement of an idea. Crimson is simply my favorite color, but something so simple is the starting point of design and the best thought is always your first one, your instincts, your gut feeling, everything else is just influence. I've learned that influence is what keeps your work at a high standard. To create new can work sometimes, but if you want to function at full all the time you need to draw from something that has been tested before.

"Creativity is knowing how to conceal your sources." ~ Albert Einstein

BIG Question is "Where does original creativity come from?"

The simple answer is... emotion. When trying to get to work the hardest part is getting myself in the right state of mind. To do this I start by cleaning my work space. This is a personal thing of mine, maybe OCD, but I would call it tightness for happiness.

"A clean home is a happy home."

Next step is music. I find a style that matches the mood I want to be in. Multiple playlist in different genres helps to make this task faster or Pandora. But to listen to music I cannot just hear it, I need to feel it, let it influence my emotions and rock out, laugh, cry, or go all emmo and write a poem!

"Music is what feelings sound like."

Once I'm in the groove of emotion I grab my sketching pad and just unload the ink. Unrestricted creativity is the best way to find something new. Finalizing an idea before it's anything can kill the first step, so holding nothing back and just letting random ideas find their way to the page is the best way to get multiple ideas down in one session. Beware of the rabbit holes, they'll be time to revise these ideas later. This part should feel more like mental vomit directed by emotions. I like to keep my focus on subjects, themes, shapes, movements, stories, concepts ect.

Mental vomiting is not easy. It takes daily practice to make improve. The mind always wants to analyze before committing. This is the time to turn that side of the brain off and just let emotions run free.

"Don't get it right, get it written" ~Mike Russel