I don't really know any resources on how to get more creative. I think it's better to look for places you can find ideas. For me, that is always having paper and a pen or pencil on me so I can sketch what I see. Things that interest me, like trees, buildings, people walking and sitting around. Others have big folders on their PC with a lot of artwork they like. There probably is a theme or art that you are drawn to. That's probably also why fanart works for you. What more interests you?

>>2499195
Creativity comes from fooling around.
You have to keep on trial and errorring until you get something good.

This guy's a musician, but he explains the creative process pretty well and how creative people create things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=OFowXaMFPCg

Ted Talks are generally geared towards academics, but there's things to get out of some of their videos.
https://www.ted.com/talks/julie_burstein_4_lessons_in_creativity?language=en

Creativity isn't something that you work on with exercises. It's something you need to keep on doing.

>>2499212
thanks for the advice mate
i usually like interesting colors and surreal stuff, i like mythology, symbolism, history, pretty pretentious stuff usually i guess
i often write ideas down when im on the train or stuff, but when i get to work it suddenly all seems really stupid to me. like there is no real value to what im working on. idk

2deep4me (sorry)

>>2499230
i guess that is true! i really wish this stuff would come more naturally to me, im more of a practical nature
i do really want to improve in that field though, so im gonna try drawing inspiration from more sources!
also thanks for the links, i'll check them out rn!

>>2499231
>it suddenly all seems really stupid to me
That's a shame. A sketchbook should really be a place where you can put down and work further on the stupid shit you come up with. I love art that contains little girls. I also like architecture and furniture design.

>>2499236
haha, i love my sketchbook, probably because i can put down real ideas so much faster
with paintings i am always worried about multiple things
>does it look good to me but shit to everyone else?
>will i like it in 2 weeks?
>will it fit into my portfolio?
>will it fit into my collection of previous art?
>will the 2-10 hours be worth it in the end?
i feel like im stopping myself a lot with ideas because of these mental barriers

also mate thats an interesting combinaton! haha
i guess everyone draws inspiration from very different combinations

>>2499241
To me it sounds like you're a more creative imaginative person than you credit yourself.
I can't really give you tips on going over on paintings, I usually stop at just drawings.

I guess they come from different places in the heart.

>>2499253
i almost feel like the process of painting itself is more important to me than a finished piece, idk
do you use ink? or do you just stick to pencil? i love just drawing as well, i think at the core everyone loves these things for the same reasons, there is something really fulfilling about making something

>>2499265
I mostly just use pencil, fineliner and ballpoint.
It's lovely to create things, but art in general is just lovely. I walking through the galleries and looking on /ic/ to see if there is some good stuff.