02-28-2014, 06:06 AM
I know that feel man. Back in high school I would blast through a $21 sketchbook with drawings or even collages of found items without a thought, and now I have a stack of blank or mostly blank sketchbooks, too scared of "wasting that page" to start. There really isn't a way to change that except to just start drawing, and not think about it. Block it out by obsessively thinking only about what you're drawing - easier if you're drawing from life and not imagination.
If it helps, start by hold a little private ritual or funeral for that sketchbook, proclaiming it's already dead and passed on to Sketchbook Heaven and on to next life. Now you can do whatever to it 'cos it's already dead!
Or don't treat sketchbook like it's your friend, with rights and feelings. Treat it like they're medical interns, and you're the director.
If it helps, start by hold a little private ritual or funeral for that sketchbook, proclaiming it's already dead and passed on to Sketchbook Heaven and on to next life. Now you can do whatever to it 'cos it's already dead!
Or don't treat sketchbook like it's your friend, with rights and feelings. Treat it like they're medical interns, and you're the director.