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Showerthought: I had a whole week where every design I sketched just felt wrong
It was about two months ago, and I was working on a capsule collection for a small local show. For five days straight, I filled three whole sketchbooks with ideas, but nothing clicked. I kept trying to force this structured, tailored look because I thought it was 'serious'. Then on Friday, I was just doodling while watching a documentary about coral reefs, and I drew this flowing dress with layered, wavy edges. That one sketch turned into eight pieces based on ocean movement. Has anyone else had a project where you had to totally switch your starting point to get anywhere good?
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singh.uma6mo ago
Oh man, that reminds me of my friend who was trying to paint a cityscape for weeks. He kept doing these tight, detailed buildings and hated all of it. Then he spilled coffee on a blank canvas and just went with it, smudging it into this cool, blurry rainy street scene. He said the mistake totally flipped his brain.
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jesse_cooper5mo ago
Always thought you had to push through, but that coral reef thing changed my mind.
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