I've been in similar situations in the past. The pressure of deadline is real and sometimes you get stuck at some points and you just can't finish the work. It's alright. Focus on your performance wholeheartedly and you'll find inspirations for your paintings as well.
Creativity comes from observation. If you try to force it, it will only hinder you. There's a thing called "diffused attention" where you keep the task in the back of your mind but you do something else. The simplest example is going for a walk when you can't solve a math problem. Creative burnout may not be solved by going on a walk but if you shift your attention to your performance, it will give you the space to allow your creative juices to flow. All the experiences during your performance, from rehearsals to the actual performance will serve as inspiration.
Hope this will help and best of luck for both!!
May 28, 2025
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Thank you so much for this response, I will definitely take it to heart!
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Pull a joni mitchell and engage in arts that differ from your primary to inform it at a later time.
If you lean more toward visual arts try poetry, song writing, music making, acting/performances for the self, crochet, clay, claymation, videography, sound collection, whistling, discovering new sounds you can make etc.
Often when i want to create but i feel tired or uninspired i try to use still life or my surroundings— BUT If thats boring i ask myself a question and let my train of thought ramble -> connecting that rambling to my pen on paper
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Recently I went through a rough patch for a couple months where I was only filling about one page of my sketchbook every week and it felt like buns :(
However, a couple weeks ago I started hyper-fixating on Transformers and I’ve drawn so many of those stupid fucking robots I’m not even lying to you. So basically what that means is try and find something that would appeal to you and draw inspiration from that!
Expanding on the inspiration piece- for embroidery, I have a huge Pinterest board of things I’d like to put on my jackets/jeans/shirts. There’s no shame in taking inspiration!!!!
Finally, if none of these things work (and I know it’s easier said than done) literally just force yourself to do one creative thing a day. When I‘m bored at school I draw random faces and people passing by. Just by forcing yourself to get back into the habit, hopefully that will encourage your brain to return to its former creative glory.
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