When I was younger I was carefree with my art, everything I drew fascinated me—albeit sometimes I would crumple up the paper frustrated, but more often than not, doubt rarely obstructed my creativity. Then I experienced a little thing called high school. High school is a breeding ground for doubt and pessimism and I was not immune to it. I spent a lot of years barely creating a thing and hating whatever I did make, so much that I’d avoid it altogether.

Over the last year I’ve made it my mission to rekindle my creative spark and win back my love for art. Don’t get me wrong, I still struggle by second guessing my ideas and feeling as though I have none at all at times, but I’ve learnt it’s okay to lack ideas, it doesn’t make me any less of a creator. I had to learn to be patient with myself and give myself a break.

So here are some things I suggest to get your artistic creativity going that have helped me:

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