Things that get you inspired to draw

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Argon on Tuesday, December 22, 1998 - 03:05 am:

I was wondering, what kind of music do other ansi artists out there listen to while they are drawing? What gets you in the mood to draw a kick ass ansi? For me, I like for the most part stuff that is heavy, loud, and not too deep :)
Well heres my list of ANSI music (in no particular order)
white zombie, tool, NIN, pantera, fsol, photek, fluke, alice in chains, and alot of others which I can't remember at this time..:)
Owell..
Anyone else want to add their favorite ANSI music?

Argon


By Dieznyik on Tuesday, December 22, 1998 - 08:44 am:

adam beyer, cari lekebusch, and lotz of PSYTRANCE.

i hear people have been drawing to my song =D


By Filth the destroyer on Tuesday, December 22, 1998 - 10:44 am:

PUNK ROCK

it gets me in the mood to draw. i always add lyrics of the song i'm listening to in my ansis.
i always listen to music when i'm drawing any kindof medium. actually if i'm not i sort of lose concentration, and i have to stop to go pop something in.

since we're on this topic, do you guys get inspired to draw by looking at other art? if so, who? people like eerie, aphex twin, and lord jazz really inspire me to draw. or really, if anyone in the scene puts out a really good ansi, it just makes me wanna go draw. lately i've been getting inspired by catch 22. he _really_ improved a lot, and i dunno he just inspires me.


By Tomiwhore69 on Tuesday, December 22, 1998 - 11:59 pm:

dope, beer :)
i'd like to recommend Beethoven's 9th symphony at night with some ambient, Goa/industrial/other fast trippy shit at morning to wake up + Seattle stuff (AIC, Soundgarden etc.). HCpunk and deathmetal is for daytime for me :).

many people changes their aliases often, that's one of the best inspiration sources. if you don't believe it, test it. if people appreciates your work it gets you high and productive - so do it for others who REALLY deserve it as you know that they are working hard.. the opposite situation is group caring a shit about opinions of artists. that's the best way to get people unmotivied.


By Knocturnal on Wednesday, December 23, 1998 - 02:20 am:

I mostly listen to drum'n'bass when i draw..gets
your brain juices flowing :) As far as other means
of inspiration..I tend to get most of mine laying
in bed trying to get to sleep, or dreams. Night
time can do alot for your creative aura.


By Inazone on Wednesday, December 23, 1998 - 07:52 am:

Woohoo, my favorite topics -- ansi and music! Actually, a lot of my recent stuff has been directly inspired by music, namely metal-ish stuff. In the past few months I've released ansi with ideas from Megadeth, Dissection, Slayer, Iced Earth, Fear Factory and Machine Head songs. Some other good ones are Nile (mythological Egyptian themes) and Carcass (get out your medical dictionary).

I realize that not everyone is into my kind of music. But if you are, and that list isn't enough, talk to Tetanus or Dissonance for more ideas. ;)


By Dangermouse on Wednesday, December 23, 1998 - 03:45 pm:

*When* I used to draw, and that was a fucking long time ago, I used to listen to, yeah, MUSIC. I think you can pretty much safely say that most artists in the scene, especially from looking at the above messages, listen to music in some form or another to get them inspired.

Shit, what did I listen to? If it was today, I guess I'd be listening to punk rock, metal or alternative rock. That shit really gets me pumped. Stuff like: The Living End (get some MP3s), Grinspoon, Jebediah, Korn, Garbage, Greenday, Metallica, shit, the list keeps going.. I few of them are awesome aussie bands, cause we got this rocking scene down he now..


By Haquisaq on Thursday, December 24, 1998 - 02:58 am:

although the odd run through a cd can pop a few good ideas into my head, i find that a large chunk of my inspiration to draw ansi often stems from listening to tracked music. i like to load up cubic player / impulse tracker / ft2, pick a tune, and let it play.

aside from the fact that i track music myself, i think that modules work real well for me, because i feel that more than anything else, they are _creations_ -- music created with sample and note data, rather than just a collection of sound waves. The very fact that the musicians -- artists who are no-lifers just like you and me -- show you everything that they've done with their data to create their music is enough to get me drawing. to me, they are creations that inspire more creation. i mean, if guys like us can track that well, then surely "guys like us" can do just as well in the ansi medium!@$

it doesn't matter what style of music the module is tracked in. whether it's demostyle, jazz, ambient, electronica, orchestral, or techno -- if it's GOOD, then my brain will be able to start generating ideas.


By Pinguino on Tuesday, January 12, 1999 - 09:04 pm:

My best piece of art was created when BlueDevil asked me to draw him a picture to cheer him up or something. When I feel that my art has a purpose, it tends to turn out better. When I'm intently thinking of a person, and my personal life isn't affecting my artistic judgement, my art turns out better. Listening to music created for my artwork also inspires me, because it tells me that others believe in what I'm doing, and at the very least, I can't let my friends down.


By Dangermouse on Tuesday, January 12, 1999 - 11:55 pm:

Pinguino, how there's a name from the past! :)


By Necromancer on Friday, January 15, 1999 - 02:25 pm:

Pshaw. Ansi? What about ascii?

I can share what inspires me personally to draw. Musically, classical (Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi), gabber/hardcore techno (Alec Empire is a favorite), industrial (Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Decree, Einstuerzende Neubauten), and of course .. death metal. Gorguts, Bathory, Fear Factory, Testament and the ever-lovable Carcass (Descanting the Inselubrious, anyone?).

Rap, too. But mainly oldschool rap, NWA, Run DMC, etc. Wu-Tang and all of Eazy-E's albums are good also. And a little bit of Dr. Octagon never hurt anyone.

Anyway. That's me.

- Necromancer
ACiD. Remorse. Your Mother.


By Cthulu of Mistigris on Sunday, January 17, 1999 - 03:58 pm:

The big question is: what inspires people to write?

Don't laugh, people commit suicide over writer's block. In recent years (after more-or-less abandoning the "BBS-name-as-inspiration" paradigm) I've been constantly drawing on percieved parallels or assigned significance in my own life but this frustrates me muchly as I'm not creating so much as journalistically reporting on my (albeit subjective) experiences.

Other artwork does not inspire me to write (though it does inspire me to make music, a strange condition...) but behavior of people really stimulates my muse - wondering "How could they DO that..." and then putting yourself in that mindframe to find a justification.


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