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I figure we all get this from time to time - as someone who works as an artist and designer, its my absolute bane professionally.
Often I'll watch a film, read a book, take a walk or even play a game thematically detached from what I'm working on. Sometimes its just not enough.
Right now I'm finding a severe case of block in game, regarding the building of a new station - I've tried various things, and even done several different part-builds in an attempt to find something I can just run with. I just keep going in circles.
As I've no doubt there are others among you in the same wormhole, I figured a thread could maybe help - either with suggestions of things to do to freshen the brain and rid it of cobwebs, direct suggestions of inspiration if anybody has a specific issue they themselves face, or just pointing to an interesting build on the dock.
EDIT: If anybody has any useful input, I'll link it here.
Ship of the Month - working from a part built hull.
Make a model first / try Lego.
Have an audiobook or audiodrama on in the background.
View some concept art (example link).
Try building basic / smaller / different to your goal.
Pixel Art Concepting
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Working from Abstract
One thing I do artistically (that may be of use to many of you generally), is to begin a painting from an abstract base (something thats more difficult to do in starmade).
I'll often utilise a free drawing program for this: Alchemy
Heres a video showing how it can be used. While this only shows it for 2d work, it can be handy to make an unusual silhouette to work upon for ships, stations or anything else.
Voxel Sketchpads?
Well, looks like I've stumbled upon a nice little free "sketchpad" for voxel builders: MagicaVoxel
"A free lightweight 8-bit voxel editor and interactive path tracing renderer, enjoy License : feel free to use it for any project, no commercial licences required, credits are appreciated"
Havent yet tried it out myself, but I'm damned sure someone reading this will end up making great use of it!
Edit: Jojomo has amade a MagicaVoxel to Sm converter and loaded up to the CC:
MagicaVoxel to StarMade Converter
Often I'll watch a film, read a book, take a walk or even play a game thematically detached from what I'm working on. Sometimes its just not enough.
Right now I'm finding a severe case of block in game, regarding the building of a new station - I've tried various things, and even done several different part-builds in an attempt to find something I can just run with. I just keep going in circles.
As I've no doubt there are others among you in the same wormhole, I figured a thread could maybe help - either with suggestions of things to do to freshen the brain and rid it of cobwebs, direct suggestions of inspiration if anybody has a specific issue they themselves face, or just pointing to an interesting build on the dock.
EDIT: If anybody has any useful input, I'll link it here.
Ship of the Month - working from a part built hull.
Make a model first / try Lego.
Have an audiobook or audiodrama on in the background.
View some concept art (example link).
Try building basic / smaller / different to your goal.
Pixel Art Concepting
[doublepost=1488564209,1488563874][/doublepost]
Working from Abstract
One thing I do artistically (that may be of use to many of you generally), is to begin a painting from an abstract base (something thats more difficult to do in starmade).
I'll often utilise a free drawing program for this: Alchemy
Heres a video showing how it can be used. While this only shows it for 2d work, it can be handy to make an unusual silhouette to work upon for ships, stations or anything else.
Voxel Sketchpads?
Well, looks like I've stumbled upon a nice little free "sketchpad" for voxel builders: MagicaVoxel
"A free lightweight 8-bit voxel editor and interactive path tracing renderer, enjoy License : feel free to use it for any project, no commercial licences required, credits are appreciated"
Havent yet tried it out myself, but I'm damned sure someone reading this will end up making great use of it!
Edit: Jojomo has amade a MagicaVoxel to Sm converter and loaded up to the CC:
MagicaVoxel to StarMade Converter
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