A messy bouquet of wildflowers crammed into a half full plastic water bottle. It was a rough sketch, very chaotic with clear evidence of inexperience. This was my first digital drawing. What started out as trying a Pinterest tutorial on a long forgotten app resulted in my discovery of the potential of technology in the art space. I found that it was easier to draw small details and used brushes that I had never even used in real life. Where art used to be a paint, pen and paper prospect, my traditional creative expression methods had been thrown into a cosmos of new opportunities.
Digital art allowed me to be open to a wider scope of what art could be. It was not limited to conventional approaches like painting and drawing. Opening my thought processes helped me optimize my process. I began to draw inspiration from the original idea. I learnt that most ideas come with a method of execution. For example, some concepts are better portrayed through writing or film while others are better communicated through paintings. My creativity matured, it gave me more than just art in the traditional sense. It diversified my skill set and made me adaptable. Most importantly, creativity taught me perspective, the ability to see an idea come to life using different mediums.
I had spent nearly a year in a terrible Artist’s block. I had redeveloped egocentrism and could only feel envy when I looked at others’ pieces. I could not draw inspiration from my environment and pressurized myself to create the most beautiful piece of Art. Opening my mind and placing trust in the idea freed my creativity from my obstinate way of thinking. Quite naturally, I feel indebted to the Pinterest tutorial and messy bouquet of wildflowers.
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