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Offline Wirelizard

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2010, 04:48:42 AM »
Clean up your workbench and sort out some miniatures. It always works for me.

Just did this, hopefully it will get me out of my own paintingless rut... there were 20+ 28mm dinosaurs, almost 40 28mm humans and three or four terrain projects all in various stages of completion on my painting table, and no place to actually work.

Now there's the dinos and about 10 figures; terrain exiled to the other workbench or packed away; almost all the barely-started figures tucked into a box to come out piecemeal as I find time and motivation. I don't usually buy large numbers of figures, having sixty-something 28mms cluttering my table was intimidating...

Offline bandit86

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2010, 06:22:14 AM »
I am in the same boat I just stopped painting.  i got 1000s of projects in the works and new stuff I have just got but just in a doldrum at this time.  Thank God the Olympics are on to keep me occupied till I am back.
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Offline Crudeboy

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2010, 07:02:45 AM »
Clean up your workbench and sort out some miniatures. It always works for me.

Something I desperately need to do. Instead of tidying up the desk, I ended up buying a TV tray and moving things into the living room.




Offline Michi

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2010, 12:03:21 PM »
I flip between painting, building and converting stuff... which is why it's taken me roughly two years to make some hedges...

Thatīs exactly my way to go. I always handled it like that.

Offline Christian

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2010, 12:22:37 PM »
I have to say, I agree with taking a break from it. This does not mean take a break and start another project :p Although that seems to be the way things are heading for me!

I don't think I've completed one project to date :o

But I have resolved not to buy anything else... this helps.

Also, maybe find someone to share the hobby with? Have a painting session with some friends?

Other than that, enjoy it, ya mug. You could be working.

Offline Calimero

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #20 on: February 15, 2010, 12:40:44 PM »
Put the old stuff in a box and buy something new  ;)

Oh! I like that one! lol
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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #21 on: February 15, 2010, 01:04:14 PM »
...Last few days I've just sat at my table...

I don't have time to "just sit."  No one has.  Time is our enemy; the sands are running out.  Get up from the table and do something else.  Anything else.  Do something.  Read a book, go for a walk, prep some figures, have a conversation (as a last resort) but do something and do it NOW!

Hope that helps.   ;)

Offline Schogun

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #22 on: February 15, 2010, 01:10:01 PM »
From a similar, earlier post
(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=11011.msg126426#msg126426):

What I do or try... (in no particular order):

1.  Play a game to get your juices flowing again
2.  Go to a convention (and play some games)
3.  Base some figs -- easier than painting and eases you back in
4.  Paint something else like a building or vehicle -- same
5.  Read a book (or watch a movie) about what you want to paint -- get geeked about the period again
6.  Paint something other than what you *have* to paint
7.  Paint something of lesser quantity -- in case you're overwhelmed by sheer numbers
8.  Volunteer to run a game at a convention -- then you have a deadline

Good luck!

Offline dijit

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #23 on: February 15, 2010, 01:31:33 PM »

8.  Volunteer to run a game at a convention -- then you have a deadline

That one I can promise you works like a treat!

Offline Cheeky Monkey

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2010, 05:51:35 PM »
Want to get the juices flowing again? Buy a porno rag and spend some quality time with it in your bathroom. When finished you should feel refreshed and ready to get on with your hobby once again lol
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Offline marrony

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Re: Advice on the lack of motivation
« Reply #25 on: February 15, 2010, 05:54:57 PM »
Thanks everyone.....some excellent ideas.Going to try something different for a few days...catch up on my reading and potter about tidying my creative braincells doing a bit of research(what camoflage REALLY looks like etc). Nice to know the meh factor can strike down the best of us too.Thank again and 1 project at a time...and finish it. Best of luck on your endeavors. :D
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