Fear of a white sheet or
how to start a paintingIt can sometimes happen that you pick up a pencil, get your brushes ready, mix your paints, pull out the freshest white canvas and just sort of freeze in front of it. Time goes by, the paint dries, and you stand at the easel and can't do anything.
The fear of a blank page is very similar to the fear of starting something new. It sometimes overtakes even deeply professional artists. This fear comes from the subconscious and affects not only painting, but other areas of life as well.
So what do you do to get started?•Set a daily time limit
for a creative routineRegular practice helps you get used to the creative process and reduces stress before starting a new job. Determine a convenient time and place for your creativity and follow your schedule.
•Use visualisationSit down, close your eyes and mentally draw the picture you want to create. Let your imagination run wild 100%, and then, inspired by that image, get to work on your canvas. The visualisation method will not only fill you with positive emotions, it will also help you map out the goal you want to achieve.
•Take a black sheet of paperWe're used to the idea that a drawing sheet has to be white, but that's always wrong. Graph paper and pastel paper come in all different shades. It's psychologically more difficult to draw something on a white sheet - what if you get it dirty or spoil it? While on a black sheet, it's easier to draw - you create white or bright spots!
•Start smallSketch a smaller canvas, make a collage of some photos of your idea on your computer, choose the most difficult element of your future painting and practice scribbling it. Don't expect it to be perfect - sometimes the fear of making a mistake is as paralysing as the fear of a white sheet.
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