Best Cure for Artist Blocks

ATC made for Digital Whisper Swap.

I don't know who said this but it is so very true: "What can be done at anytime almost never gets done."

How I longed for freedom from the 9 to 5 routine. But once I got that freedom, I found myself adrift, not sure where to begin. And because I always know I have tomorrow it's easy to put things off. Even when it's something I love doing...like writing a blog post...or playing in Photoshop.

So I realized that I NEED deadlines. Even for the stuff I love to do. And the best way for me to be accountable is to participate in art swaps and challenges. Paper Digital Arts and Digital Whisper are two online art communities I joined where groups are formed around various mediums and themes. I especially love the ATC swaps.

ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) are a fun and quick way to keep the creative juices going. You are assigned a swap partner and have a deadline for mailing your ATC. This is an ATC I did digitally and the theme was Celebrate.