User blog comment:Maki Kuronami/One's motivation for artwork/@comment-24147441-20140802040740

Sometimes there is nothing you can really do. Artblock/art slump is pretty normal. It happens. Even if you love something to death and its your bona-fide passion, everyone needs a break somtimes. If its really for you, it'll tug on your heartstrings until you have to come back to it again. I'd been drained of motivation since about January when my older brother ( who is not an artist whatsoever) said to me: "If you've lost your passion or motivation, just draw until it comes back." And he was 100% right, cuz it worked. Took a while, but it hit me eventually!

So my advice to you is to take a break if you need one. There's no need to rush progress--everything will happen in due time. But if you really want to get back into the "groove", I would suggest you draw your way out of the slump. Draw something. or someTHINGS. Anything. And then do it again. And again. And again.

Long story short, motivation won't always come from an outside source. A lot of the time, it'll have to be you motivating yourself, or even forcing yourself, to get back into the "groove", since what inspires someone else might not necessarily inspire you. The "strong spark" you're looking for, you'll have to find yourself. But don't worry. It'll hit you eventually.

But this is just my experience.

Good luck to you!

-Bliss