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jerryhami
Location: home
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 Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:21 pm Reply with quote
Hey everyone I have not had a lot of time to chop lately, but when I do find the time I am at a loss for ideas. I don't know if it is the source pics we have to work with or the fact that they won't let me have Booze, Drugs, Sex, Porn you know all the stuff that normally sparks something. I have read a lot of profiles where it ask what people use for inspiration, but most either don't answer or have some silly remark.
I am serious here I can only rotate and stare at a canvas so long before getting pissed off and just watching another episode of Grey's anatomy or chopping a penis onto someone's forehead, and from the posting numbers maybe I am not the only one suffering from this.
any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:33 pm Reply with quote
jerryhami wrote: Hey everyone I have not had a lot of time to chop lately, but when I do find the time I am at a loss for ideas. I don't know if it is the source pics we have to work with or the fact that they won't let me have Booze, Drugs, Sex, apple juice you know all the stuff that normally sparks something. I have read a lot of profiles where it ask what people use for inspiration, but most either don't answer or have some silly remark.
I am serious here I can only rotate and stare at a canvas so long before getting pissed off and just watching another episode of Grey's anatomy or chopping a penis onto someone's forehead, and from the posting numbers maybe I am not the only one suffering from this.
any ideas would be greatly appreciated. turn the source around up side down, maybe it helps? ik work mostly around a feeling thats my style , everyone here has different skills and ideas see what you prefer, good luck
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annajon
Location: DEAD THREAD DUMPINGGROUND NEAR YOU
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:34 pm Reply with quote
Well
you could think of a clean up job
or taking a little part of the image and work with that
I get my ideas most of the time during the voting queue, then I hope that the image I can work with gets the most votes, and if not, I just put it in a file and wait for the image to come back in the vote queue.
I try something new every time - don't worry about the NON vote mentality when you try something new. People get used to you being wierd eventually.
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:45 pm Reply with quote
crowded sky was one of my favd, you made strong work
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Wiz
Location: Brisbane Australia
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:11 pm Reply with quote
jerryhami wrote: Hey everyone I have not had a lot of time to chop lately, but when I do find the time I am at a loss for ideas. I don't know if it is the source pics we have to work with or the fact that they won't let me have Booze, Drugs, Sex, apple juice you know all the stuff that normally sparks something. I have read a lot of profiles where it ask what people use for inspiration, but most either don't answer or have some silly remark.
I am serious here I can only rotate and stare at a canvas so long before getting pissed off and just watching another episode of Grey's anatomy or chopping a penis onto someone's forehead, and from the posting numbers maybe I am not the only one suffering from this.
any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
"Check your FM. 4-45 Gerry!"
Wiz 
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arcaico
Location: Brazil
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:15 pm Reply with quote
jerryhami wrote: I am serious here I can only rotate and stare at a canvas so long before getting pissed off and just watching another episode of Grey's anatomy or chopping a penis onto someone's forehead, and from the posting numbers maybe I am not the only one suffering from this.
any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Have you tried watching Gilmore Girls? You´d be even more pissed off and would go straight back to chopping...
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JORDAN792
Location: Michi-gan
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:16 pm Reply with quote
I read somewhere on here that if you just start cutting elements out of the source it will help to get ideas. It never fails me. Getting into the picture and seeing the different parts it's made of will just start sparking ideas. Well, it does for me anyway. It is hard to think of new stuff all the time thoough. 
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jerryhami
Location: home
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Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:44 pm Reply with quote
digitalpharaoh wrote:
Thanks a lot for these links these guys are awesome. Now off to chop
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jerryhami
Location: home
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Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:48 pm Reply with quote
arcaico wrote: jerryhami wrote: I am serious here I can only rotate and stare at a canvas so long before getting pissed off and just watching another episode of Grey's anatomy or chopping a penis onto someone's forehead, and from the posting numbers maybe I am not the only one suffering from this.
any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Have you tried watching Gilmore Girls? You´d be even more pissed off and would go straight back to chopping...  
Your right Arc that show would either make you chop or eat the gun!
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TofuTheGreat
Location: Back where I belong.
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Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:27 pm Reply with quote
Somewhere I started a "chopper's block" thread. Got some good tips. Then I stumbled across one on my own. Reading fiction books. Doesn't matter if they're good or long as long as they're descriptive. If the book can make you picture things in your head then it'll help. Especially if it's off-the-wall things.
I've even been reading "kid" books like Harry Potter, the Artemis Fowl series, Eragon & Eldest, etc. Try on some Robert Lynn Asprin, Heinlein (the author not our resident chopper) or Asimov for even trippier imaginings.
Oh another thing you could do is pre-decide on a theme before you even chop. Then shove the source pic into that theme. It's a bit along the lines of Anna's source game from a while back. 
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JORDAN792
Location: Michi-gan
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Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:56 pm Reply with quote
TofuTheGreat wrote: Somewhere I started a "chopper's block" thread. Got some good tips. Then I stumbled across one on my own. Reading fiction books. Doesn't matter if they're good or long as long as they're descriptive. If the book can make you picture things in your head then it'll help. Especially if it's off-the-wall things.
I've even been reading "kid" books like Harry Potter, the Artemis Fowl series, Eragon & Eldest, etc. Try on some Robert Lynn Asprin, Heinlein (the author not our resident chopper) or Asimov for even trippier imaginings.
Oh another thing you could do is pre-decide on a theme before you even chop. Then shove the source pic into that theme. It's a bit along the lines of Anna's source game from a while back.
YES, trippy music also helps
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