Looking at my artbook, I saw that every artists drew/painted different things, every pages I turned was like another whole world opening up, and that's the thing : they all have their own theme, which is portrayed by a style that fit the mood, and add more complexity. It's amazing.
And I don't really have a theme. I am sure nobody could tell what I draw, because I don't either. My style is inconsistent af, switching from thick outlines/blocky shapes to monochromatic, sketchy style, and going back to traditional, retro manga style. It make no sense!
And I just draw random things that doesn't even match! There's literally no constancy.... Tough lookin people, cars, random half-assed projects that I dropped in a couple weeks...
Putting labels on artists is a bit... dumb. But artists having a particular style and theme is actually proof of their expertise : they know what they are doing, and what they want to do.
So it means, I don't know what I want to say with my art.
Also, this cat is named "Uni" and have an official YouTube channel, and even a photobook.
I kinda want to buy the photobook
Osaka
Perhaps you should write down 5-10 things that inspire you or that you gain motivation from, and in turn get a creative spark that gets the muse-juices flowing.
This way, you'll always have a mini record of what it is that drives you to create art, and this would also help with your issues regarding consistency. Art itself doesn't have to be confined to "making sense", as you've stated.
There are plenty of unorthodox artists over the many millennia of human history that have been so left-field & strange and have been revered as influential figures in their field, just look at Jean Michel Basquiat for example.
To motivate me creatively in my real life endeavors, I generally pull from musicians I'm listening to at the time, and transform the spark of inspiration into alchemical goodness.
Hope this advice gives you some thoughtful ideas :)
SouSTAR
@Osaka
Oh, by "making sense", I didn't meant literal sense!
Looking at Jean Michel Basquiat's art, his art do make sense : he have a consistent color palette and composition, and he use his unusual style to portray abstract emotions. But we can still see what is happening in his paintings, just not completely. It's very amazing!
I'll try to write this list :)
I often listen to music while drawing too! A lot of people do that :3