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Published: 2007-04-05 12:25:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 59515; Favourites: 1861; Downloads: 1222
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Description This must be the most useful tutorial I have submitted yet.
Results guaranteed.

Hard to pick a category for this considering its... ah... somewhat parodic nature! It was my response to the fact that I've loafed around being unproductive for the past month and a half.
I hope it provides some amusement.

I forgot to say that it was suggested by the lovely ~Eeyore4444 (the queen of art block, or rather, the queen of not posting anything in her gallery. Ever) - I'm sorry hun!

Edit: I can't believe it. I think that writing this may well have cured my art block. That's it, guys! The solution is to take the mickey!
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Comments: 440

sunnymonster In reply to ??? [2010-05-04 10:40:03 +0000 UTC]

i can relate so well ;^;

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tgness In reply to ??? [2010-05-04 08:23:43 +0000 UTC]

oh my god, this is so me.

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rammsteinchen In reply to ??? [2010-04-26 18:37:47 +0000 UTC]

Hehe - this is funny and oh so true!

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pigeonwhisper In reply to ??? [2010-04-03 22:13:08 +0000 UTC]

haha! this reminds me of [link]

funny funny

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pigeonwhisper In reply to pigeonwhisper [2010-04-03 22:14:02 +0000 UTC]

whoops! I meant to post this on your "How to Argue On The Internet", but I opened this link in a new tab and forgot to click back.. anyway, hope you like the link!

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Shizmozzle In reply to ??? [2010-03-26 23:54:04 +0000 UTC]

I really like your sense of humor ^^

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Maveriker In reply to ??? [2010-03-20 06:33:53 +0000 UTC]

Too funny!

Admittedly, I've fallen into many of those traps! hmmm... will help me stay aware of them, or at least help me catch myself and chuckle at the silliness...

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painting-monkey In reply to ??? [2010-03-08 04:08:38 +0000 UTC]

I think everyone can relate to this. Thanks for the laugh

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Athalour In reply to ??? [2010-03-02 13:51:47 +0000 UTC]

This delicious deviation has been featured: [link]

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babbletrish In reply to ??? [2010-02-25 21:05:43 +0000 UTC]

Sad but true.

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markolainen In reply to ??? [2010-02-22 19:06:13 +0000 UTC]

Love it! What a great sense of humour. Made me laugh a couple of times, and I rarenly laugh at things such as this.
Liked the last part the most!

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Dave--The--Rave In reply to ??? [2010-02-09 00:39:10 +0000 UTC]

As nice as this is, maybe you can make a tutorial for getting past Artist Block..cause I am having bother !! lol

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SillySock In reply to ??? [2010-02-05 17:39:59 +0000 UTC]

You have ruined my life

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BloodyMoonLady In reply to ??? [2010-02-03 21:29:26 +0000 UTC]

So bloody true! Hahaha! I can't tell you how many new images I've started, changed colors, attempted sketches, and screamed over how much I suck. Rofl. However, thanks to you and some of your other tutorials,(And some practice) the suckness is going away more and more! Thank you!

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Kairushinjuu In reply to ??? [2010-01-31 10:53:12 +0000 UTC]

I find this to be epic. Because it's so true. D:

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RainpathofShadeClan In reply to ??? [2010-01-24 04:18:30 +0000 UTC]

Lol.

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SewLolita In reply to ??? [2010-01-18 16:10:05 +0000 UTC]

heh! i love being reminded that awesome people are also procrastinationg and occasionally uninspired humans, too

i tried to follow... but I'm running out of media...gag... it's not working >_< (28 distinct media, not counting ones i am too crap at to continue.)

I'm one of those people who have too many awesome ideas, not enough time... my 'block' is 'wtf do i finish first?- wait, i better sketch this before i forget...' and so nothing gets done, ever, rather than not being able to think of any ideas (i love adobe illustrator. the page can go as big as I want. I can draw a chain chomp, a bead-plan, mario, a sewing pattern, some skulls, another pattern, a chain-drawing tutorial, some amulet press to cut on the scrollsaw, a machine schematic that i'll never bother making, and a giant sun-carrying scarab to decorate a laptop all on the one page. the problem comes when a) naming the file b)locating the one with the dodle i want to finish c) opening the thing and getting distracted by all the options

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demonicrabbit199100 In reply to ??? [2010-01-02 14:56:11 +0000 UTC]

^_^
you know, this is actually how my art block went ^_^
horrible really... it lasted 2 months before I could make a decent deviation >_<
It made me laugh really XD
*faves*

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virgin-ronin In reply to ??? [2009-12-29 07:43:37 +0000 UTC]

Friggin' hilarious and so true! We have to be able to laugh at art block, or else we'd truly lose ourselves in the despair of it

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Caramel5555 [2009-12-22 17:29:28 +0000 UTC]

XDI am SO guilty of Maximizing Inefficiency 2 and 7. Well, I learned my lesson...until a few days later when my desk begins to clutter up again.

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Asrath In reply to ??? [2009-12-13 14:52:53 +0000 UTC]

haha so funny ^^
I'm going to try it
no, just joking ^^

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TypicalWatson In reply to ??? [2009-12-13 13:03:00 +0000 UTC]

Ha very witty Has cheered my day imencly

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notepadgirl [2009-11-27 20:35:28 +0000 UTC]

Rules.

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pavame [2009-11-25 17:54:38 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS ME.

DDD:

LOLOLOL thanks so much for this. it has seriously cheered me up XD

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Anonsays [2009-11-14 01:00:58 +0000 UTC]

LAWL.

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Saitemi [2009-10-02 03:30:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow. Win. xD

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half-d3mon [2009-10-01 15:35:50 +0000 UTC]

Wonder if you have the opposite tutorial... X3

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Jadeit3 [2009-09-04 17:29:30 +0000 UTC]

this tutorial was nice.

thanks for the shared pain and dispair!

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bdunn1342 [2009-09-02 13:40:10 +0000 UTC]

Perfectly brilliant. Thank you for the smile.

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Tears-of-Fire In reply to ??? [2009-08-29 10:11:49 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god. If ever anything deserved a DD... XD My god I love this.

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zefiraelRain [2009-08-21 23:48:45 +0000 UTC]

Developing a new skill: writing block -- love it xDD

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Twilighter27 [2009-08-20 20:36:33 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial is win.

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22thorn [2009-08-12 07:08:01 +0000 UTC]

Emily

Featured this in today's journal - hope that's OK.

Kind regards & big love from Lancashire

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5th-ninth-993 [2009-08-11 17:05:37 +0000 UTC]

This describes my creative process to the T! xD This is scarily accurate. I'm glad to find out that it's not just me who does this! X___x; It happens alot of the time, hence the reason why I never get round to drawing anything at all~ I'm too scared to.

I lol'd all the way through this. It's awesome, and I don't see why anyone should take offense to it! Just a harmless bit of fun.

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DraconiaShelik [2009-08-10 22:19:31 +0000 UTC]

looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

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pharaphernalia [2009-08-05 15:05:47 +0000 UTC]

ahahaha! i've done.. almost all of those

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SaruJaru [2009-07-22 04:39:25 +0000 UTC]

I knew I was going about my art block the wrong way. I feel like my lack of creativeness should have SOME guideline behind it x)

Many lols were had.

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TK1414 [2009-07-21 23:09:37 +0000 UTC]

LoL! It's like I've seen this already and followed most of the steps. I've done from the start all the way to before the poetry. I don't like reading, thus dislike writing... But I'm going to take AP English next year... lolol... But this is hilarious none the less.

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CreativeClara [2009-07-20 00:48:48 +0000 UTC]

LOL every detail is overly EXACT to what i go through! OTL
now to do the art block meme! 8D

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CheriAnnCSW [2009-07-19 16:24:22 +0000 UTC]

hahaha. thanks for this!

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Zagabatsuu [2009-07-07 12:58:05 +0000 UTC]

Finally I know how to have an ArtBlock. YES! I will start now before I get inspired.

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jouzinka [2009-07-07 12:00:13 +0000 UTC]

Best tutorial EVER!

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Nereaya [2009-06-15 13:59:46 +0000 UTC]

Haha Nice. It made my day

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PixieEars [2009-06-11 14:40:41 +0000 UTC]

lol this made me laugh. I had art block for over a year and a half and I'm not sure I'm back yet. I think I'm at the 'maximising inefficiency' stage 4 or 5.

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mevanz [2009-06-05 02:57:14 +0000 UTC]

yay! amazing.

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Rose-Rayne [2009-05-26 21:48:14 +0000 UTC]

D: No you revealed my secrets!

Nice tutorial.

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RamaScarlett [2009-05-17 12:29:14 +0000 UTC]

I've seen plenty of tuts on this site, but a tutorial on the fine art of non-arting? Now I've seen everything xD

In all truth, though, I've been following those steps long before I came upon this ._.

Love your tutorials ^_^

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ScribalWriter [2009-05-16 22:37:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh. My. God.

I snorted. Out loud. And then I got a funny look. And then I couldn't help but laugh... This may be the best tutorial I've ever read.

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TwiForever [2009-05-13 05:30:34 +0000 UTC]

LOL!!!

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BloodHowl In reply to ??? [2009-04-29 20:44:30 +0000 UTC]

I lolled...so hard...can't stop the laughing...

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