I think one of the hardest things for my students when learning to paint doesn't have anything to do with techniques or materials but how to physically get yourself motivated to paint. Most of my students tell me that they rarely paint at home in their studio but mostly paint when coming to my weekly class. This happens a lot for many of my students and this I think is a good thing. Classes are a good motivator for getting yourself to paint. It's kind of like going to a gym to work out, you
could workout at home but if you buy a membership the cost motivates you to go and use the gym membership so you are not wasting the money you spent to get the gym membership.
So a class is a good motivator to getting creative and paint but I went on the search to see what else could motivate us artists to paint a lot, which is the best way to learn how to paint if you are a student looking for a way to get better at painting.
list of 11 ways to get motivated to paint and create:
1. Go to an art museum or exhibition and check out paintings that you would love to learn how to paint.
2. Check out painting how to videos online online.
3. Watch a movie about a famous artist.
4. Paint to try and get into a competition.
5. Join an art club.
6. Shop for a new product at a local art store or even online.
7. Teach a friend who is a beginner.
8. Find an art buddy that you can paint together with.
9. Go to the library and pick up as good art book to copy a painting from.
10.Carry a sketchbook with you where ever you go.
11. Like a daily workout routine start a daily sketching routine.
