Now that people are replying....

Sometimes I'll go through my old notebooks and the like and check out my old drawings and/or projects I had started. At times this will flip on a lightbulb in my head and want to either redraw said old drawing, redesign an old Sonic fan character (my internet life revolved around Chao and Sonic back in the day, hahah), start up / restart an old project that had a lot of potential, and the like. At times I'll go through my old pixel art work space files to see if I can dig up anything interesting!

That's usually just when I'm feeling like delving into feelings of nostalgia, however. More often I'll look at any kind of well-made pixel art tutorial I can find, despite what aspect of pixel art it may be for. I always believed that even if you really, really know how to do something, you can really learn from other people still. How do others figure this out? What's their methods? Et cetera.

Of course, the thing I do most often is look for other artists (usually pixel artists) who creates pixel art that I really enjoy. There's just something about what comes out of certain artists' minds that make me want to conjure some type of new project for myself!

Quote Originally Posted by Saraibre Ryu
Also standing outside in the middle of a thunderstorm in just a jacket. Try it. It's invigorating.
I totally agree with this. While it doesn't really artistically inspire me, there's something about thunderstorms (warm ones, mind you) that are both energizing and relaxing at the same time. I guess the relaxing bit is how the warm summer rain and wind mix hits your face, while the energizing bit about them is the strength of the wind, the lightning, and the thunder. They incite two emotions simultaneously that you would think are complete opposites! It's incredible when you really think about it.