Smoke420

I've done some expierimenting with diffrent things to see what makes me supposably makes me work faster, or have more ideas. You know how sometimes you just can't think of anything to image, or anything you do looks wrong? Well, with expierience i've found out music is the best thing to aid you. When I do my artwork, I always listen to expierimentive music : such as the boards of canada, the chemical brothers, various dj's, and stuff like radiohead. For some reason it always boosts my artwork ability. What do others think about this?

aironite

Music helps a lot to create a mood depending on one's scenario. Music selection depends on the character. Some designers prefer rock, others like me prefer jazz.

That's why in our office, there's a rock and jazz section. All the boss can do is shake his head [bustagut] . Coz he prefers the likes of Frank, Bing, Andy, Matt, etc.

vee

wbiss

I must agree that "music" does,indeed, touch the soul and fuel the creative juices. Personal choice is another matter and so "mood" dependent!

Smoke420

music not only helps me with my artwork but also with my school work and stuff I'm actually veryt open to music (just like my brother), since I listen to techno, expierimentive, jazz, classical, ambicient, and along the lines of that.

Bacardi

I do love music and, dependant on the stage of work I'm doing, I change. I'm really an omnivore if I find a soul in the music, be it classical, techno, psychedelic, electronic, gothic, heavy metal,...but most of all I'm in love with the music of pure silence. Just like a white sheet of paper it is full of possibilities, open, undetermined, lovable, joyous, inviting, attractive...
When, I really create, I either don't hear anything anymore, or if I do, I have to put it off.
No better way to refill the batteries than by being silent for a whole day.

Smoke420

your right about that, erik!

jaguirre

I will be honest music does it yes, very soft lights yes, but the KEY is this

"One good drink" - Tequilla shot something =)

Might sound odd but I am a bit more free minded when I do. When I am seroiusly stuck on something I take a drink (maybe game for half an hour) come back to it and spend a few hours desiging.

Almost 99% of the time it works

And to answer the obvious question no I am not an alcholic or 1 drink wouldn't do it [slick]

Gametamer

If I'm not writing, then just about any music with a beat helps the pace of my work.

When writing, Bach is good because of the very strict, almost mathematical tempo.

But regardless of music, knowing most of Photoshop's keyboard shortcuts reduces waits and tedium.

Now if only Adobe would keep the same keyboard shortcuts from version to version! [confused]


Gare

shem

If I'm doing something that requires heavy brain cell usage I play music that has no lyrics. Probably something from the Windham Hill artists.

If I'm just crunching away and it doesn't require much thought then lyrics in the music is fine. Possibly dust off an old Van der Graaf Generator album or something.

Right now I'm listening to resistance's theme music in the background. (Very dramatic)

Rich

jaguirre

You can thank Edgen Animation for that one... Something about that soundtrack on my site (called Vega) that really inspired me. I created my site listening to it so I had to post it.

Edgen has tons of free MP3s www.mp3.com do a search for Edgen