Idea Generator

Made for those days when you can’t think of anything to create, this art idea generator has your back!

Here’s an article I wrote on defeating artblock, which is something all artists face. The key to improving your art / writing is consistent, focused practice.

This was built by customizing and forking this pen on CodePen.io. I will continue to add more variety and themes to this generator.

Clicking the button below generates 10 more random ideas. Right now, it will generate poses, shape challenges, characters both human and non human, and environments!

• CONCEPT CHARACTER: The humanoid character has a tiny and average body type with coloration that features medium light, gold ish black and medium dark gold. Has long 6 limbs, a very short neck, and medium, dry body. Other notable features include fluffy fangs, dots, and scales and ellipse shaped markings.
• SHAPE CHALLENGE: Start with a dark, coarse looking cylinder that is tiny. This shape is viewed at an downward angle and from a 3 point perspective. Now add a cloudy small sized, stiff, prism below and to the left the first shape. [Optional color:dull orange .]
• ENVIRONMENT: The environment, viewed at an downward angle and from a 2 point perspective has an tropical atmosphere. There is a little plant life, some fauna, and no humans. Notable features include stormy clouds, sand, flowers, clay objects, and a volcano. The foreground is mainly dominated by medium dark indigo and irridescent blue, while irridescent red can be seen in the midground, and pale brown can be seen in the background. Some aspects of the environment seem to look like dull triangles.
• SHAPE CHALLENGE: Start with a pale, greasy looking rectangle that is giant. This shape is viewed at an 3/4 angle and from a 2 point perspective. Now add a dull average sized, fluffy, circle next to the first shape. [Optional color:medium dark silver .]
• CONCEPT CHARACTER: The mechanical character has a medium and slim body type with coloration that features dark af, grey ish grey and dark af black. Has very short 0 limbs, a long neck, and very short, dull body. Other notable features include bumpy dots, stripes, and a tail and ellipse shaped markings.
• CONCEPT CHARACTER: The plant-like character has a medium and toned body type with coloration that features almost transparent, yellow ish orange and dark red. Has short 3 limbs, a very short neck, and long, dull body. Other notable features include stiff a mane, patches, and multiple horns and ellipse shaped markings.
• SHAPE CHALLENGE: Start with a shiny, smooth looking ellipse that is average. This shape is viewed at an upward angle and from a 1 point perspective. Now add a medium dark compact sized, stiff, star above and to the left the first shape. [Optional color:cloudy black .]
• HUMAN CHARACTER: This person is a female teenager that is elongated in size, muscular in build, and has a ghost-like pale complexion with a cool undertone. The eyes are irridescent copper and compact in size. The person has very long length hair that is scupted and wispy and medium silver in color. Face is rather long, and other facial features can be described as soft and compact. Personality is outgoing and sometimes hyper, yet often pathological. The character enjoys wearing armor and accessorizing with a backpack. Perfers the following colors: cloudy grey and dull green.
• CONCEPT CHARACTER: The mechanical character has a large and toned body type with coloration that features pale, black ish copper and medium dark green. Has short 4 limbs, a short neck, and long, greasy body. Other notable features include smooth dots, glowing markings, and fins and triangle shaped markings.
• CONCEPT CHARACTER: The terrestrial character has a small and toned body type with coloration that features dull, brown ish violet and pale white. Has long 2 limbs, a very short neck, and very short, coarse body. Other notable features include rough multiple limbs, long ears, and hooves and rectangle shaped markings.
• Some of the generated poses come out a bit funny. Another way to quickly generate poses is by utilizing a physical anatomy model, like the ones offered by the company body kun.

If you make something awesome with this idea generator, please share it with me! I would love to take a look at it and perhaps feature it! (Social media links are on the front page.)