Coming up with fresh, new ideas for a painting can be the first challenge. It is an important step in the whole process. Sometimes, I get lucky and ideas come quickly. Then, there are other times when I walk around trying to work it out. It could be days before I come up with a setup that I like.
Compositions can either make or break a painting. Even a painting that is brilliantly done, if it has a failing composition, the whole painting fails too. Not only that, if one is in the middle to the end of the process of the painting, sometimes it is very hard to change things. At certain stages, one may have to just start all over or toss it up to an experimental piece.
One way to prevent troubles later on can be to do thumbnail sketches. This is a way of working out any unforeseeable problems and it is really worth the bother in the long run. It is not a good feeling later on to feel as this should have been moved here or there or taken out all together.
When one is not "feeling it" with a certain painting, it could be because of the layout or composition. So, with the next painting, spend more time in the beginning of the creation of your next masterpiece!
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