Here are the compiled answers to the question, Are There Any Rituals That You Do Before Starting To Draw?
These results are based on answers from the first 100 cartoonists/artists.
No - 21
Coffee - 13
Procrastinate - 12
Sketch - 6
Clean off desk - 4
Check email - 4
Sharpen pencils - 3
Eat - 3
Tea - 3
Wash hands - 3
Listen to music - 2
Prayer - 2
Slay a goat - 2
Visualize - 2
The following answers were given by one person each.
Clean kitchen
Dance with voodoo doll
Get a signed contract
Get focused
Grumble at loved ones
Drink soda
Pace
Panic
Play guitar
Put on clean underwear
Put on pants
Rule in work area
Self-mutilation
Shower
Sing
Sit in sunny spot
Sleep
Wash brushes
Workout
Write
Hee hee! I didn't realize goat slaying was so crucial to cartooning. I woulda thought monkey.
ReplyDeleteP.L. Frederick (Small & Big)