Inspiration

Inspiration for visual and musical arts, writing, and more.

Books
Universal Creative Inspiration
Movies
Music
Music Videos
TV
Visual Artists

Books

Find art and concept art books for your favorite animated or live-action movies.

Children's Books

A Brave Cat, Marianna Coppo
Aska's Birds, David Day
Boxitects, Kim Smith
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Bill Martin Jr.
Button Soup, Walt Disney
Doctor Who: The Runaway Tardis, Rebecca Gyllenhaal
Guess How Much I Love You, Sam McBratney
Knit Together, Angela Dominguez
Maple, Lori Nichols
Oh, the Places You'll Go!, Dr. Seuss
Ruby's Chinese New Year, Vickie Lee
Stick and Stone, Beth Ferry
The Golden Glow, Benjamin Flouw
The Moon Keeper, Zosienka
The Numberlys, William Joyce
The Octonauts & the Sea of Shade, Meomi
The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams Bianco

Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga

Arthur and the Golden Rope, Joe Todd Stanton
Aster and the Accidental Magic, Thom Pico
Audubon: On The Wings of the World, Fabien Grolleu
Bear, Ben Queen
Cayo and Patch: The Piso Crystal, Davey Morgan
Gotham Academy, Becky Cloonan
Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Dragons, Daniel Baylis
Juniper Mae: Knight of Tykotech City, Sarah Soh
Kaiju No. 8, Naoya Matsumoto
Kodi, Jared Cullum
Lightfall: The Girl & The Guardian, Tim Probert
Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx, Joe Todd Stanton
Nightlights, Lorena Alvarez
One Trick Pony, Nathan Hale
Spill Zone, Scott Westerfield
The Sand Warrior, Mark Siegel
The Secret of Black Rock, Joe Todd Stanton
Tiger VS Nightmare, Emily Tetri
Timo the Adventurer, Jonathan Garnier

Novels

Charlotte's Web, E.B. White
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling
My Father's Dragon, Ruth Stiles Gannett
Nooks & Crannies, Jessica Lawson
The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis

Universal Creative Inspiration

Mood Board Creation: Gather images, colors, and textures that evoke the mood you want to convey in your art.
Daily Sketching: Dedicate a few minutes each day to quick sketches or doodles to keep your creative juices flowing.
Mind Mapping: Use mind maps to brainstorm ideas and connections between different concepts or elements.
Artistic Challenges: Participate in art challenges or prompts on social media platforms.
Study Classics: Analyze and draw inspiration from classic works of art, music, literature, or photography.
Experiment with Color Schemes: Explore different color harmonies and palettes to set the tone in your work.
Inspiration Journal: Keep a journal where you jot down inspiring quotes, ideas, or experiences.
Emulate Masters: Try to replicate a piece of art or music by a master artist or composer as a learning exercise.
Change Your Perspective: Observe an object or scene from various angles and viewpoints to discover new details.
Art History Exploration: Dive into art history books or documentaries to learn about different art movements and their pioneers.

Movies

Watch international movies for inspiration. Pixar watches Studio Ghibli movies when they are making movies.

Animated

A Cat In Paris
Castle in the Sky
Ernest and Celestine
Fantasia 2000
Howl's Moving Castle
Lord of the Rings
My Neighbor Totoro
Persepolis
Sprited Away
The Illusionist
The Secret of Kells

Live Action

Amelie
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fiddler on the Roof
Inception

Studios

Disney + Pixar
GKIDS
Studio Ghibli

Music

Find your favorite music genre to create the proper mood for your style of inspiration. Look for playlists through Amazon Music, Apple Music, or Pandora. Find pre-made playlists that help set your mood. Here are various styles.

Bands and Musicians

Bjork
Burial
Chymes
Claude Debussy
Fever Ray
Fiona Apple
Flying Lotus
Goldfrapp
iamamiwhoami
Kelly Lee Owens
Massive Attack
Radiohead
Roisin Murphy
SAATSUMA

Music Videos

Время и Стекло - Песня 404
David Bowie - Blackstar
David Bowie - Lazarus
Gary Jules - Mad World
Goldfrapp - Happiness
Jain - Makeba
Jamie XX - Gosh
Mai Lan - Les Huitres
Onuka - Vidlik
Roisin Murphy - Sow Into You
Stromae - Papaoutai
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
Wood Kid - Iron
Wood Kid - Run Boy Run

TV

Animated Series

Adventure Time
Amphibia
Gravity Falls
Hilda
Mushi Shi
Over the Garden Wall
True and the Rainbow Kingdom

Live Action

Doctor Who, sci-fi, seasons 10+
Fringe, sci-fi
Loki, comic
Severence, thriller
Stranger Things, sci-fi
The Mandolorian, sci-fi
WandaVision, comic

Visual Artists

Andrew Unwin
Anoosha Syed
Beatrice Blue
Benji Davies
Bonnie Lui
Brenda Bossato
Carles Dalmau
Carlos Sanchez
Chris Chatterton
Dapo Adeola
David Sierra Listón
Derek Laufman
Ellie VS Bear
Gabriele Tafuni
Hong SoonSang
James Lancett
James Stokoe
Jo Rioux
Joe Todd Stanton
Joey Chou
Johanna Puhl
John Ramsey
Julia koerner
Karensac
Kateryna Kosheleva
Kim Smith
Kristen Gudsnuk
Kristina Luu
Laura Hallett
Lissy Marlin
Lorena Alvarez Gómez
Madeline Hale
Marcel Mosqi
Marlowe Dobbe
Martina Naldi
Meaghan Meadows
Meggie Johnson
Mike Maihack
Mitch Leeuwe
Monique Dong
Natalie Andrewson
Nathalie Fourdraine
Paula Bugueño
Paula Franco
Ruth Hammond
Sandra Dieckmann
Saoirse Lou
Sarah Soh
Sha'an d'Anthes
Tim Probert
Trijucre
Vanessa Morales
Vivian Mineker
Vivian Truong
Yohan Sacré