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Having trouble coming up with something to draw? No worries - while you'll eventually learn how to start from a tiny seed of a thought and gradually nurture it into a complex concept to explore through design and illustration, it's perfectly fine not to be there just yet.
For now though, here's an idea that might interest you.
Hidden Amongst Us
The future is here. Robots have, under our noses, become more advanced and complex, with some - albeit still rare and prohibitively expensive - able to be indistinguishable from humans. The fears over such things, while initially driven by panic and uncertainty, have passed and it was long since decided that for the sake of society's collective comfort, hiding the roles AI play was of paramount importance.
In this, they largely succeeded, but if you look closely, you can still spot them. They want to be noticed. They want to be seen.
Pick something you might use in your daily life - a vending machine, a coffee maker, your very own toilet - and allow the AI inhabiting it to shine through, allowing elements of its unique personality to pierce our protective veil of ignorance. Just don't be too obvious - there's a fine line between standing out a little and inciting panic, and no robot would want to risk decommissioning and disposal.
This one isn't doing it for you? How about this one instead: Summer Fun >>>
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PureRef
This is another one of those things that aren't sold through Amazon, so I don't get a commission on it - but it's just too good to leave out. PureRef is a fantastic piece of software that is both Windows and Mac compatible. It's used for collecting reference and compiling them into a moodboard. You can move them around freely, have them automatically arranged, zoom in/out and even scale/flip/rotate images as you please. If needed, you can also add little text notes.
When starting on a project, I'll often open it up and start dragging reference images off the internet onto the board. When I'm done, I'll save out a '.pur' file, which embeds all the images. They can get pretty big, but are way more convenient than hauling around folders full of separate images.
Did I mention you can get it for free? The developer allows you to pay whatever amount you want for it. They recommend $5, but they'll allow you to take it for nothing. Really though, with software this versatile and polished, you really should throw them a few bucks if you pick it up. It's more than worth it.