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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.
Bardic Band
Congratulations! You, an aspiring musician, have been visited by Truck-kun, god of interdimensional travel. You find yourself in a world that is not your own, and all of your modern conveniences have been replaced with powerful magics and hard steel. While this certainly changes some of your future plans, you take it in stride. Instead of being consumed by the many things you can no longer do, you see great opportunity in a world that has never before heard the heart wrenching ballads of Freddie Mercury, the frantic fingers of Eddie Van Halen, or the brutal percussion of Mario Duplantier. You decide to do what you've always done - you start a band, and you're going to be a hit.
Design the tools you'll use to make your dream a reality. Fantasy instruments (whether versions of modern instruments, or something entirely different), accessories like magical amps, microphones, music halls with all the right acoustics, or the stage dressings and costumes to give your audience the greatest show they've ever seen.
This one isn't doing it for you? How about this one instead: Reboot Reboot >>>
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The Art of Brom
Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.
The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.