Inspiration/ Subject matter

[Sanctum]

I need some advice. I am an artist im currently in a visual arts academy. I find it really hard to come up with things to draw. I mainly draw random people ( no one in particular) just messing with facial expressions and composition, but i want to do more. When it comes to art theory and whatnot i am really good i can see the meaning in any piece of art. For showcases we have ill just rip something out of my sketch book fix it up and B.S the meaning and i still get good grades and accolades for it (mainly for the meaning). I want to be a better artist. How can i develop a wider rang of subject matters and what do you guys do to brainstorm ideas?

 

[Moocow]

The subject matter should not be the point of the drawing, in my opinion. The way it is drawn- the composition of visual elements and how they interact is very important. I think you can pick almost any subject at all and do a beautiful painting of it. I have this problem too of obsessing over what and not how.

 

[Meer]

Yeah, meaning is lame. Draw whatever you want. If you don't know what you want, draw anything and continue drawing things that you find you like to draw.