>>72625
On that note, I've been reading Man and His Symbols, and a small point that stood out to me is that often ancient symbols need a modern "rebirth" for the modern mind to interpret. We're so saturated with symbols that we don't regard them with the same weight as, say, a Neolithic human would with their crude pictograms and artwork.
I mentioned Mike Mignola earlier, and I want to reiterate his stuff as a perfect example of this. He has a distinct aesthetic style through which he depicts very ancient and sometimes "basic" symbols. That's enough to give the image its magickal charm. Anyone can do a study of an animal, like a snake for example, but only within the context of a narrative, a setting, a certain color palette, other symbols, etc. does it take on the deeper meaning.
>>72667
Yeah, you're onto something. I generally try to abstain from masturbation and porn viewing, and this results in a significant build-up of the passion you're describing. But I find that if left unchecked it can become really volatile. Like it could dramatically switch between intense motivation, anger, or a level of horniness that almost makes me pull my hair out.
I'm interested in - again, like Klimt - depicting women and the female form. For me, this feels like a sublimation of sexual energy. I'm fortune enough to have access to a figure drawing class at my college that I drop in on once in a while. I notice that other students show a lot of anxiety and tension that results in poor drawing, and I truly believe it has to do with an unconscious way of relating sexually to the model. Perhaps there is the sense that art is "above" the realm of sexuality and therefore you have to subdue any sense of passion, especially in a formal setting. I see it a different way, that I can feel intense passion toward the beauty of the model and try to capture all of that in a drawing, and in doing so, I exhaust the sexual impulse.
However, like you said, it's not as simple as having enough passion that suddenly you're apt to draw or paint. Creating art can be a long, tedious process, and something like sexual passion means wanting immediate gratification. I think you need to reach a certain level of technical skill, and familiarity with the entire process, to be able to let that flow through you onto the canvas, otherwise you'll lack the control and patience to see it through to a finished product.
>I desperately need to know some more tricks to enhance this desire.
Unfortunately, I need to tell you that to give up on looking for "tricks," and don't worry about things like genetics, no matter if you're right or not. If you're "desperate," then the passion is there somewhere, you just need to pursue it relentlessly even in the face of tedium and failure. Work through failure until success is yours.
You may often have to arouse passion out of thin air. Pump yourself up. Getting angry at your own lack of passion itself creates passion, like you're your own enemy to defy. It's certainly not unknown to artists to have "off days" or not feel excited about art, but persistence will always pay off.
Pics related are a couple of the most recent studies I've done (in the same session). I was hesitant at first to share any work just out of a weird paranoia that someone I know would somehow be on /fringe/ and recognize it, but I think a few sketches are pretty innocuous. They're certainly not my best, and I actually think they're kind of dogshit, but I think they show how I have a "romanticized" approach to depicting the figure.