How to use nature inspired elements to create out of the box designs

How to use nature inspired elements to create out of the box designs
When we create, we tend to get inspired by everything around us. That’s why nature is one of the most important sources of inspiration for an artist. Just think about the beautiful paintings with flower bouquets, landscapes, people at the country side, stunning macro photography of various nature elements and so on. The challenge for a creative mind is to take this inspirational feature and create out of the box design resources with it.
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Why limit at trees and leaves when there are so many other sides to nature that surround us and can serve as great inspiration? Think about the plain ground we walk on – we can inspire from it to create beautiful textures! Stop looking only at green elements or vegetation, nature is so much more than that! Get inspired in your design work by insects, by colorful butterflies, by rocks, spider webs, the bark on the trees, by the shape of certain nature elements.
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Try this exercise: get your camera and go outside, let’s say in a park near you. Photograph the ground, the grass, the trees, the bark on the trees, rocks, water, insects, animals, flowers and anything you can think of. And afterwords look at each photo and think “What can I use from this image to create a design resource for my work?”. You will see that you’ve gathered a lot of useful and inspirational material for your design work!
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And while you’re at it, don’t just copy the nature element! Give it your special touch! Make it in an unusual color, make it brighter, combine it with elements others would never think to combine it with. In short: get outside of the comfort zone and get creative!

Here are some vector elements and design resources inspired by nature which you can buy and use in your artworks:

Birds Vector Pack 8

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