50. Go go graduate school!
49. If being inspired proves tiring, try making something uninspired. 
Most galleries prefer to show consumer-friendly, middle-of-the-road work because such inoffensive pieces might bring the highest yield. Ex. Mark Flood at the Zach Feuer Gallery.
48. Use a pencil with an eraser.
It’s easier to erase someone’s name on the back of a drawing and replace it with yours than it is to meticulously attempt to copy their work.
47. Use a stapler. 
When you’re tired of glue, a stapler is for you. For a more industrial, tough connection. Ex. Baptiste Debombourg’s staple murals. View our instruction video here.
46. Use computer search engines to find things. 
If you need a little inspiration and don’t want to get out of your PJs and schlep over to a museum, try using an internet search engine. These things are great, and they have just about eliminated the need for libraries. Some popular examples are: Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com.
45. Restore something old.
Try becoming an Art Historian. You can show your love for Jacques-Louis David by more than just rehashing 18th century French Neoclassicism.
44. Make ’spin art.’
All you need is paint, a canvas, and a spinning platform. Ex. Damien Hirst took the “As Seen on TV” staple to “As Seen in the Tate Modern”.
42. Be a ‘creative cross-over.’
Why not circumnavigate the entirety of the arts? Keep moving, always try something new. Ex. Jared Leto.
41. Mail a piece to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The New York Metropolitan Art Museum catalogs and saves every scrap they get. You too can be in their “Permanent Collection.”
40. Make a comic book.
Not only can you make some money to offset the costs, but you can also write something longer than putting your signature and title on the back.
38. Start a website for fellow artists.
Art can be resourceful, and functional. Ex. Artips.org, this website.
36. Tragically expire young.
Ex. Dash Snow.
33. Paint with a body part.
Nothing says you’re passionate about art like a labial brush stroke or the texture of that stray pubic hair.
28. Cut off a body part.
Some people consider this art. Ex. Van Gogh cut off his ear, although some art historians claim Gauguin wielded the knife.
26. Make an aquatint.
Stand out from the crowd by using acid-resistant powder resin to create tonal effects in your etchings. Ex. Fransisco Goya’s ‘The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters’ 1799.
25. Use wax-resistant dye on your cloth.
Tired of using normal art supplies? Use Batik, a cloth which is wax-resist dyed. Ex. a textile from Niya, China.
24. Disguise your words with calligraphy.
If you have something abrasive or unfortunate to say, write it in calligraphy. No one will know what you’re saying, and you might not be held accountable for it.
23. Photoshop computer program. 
You can use photoshop on any digital computer to create or manipulate just about any image.
22. Draw on a wall.
During war time, things can get lonely. Try drawing an image on a nearby, something that makes you happy. Ex. An Italian soldier draws a romantic love in the nude on a beach, 1943.
21. Wrap it up.
Tired of looking at your sculpture or any everyday object? Cover it with a cloth, bed sheet or giant tarp. Ex. Christo’s ‘Wrapped Bottle,’ 1958.
20. Make yourself an interesting character.
For example, Samuel Rosenstock, who went under the name Tristan Tzara, was the unofficial ‘president of Dada’.
19. Use complex iconography.
If being direct seems boring, try hiding the meaning of your content with complex iconography. Ex. Hans Memling’s ‘Szenen aus dem Leben Mariä,’ 1480.
18. Put your art in a wood frame. 
