CrisMaz
Active Member
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, mainly because during my "brain downtime" I very often picture soap/soap designs I would love to try.
For me, my inspiration always comes as a visual idea first. Like, for example, I saw the prettiest mangoes at the store the other day so I was trying to figure out how I could make a mango colored CP soap. Or, I thought about a mosaic type soap with embeds of several different colors layered rainbow style with white base soap all around them. I almost never think about a scent and build my idea from there. I always picture what I would like the soap to look like and then put a fragrance to the idea.
Sometimes it's actually kind of hard to do that because I can't figure out what this or that soap "should" smell like lol
What is your creative process like? Looks first, then scent? The other way around? Both?
Also, still on the topic of inspiration, those of you who sell, do you ever stop yourself from looking at Etsy or the photo gallery here? I don't sell, but I always think if I did I'd be afraid I'd be getting inspiration from other sellers and end up making soap that's way too similar for comfort, even if not on purpose!
For me, my inspiration always comes as a visual idea first. Like, for example, I saw the prettiest mangoes at the store the other day so I was trying to figure out how I could make a mango colored CP soap. Or, I thought about a mosaic type soap with embeds of several different colors layered rainbow style with white base soap all around them. I almost never think about a scent and build my idea from there. I always picture what I would like the soap to look like and then put a fragrance to the idea.
Sometimes it's actually kind of hard to do that because I can't figure out what this or that soap "should" smell like lol
What is your creative process like? Looks first, then scent? The other way around? Both?
Also, still on the topic of inspiration, those of you who sell, do you ever stop yourself from looking at Etsy or the photo gallery here? I don't sell, but I always think if I did I'd be afraid I'd be getting inspiration from other sellers and end up making soap that's way too similar for comfort, even if not on purpose!