I'm not an artist by occupation/profession but I like creating art a lot as a hobby, mostly pencil, charcoal, digital (PS), and sculpting.
One of many reasons why I want to master lucid dreaming is the artistic aspect of it.

Recently I dreamed that I took a perfect photo of a lovely scenery with my phone and still remember the photo.

Some thoughts I had a few days ago:

  • If I could ask my subconsciousness or dream to show me an amazing artwork, be it a painting or a sculpture, but with the condition that it should be replicable by myself in real life, would that artwork still be as masterful as one without the given condition?
  • As a next step, I would love to see the creation of this artwork in the dream as a guide.


Perhaps one day I'll find it out.

Got any thoughts on what could possibly help the waking imagination reach the same level of focus and vividness as the dream-mind's capability?
I think the waking imagination does throttle a big part of any creative ideas that come from our deeper mind and kind of limits them to fit one individual's ability and aptitude. For example, I find it quite difficult to learn and master new techniques, so that I limit my ideas to my current level of skills.

What I've noticed is that whenever I smoked marijuana in the past and lied there in my bad thinking about stuff, I kind of felt more connected to all these thoughts that seemed to flow from one deeper part of my mind. Thoughts that also affect creativity in my case.

I wonder how many known painters used this neat little trick.