Steal Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)
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Artist Austin Kleon’s beautifully illustrated bestseller teaches readers how to use their surroundings and their own creativity to discover their own artistic paths. Filled with clever infographics and words of wisdom from Kleon, and peppered with quotes from other successful artists, Steal Like an Artist, is an inspiration for both veteran and aspiring artists everywhere.
Unlock your creativity.
An inspiring guide to creativity in the digital age, Steal Like an Artist presents ten transformative principles that will help readers discover their artistic side and build a more creative life.
Nothing is original, so embrace influence, school yourself through the work of others, remix and reimagine to discover your own path. Follow interests wherever they take you-what feels like a hobby may turn into you life’s work. Forget the old cliché about writing what you know: Instead, write the book you want to read, make the movie you want to watch. And finally, stay Smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring in the everyday world so that you have the space to be wild and daring in your imagination and your work.
“Brilliant and real and true.”-Rosanne Cash
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Additional information
| Publisher | Workman, 1st edition (1 April 2012) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 144 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9780761169253 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0761169253 |
| Dimensions | 15.29 x 1.43 x 14.99 cm |
by Ojo Emmanuel Ayowola
I love this book
by Nabz
It was a good lil read. I Found some little gems in this book to take with me on my creative pursuits.
by Amazon Customer
Nice and easy to read
Full of creative ideas
Candid and honest account of own journeys
Very encouraging
Cam finish in an evening
by Paul Wilson
Recommended to anyone who is thinking of doing something but is worried that it isn’t new. It will be when you have done it.
by Bec Webb
Left me speechless and inspired! I got this book after stumbling upon one of its quotes on Pinterest. Not going to lie, when I unpacked it, I was a bit sceptical and slightly disappointed, as the size of the book was smaller than expected. However, few pages in, I understood that I SHOULDN’T have judged the book by its cover!
Love the fact that it is so easy and simple to read and relate to. The author had done a fantastic job of delivering his ideas and points across, including the creative illustrations. Not to mention it is fun and entertaining too! Could not stop myself and finished it in a few hours.
I am an artist, however I feel like this book would suit anyone! I find that it helps to ignite the lost curiosity towards simple things of life…
To summarise: I would recommend this book.
by Bec Webb
This book was recommended to me by a few fellow creatives in an amazing community I’m part of on social media.
I needed this book, but didn’t know about it until it was recommended.
I’d reached out to the group about the fact that as an illustrator I felt a bit lost in the creative world, like I hadn’t found my place, because I didn’t have a ‘style’ by which people could recognise my work, and no particular style that I favoured illustrating over others, I just felt like I wasn’t a real illustrator if I didn’t produce consistent work that was clearly ‘me’, like everyone else seems to do. I would (and still do really) trawl through the art by others I admired, and be able to say oh that’s by so and so, they’re so good!
No one could do that with me, as my illustrations are so random, there’s no cohesion. Should I stop putting my art out there until I know who I am as an artist?
So this book was one of two recommended to me to read (find your artistic voice by Lisa Congdon is the other).
And I’m so glad I did buy this. It all made sense, it all seemed so relatable, in particular section 2 – Don’t wait until you know who you are to get started.
If you’re an artist just starting out, or one who already creates a lot of art (any kind of creation really) and are unsure you belong in the creative world yet because you’re not good enough, or you’re not original enough, or you don’t know your style yet – get this book.
by Maybelle
A good book to read when feeling blocked or lacking in inspiration – positive, warm and humorous.
by Filip
It opened my creative mind a lot by helping me to stop constantly pursuing originality which was slowing down my productivity.