BECOMING CREATIVE: THE ARTISTIC GUIDE TO CREATIVITY
Creativity is one of the most essential skills in a wide range of fields from art and design to technology and business. Creativity is also misunderstood and rarely taught. It is essential for both art and design, as well as technological innovations. Whether you want to be more creative in your art, your career, or your personal life, this course will teach you the tools and mindsets necessary to become more creative.
In this course you’ll learn:
- How to seek a deeper sense of meaning in everyday objects and experiences.
- What thoughts and habits stand in the way of being creative and learn how to move past them.
- How to use divergent thinking in order to find creative solutions to problems.
- How to make changes in your life that will promote creative thinking.
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A creative process you can apply to nearly any situation.
Brent will introduce you to the most effective, research based changes you can make in your life to become more creative. In each lesson of this course you’ll be introduced to an essential creative concept. At the end of each lesson you’ll be asked to do a project. There are two kinds of projects in this course:
- Art Projects where you’ll get to draw, explore meaning and seek creative connections through collage.
- Guided Journal Projects where you’ll write about your life and your thoughts in order to break through your creative blocks and design your creative future.
Who is this course for:
This course is best suited for beginners. You don’t need any art experience or any other special skills to participate in this course. This course is open to anyone, even if you’re completely new to art or creativity.
Meet Your Instructor
Brent Eviston has taught drawing for more than 20 years in museums, galleries art studios and art schools. In 2015 he began teaching drawing and figure drawing online. Brent has had tens of thousands of students in over 170 countries. He is committed to bringing students clear, concise instruction that produces dramatic improvement in his students ability to draw.
Course Curriculum
- Becoming Creative Introduction (12:32)
- Creativity Project Part 1 (13:37)
- An Introduction to Meaning / Guided Journal Part 1 (19:59)
- Guided Journal Project Part 1 Continued (19:56)
- A Tale of Two Thought Processes: Creativity Project Part 2 (13:03)
- Recovering Your Creativity: Guided Journal Project Part 2 (19:57)
- Openness to Experience / Creativity Project Part 3 (15:23)
- Design A Creative Life / Guided Journal Project Part 3 (16:13)
- Guided Journal Project Part 3 Continued (10:26)
- Creative Combinations / Creativity Project Continued (11:09)
- Mistakes & Failure / Guided Journal Project Part 4 (19:16)
- Design Your Own Creative Projects (15:29)