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John+Cleese,+Monty+Python+Icon,+on+How+to+Be+Creative-SD.mp4. Where to get started before you can apply for work by Suzanne-Helmigh on deviantART. 004: Guilt-Free Free Time. Wednesday, August 21, 2013 – 43 minutes Download: MP3 (42.1MB) Show Notes.

004: Guilt-Free Free Time

29 façons de rester créatif. Souffrez-vous habituellement de lundite aiguë, amis lecteurs?

29 façons de rester créatif

Que diriez-vous de débuter la semaine avec une mini séance de coaching? J’ai déniché sur le Net une vidéo très intéressante qui prodigue 29 conseils pour accroître sa créativité. Si les auteurs professionnels connaissent en général ces recettes pour les avoir utilisées eux-mêmes, puis finissent par créer leur petite cuisine personnelle, cette leçon devrait s’avérer utile aux nombreux Padawans qui fréquentent ce blog… Ecrire un scénario en dilettante et à son rythme n’a pas grand chose à voir avec le travail d’un scénariste professionnel qui passe une dizaine d’heures quotidiennes, enfermé dans un bureau pendant la majeure partie d’entre elles, à écrire deux, trois, voire quatre projets de concert.

Wanna be a writer? Just do it! Je suis certaine que vous connaissez tous ou presque cinq ou six personnes qui ont un projet de scénario (ou de roman, recueil de nouvelles, traité philosophico-culinaire…) « dans un coin de cerveau » et ne manqueront pas de profiter des prochaines vacances, c’est juré, pour s’y mettre.

Wanna be a writer? Just do it!

Enfin ça c’est ce qu’ils répètent tous les six mois sans que le chantier avance. Seth's Blog. Sketches + story, Getting stuff done... or started. Extrinsic Motivators and Creativity. I've been reading some interesting literature on the science of motivation in human behavior.

Extrinsic Motivators and Creativity

The book is "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" by Dan Pink. When Successful Artists Give Bad Advice. Email One of the most successful illustrators in the world recently published a blog post that contained what I consider to be philosophical poison.

When Successful Artists Give Bad Advice

From what I can tell, this artist means well. When I met him in person he was very kind to me and very encouraging. He is widely respected within the field of illustration. 10 astuces pour devenir meilleur artiste. 10 Top Tips To Become a Better Artist To become a better artist takes years of dedication, passion, energy and time.

10 astuces pour devenir meilleur artiste

There are no short cuts but here are some art tips to send you in the right direction. I hope you enjoy what I have wrote here and look forward to the community's response.Tip 1: Learn the Importance of the Sketch Sketching is one of those things that every artist MUST do and do often. Sketches don't have to be perfect, nor do you have to show them to anyone. The Drawing Habit. Critique. #ArtistsHospital on deviantART. Art Block? Why You Need to Fail - by Derek Sivers. You just gotta fight... Success looks like ... Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself.

Words of wisdom. Some good advice by Gregory Manchess: 1.

Words of wisdom

Draw Now. Think Next. Ideas without followthrough are useless. Conceptual art without skill is nothing. Draw. 2. You are already connected. 3. 4. 5. 6. “Ever tried. 7. Why didn´t you tell me? Advice I wish someone had told me 20 years ago.

Why didn´t you tell me?

THE ART CENTER / Sharing Ideas And Tips From Artist To Artist. I original wrote this on a whim but thought I would share it here as well.

THE ART CENTER / Sharing Ideas And Tips From Artist To Artist

These are just my thoughts and advice on learning to draw. I'm mainly referring to figure drawing, but it really applies to just drawing in general. The worst part about having tons of papers and books is having to move those tons of papers and books. I just recently moved into a new place and along with me came a giant stack of figure drawings that I've kept in my closet since I started Art Center back in 2005. (this photo is a little older, so it is actually about a foot taller now!) Seeing my drawings from first term was nostalgic, terrifying, and encouraging all at the same time! COFA Online Gateway. George Pratt: Observational Demo. What To Do When Portfolio Feedback Doesn’t Make Sense.

Interview With Ryan Woodward, Creator Of ‘Bottom Of The Ninth’ (Part 2) Email This is part two of our interview with Ryan Woodward, animator, story artist and creator of the groundbreaking iPad comic, ‘Bottom Of The Ninth.’

Interview With Ryan Woodward, Creator Of ‘Bottom Of The Ninth’ (Part 2)

Click here for part one. In Part Two Of Our Interview With Ryan Woodward: This episode continues the previous discussion about Ryan’s emotional animated short Thought Of You where Ryan talks about how his early work in traditional effects animation influenced the design of the film. “I credit so much to my early years, just learning how to design. Early in his career, Ryan worked as a traditional effects animator under the direction of animation legend Michel Gagné. In this interview, he shares a story about how effortlessly Michel could create a beautiful drawing. “Frequently a student will want the magic pill for how to design or how to draw and I just tell them, you gotta make the mistakes, you gotta fail. 10 étapes pour cesser de toujours remettre au lendemain.

The Pomodoro Technique® What is The Pomodoro Technique? EASY for anyone to use! Improves productivity IMMEDIATELY! The Big Rocks Life Management Principle. A primary teacher stood in front of her class of 5 and 6 year olds ready to conduct a lesson. She then pulled out a large glass jar and placed it on the bench. It stood about 30 cms tall. Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) 99U - It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen. Collected Wisdom: 25 Bits of Advice on Making Ideas Happen. When we asked our followers @99U to share the best advice they’d ever received on making ideas happen, the response to #99advice was overwhelming.

Below, find 25 snippets of collective wisdom on taking action, overcoming failure, embracing the unknown, and more. “Start where you are with what you have.” – @aCeramicArtist “Stop. Op-Ed: Confidence vs Shyness. As a design professor at the School of Visual Arts, each semester I do an impromptu survey of shyness in my class by simply asking who in the group believes they are shy. Inevitably, at least three quarters of the students raise their hands… albeit only shoulder high. I don’t believe this phenomenon is limited to students of the visual arts, but do other professions like accountants or TV repairmen suffer from this? Are we all shy? Shyness is not genetic. Roger Dale Podcasts. Digital Painting Video Blog with Bobby Chiu.

Upload schoolism.com Subscription preferences Loading... Pt1 - Digital Painting with Bobby Chiu - Old Man Sketch. The Perfect Bait audiobook part 5 & Bird-ish thingy done in Sketchbook Pro. The Perfect Bait. What To Do When Your Dream Seems Far Away. I think I’ll join the chorus of “wow, good timing”. I’ll say, it strikes me that the things artists forget most often are the progress they’ve made thus far and the vast gulf between the end of a project and the culmination of a dream.

To illustrate, an anecdote: