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To “animate” means to breathe life into things. In these 5 exercises we make stones come alive.

Why do we like images?

How do I even begin my drawing? The secret to jumpstart our creativity is fun. But how does that work?

Last summer, I found myself at a farmers market of a small town in Southern France. The air was alive...

The emotional rollercoaster I experience in art supply stores can be summarised in one word: greed. 

Great ideas are hard to find. Drawing makes it a lot easier. And fun. How?

This secret to creativity will help you come up with many ideas.

This article gives a phenomenological definition of what a picture is.

What is Design? Designers share a problem with politicians and business consultants: nobody knows what they are actually doing. I...

This article is about creative ideas and illustrations.

on the difference between seeing and knowing The following exercises are a bit more advanced than the ones in the...

An ancient feud rages at the very core of your creative endeavour: The rational logical you and its fuzzy intuitive...

6 drawing exercises to get you started right now! The basic craft of drawing is about two things: you learn...

Some drawings look fresh and alive while others … don’t. What is their secret? Let’s look at cameras first.

Many creatives know this phenomenon: They start a new project on a promising topic with excitement, but when they can’t...

There is this forbidden question which many people would love to ask when confronted with a piece of art. And...

Ask: “Does it need to be done?” Almost any creative person I know has to deal with heavy doubts in...

We are obsessive problem solvers. When we see something imperfect, our perception wants to figure out what is going on...

Pick a small topic for your creative project! One of the biggest mistakes you can make in your creative project...