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| Creative License, The: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are | 
 enlarge | Author: Danny Gregory
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (62 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8669
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1401307922
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.2
EAN: 9781401307929
ASIN: 1401307922
Publication Date: January 1, 2006
Release Date: December 21, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Inspiring! January 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. The colorful pages, the honest and encouraging advice and the fun art all inspire me. Thanks, Danny, for such a great resource. I'm recommending it to everyone.
This is an excellent resource book for writers of any genre. A must-have for your reference library!
Cynthia Morris
 Needs More Drawing November 27, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
The idea behind this book is great: "start drawing and start a journal." However you can skip to page 142 before you get any good advice. The earlier chapters are just stuff like "draw the details of the bottles in your medicine cabinet"or "draw something else that isn't particularly interesting." I understand the point behind it is draw what you see, but that is the only drawing exercise mentioned.
This book might be useful if you are new to drawing and making journals, but I would recommend just starting the journal without this book. You'll either like or dislike the opinions in this book. I did not like that creativity was describe as being the most important thing and then be told to draw the medicine cabinet. I also didn't understand why people can't experience creativity across all fields of there interest. Though it was better latter in the book when the author gives examples and tells the reader drawing has helped in other parts of his life, like taking guitar lessons with his son.
I recommend a book on drawing instruction and working on your own. And yes, keep a journal. You need a book of drawing exercises and drawing warmups. Something like figure drawing or drawing from reference, or drawing from the imagination. Let people discover their own meaning for drawing. They'll get it naturally. I think those last 2 sentences are what the author was trying to say. But he takes 200 pages to say it.
Awesome Fun Book October 13, 2007
I love this book, I keep it handy and play in it often. I like the creative ideas, the thought provoking concepts. Sometimes if I'm stuck I pick it up, thumb through it until I see something that interests me and use it to jumpstart my own art. If I am in the mood to create something but don't know what this book gives something to do and generally leads me in other directions. And sometimes I just pick it up an read though it for entertainment. I wish I had bought it sooner.
amazing October 9, 2007
I love love LOVE this book. I have been art jouraling for about 6 years now and I've had a block for a while now. This book did the trick. Lots of good ideas. Also this book got here so fast I didn't even know what it was at first:) good stuff.
 Great book for Drawing Inspiration August 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a good, inspiring book about drawing and the power it can have in your life. Mr. Gregory worked in advertising for many years and finally gave it up to become an artist, and began keeping sketchbooks as a way to grow. He gives lots and lots of examples and tips on what you can do yourself to enhance your creativity and draw more. His drawings are beautiful and for the most part his prose is very upbeat and made me want to get out there and draw.
I do have one quibble, though, and that's a tiny hint of snobbery in some of his text. For the most part he'll say "do your own thing" or "whatever feels right for you", which I think is the proper way to approach making artwork, but then he'll come out with something like, "only draw in ink" like there's something wrong with pencil. And "you have to go to New York because that's where it's at" which is utter nonsense for many people. This is the kind of thing that makes one think they have to do something a certain way, but to me making art is so personal that I think one should use whatever technique or style they wish.
That being said, I would definitely recommend this book for a good kick in the butt to get out there and get drawing!
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