Steal Like An Artist

Upon completing university for the Summer break, my strict deadlines have been replaced with complete and unrestricted creative freedom. This would usually fill me with nothing but excitement and determination to express my imagination. However, I have instead suffered with a large (and definitely unwelcome) creative block.

I felt lazy and frustratingly unproductive until I stumbled across the work of author and artist, Austin Kleon, who focuses on creativity. His book, 'Steal Like An Artist', featured a quote that I strongly related to: "Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities".

In fact, I found the entirety of the book completely relatable and extremely motivational. It was the drive I really needed to get back into the swing of things, so I would highly recommend it as a good read for anyone who needs a push in the right direction.


For the entirety of the first year of university, I viewed this blog as a place to post the work that I considered 'good'. However I am now beginning to view the platform more like a journal where I can share my work along with any influences or inspirations I may have. I'm hoping that changing the way I post content will allow me to see myself progressing.

To make up for the lack of posts, I have set my self a simple A-Z project, which will require me to create a drawing that corresponds to each letter in alphabetical order. To kick off, here's the basic outline of the Xenomorph from 'Alien' that I'll be working on over the following week.