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Want to create but don't know where to start? Need a shot of inspiration? Dare to Create! is the ultimate guide to fueling your artistic journey, from your first steps to the expression of your own style.

Overcome creative blockages with the 35 inspiring challenges in this book as engineer-turned-artist Marie Boudon guides you in developing your art. Whatever your level (beginner or advanced) and your mode of artistic expression (drawing, painting, collage, photography, etc.), this is the ultimate guide to boosting your creativity and making beautiful art!

This colorful book includes:  

  • Advice on how to “let go”
  • Exercises to awaken your imagination and inspire
  • Techniques to forge your own creative process and avoid dead ends
  • Inspirational testimonies from beloved artists and creators
  • And much, much more! 

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Copyright
  4. Title
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Accepting Yourself
    1. Challenge 1 Giving yourself permission to create
    2. Challenge 2 Defining your priorities
    3. Challenge 3 Finding time
    4. Challenge 4 Building your confidence
    5. Courtney Cerruti’s story
  8. 2. Getting Ready
    1. Challenge 5 Choosing your artistic practice
    2. Challenge 6 Preparing your creative space
    3. Challenge 7 Accepting your beginner status
    4. Jordan Matter’s story
    5. Challenge 8 Defining your creative goal
  9. 3. Finding Inspiration
    1. Challenge 9 Building your idea box
    2. Challenge 10 Developing your curiosity
    3. Challenge 11 Honing your observational skills
    4. Iraville’s story
    5. Challenge 12 Creating multiple sources of inspiration
    6. Challenge 13 Brainstorming
  10. 4. Developing your Practice
    1. Challenge 14 Copying and influence
    2. Danielle Krysa’s story
    3. Challenge 15 Identifying the skills that need developing
    4. Challenge 16 Creating your own exercises
    5. Challenge 17 Focus on quantity
    6. Josie Lewis’s story
    7. Challenge 18 Establishing a routine
    8. Pacco’s story
    9. Challenge 19 Having fun
    10. Challenge 20 Evaluating your practice
  11. 5. Expressing Yourself
    1. Challenge 21 Combining ideas
    2. Deeann Rieves’s story
    3. Challenge 22 Making a research board
    4. Challenge 23 Starting over
    5. Yao Cheng’s story
    6. Challenge 24 Creating a series
    7. Challenge 25 Using constraints
    8. PV Nova’s story
    9. Challenge 26 Experimenting
    10. Challenge 27 Improvising
    11. Challenge 28 Letting things mature
  12. 6. Pushing your Limits
    1. Challenge 29 Taking risks
    2. Minnie Small’s storyl
    3. Challenge 30 Nurturing your sensitivity
    4. Challenge 31 Discovering your own style
    5. Kiana Underwood’s story
    6. Challenge 32 Creative survival kit
    7. Challenge 33 Sharing and collaborating
    8. Challenge 34 Sharing your creations online
    9. Fran Meneses’s story
    10. Challenge 35 Facing criticism
  13. Conclusion
  14. Bibliography
  15. Acknowledgments
  16. About the Author
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