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Copy to Create: Finding Your Style Through Inspiration

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Overview

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Art is all about finding inspiration everywhere -- and sometimes, that includes other artists! This class is all about how to learn from someone else's technique or design and incorporate it into your own unique style, in a way that lifts up you, the artists that inspire you, and the community as a whole. 

First, we'll discuss "copying" vs "inspiration," and then I'll outline a roadmap you can use to find your own style, starting with copying and learning from other people, then stretching your creativity and expanding your skills. 

Then, watch as I put this process to the test! Through a few demonstration videos, I'll show you how I use this process every day to push my creative boundaries. 

The most important thing you'll learn through this class is that copying isn't bad -- it's actually necessary to creativity! And if you follow these steps, you'll learn how to fuel your own unique creative juices for years to come. 

Syllabus

  • Intro
  • Definitions
  • Why does this matter?
  • The Roadmap
  • How to Pivot
  • Demo: Analyze
  • Demo: Practice
  • Demo: Pivot, Part 1
  • Demo: Pivot, Part 2
  • Demo: Pivot, Part 3
  • Final Project
  • Recap
  • Bonus Video: How to find inspiration
  • Bonus Video: Thoughts on when someone copies you
  • Bonus Video: Illustration Timelapse

Taught by

Kolbie Blume

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