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Becoming Creative
Rating: 4.8 out of 5(326 ratings)
2,916 students

Becoming Creative

An Artistic Guide to Creativity
Created byBrent Eviston
Last updated 8/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • You’ll learn what thoughts and habits stand in the way of being creative and learn how to move past them.
  • You’ll learn how to seek a deeper sense of meaning in everyday objects and experiences.
  • You’ll learn how to use divergent thinking in order to find creative solutions to problems.
  • You’ll learn how to make changes in your life that will promote creative thinking.
  • You’ll learn a creative process you can apply to nearly any situation.

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 3h 6m total length

  • Introduction12:32
  • Creativity Project Part 113:37
  • An Introduction to Meaning / Guided Journal Project Part 119:59
  • Guided Journal Project Part 1 Continued19:56
  • A Tale of Two Thought Processes / Creativity Project Part 213:03
  • Recovering Your Creativity / Guided Journal Project Part 219:57

    Recover your creativity through a guided journal project that removes barriers, explores divergent thinking and creative play, and connects childhood creativity with adulthood creativity.

  • Openness to Experience / Creativity Project Part 315:22
  • Design A Creative Life / Guided Journal Project Part 316:12
  • Guided Journal Project Part 3 Continued10:26
  • Creative Combinations / Creativity Project Part 411:09

    Combine six cut-out drawings to create many meaningful connections, training your brain to seek new meanings rather than a single solution, and optionally add drawings and photos.

  • Mistakes & Failure / Guided Journal Project Part 419:16
  • Design Your Own Creative Projects15:29

Requirements

  • This course is open to anyone, in any field, who wants to become more creative.

Description

Creativity is one of the most essential skills in a wide range of fields from art and design to technology and business. Creativity is also misunderstood and rarely taught.

In this course, you’ll learn the most effective, research based changes you can make in your life to become more creative.

In each lesson of this course you’ll be introduced to an essential creative concept. At the end of each lesson you’ll be asked to do a project. There are two kinds of projects in this course:

  • Art Projects where you’ll get to draw, explore meaning and seek creative connections through collage.

  • Guided Journal Projects where you’ll write about your life and your thoughts in order to break through your creative blocks and design your creative future.

You don’t need any art experience or any other special skills to participate in this course. This course is open to anyone, even if you’re completely new to art or creativity.


Why Learn Creativity from Brent:

Brent has used his creative skills to build a meaningful fine arts career as well as a thriving business. He’s studied traditional art making like figure drawing and anatomical drawing. He’s also experienced in experimental forms of art making like animation and video installation. Brent exhibits his work in galleries and museums.

In 2016 Brent created The Art & Science of Drawing program, an award-winning online drawing program that has taught more than 100,000 students how to draw in 170 countries.


This Course:

Creativity is essential for both art and design, as well as technological innovations. Whether you want to be more creative in your art, your career, or your personal life, this course will teach you the tools and mindsets necessary to become more creative.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is designed for anyone who wants to become more creative and innovative in their personal or professional pursuits.

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