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Marie Boudon

Overcome creative blocks with 35 inspiring challenges presented in Dare to Create! 35 Challenges to Boost Your Creative Practice, a softcover book by engineer-turned-artist Marie Boudon. This book guides you in developing your art. Whatever your level and your medium of choice, the contents herein shall serve as fuel for your artistic journey, from your first steps, to the expression of your own style.Table of Contents Introduction 6 1 Accepting yourselfChallenge 1 Giving yourself permission to create 10Challenge 2 Defining your priorities 14Challenge 3 Finding time 18Challenge 4 Building your confidence 22Courtney Cerruti's story 262 Getting ReadyChallenge 5 Choosing your artistic practice 30Challenge 6 Preparing your creative space 34Challenge 7 Accepting your beginner status 40Jordan Matter's story 46Challenge 8 Defining your creative goal 483 Finding InspirationChallenge 9 Building your idea box 54Challenge 10 Developing your curiosity 58Challenge 11 Honing your observational skills 60Iraville's story 64Challenge 12 Creating multiple sources of inspiration 66Challenge 13 Brainstorming 684 Developing Your PracticeChallenge 14 Copying and influence 74Danielle Krysa's story 78Challenge 15 Identifying the skills that need developing 80Challenge 16 Creating your own exercises 84Challenge 17 Focus on quantity 88Josie Lewis's story 93Challenge 18 Establishing a routine 96Pacco's story 101Challenge 19 Having fun 104Challenge 20 Evaluating your practice 1065 Expressing YourselfChallenge 21 Combining ideas 112Deeann Rieves's story 116Challenge 22 Making a research board 118Challenge 23 Starting over 122Yao Cheng's story 125Challenge 24 Creating a series 127Challenge 25 Using constraints 129PV Nova's story 132Challenge 26 Experimenting 135Challenge 27 Improvising 139Challenge 28 Letting things mature 1426 Pushing Your LimitsChallenge 29 Taking risks 146Minnie Small's storyl 150Challenge 30 Nurturing your sensitivity 153Challenge 31 Discovering your own style 158Kiana Underwood's story 162Challenge 32 Creative survival kit 164Challenge 33 Sharing and collaborating 168Challenge 34 Sharing your creations online 174Fran Meneses's story 182Challenge 35 Facing criticism 184Conclusion 188 Bibliography 190 Acknowledgments 191 About the Author 192