Art Gleanings: Creative Vs. Non-Creative
Show the verbs
“Don’t [draw] the actual verb. Show the character about to do the verb or having just done it. ”
Creative Vs. Non-Creative Behavior
In his art education book, Art and Adolescence: Teaching Art at the Secondary Level, John A. Michael observes this difference between academic and creative learning in schools. I find this relatable to my own experience:
Creative:
Work from knowledge to the unknown
No model to follow
No right or wrong answers
Open-ended response
Trial-and-error, discovery methods
Tolerance for frustration, ambiguity
Noncreative:
Master a body of knowledge
Model/example to follow
Right answers
Fixed responses
Imitation, memorization methods
No tolerance for frustration, desire security
Etymology of “Create”
"to bring into being," early 15c., from Latin creatus, past participle of creare "to make, bring forth, produce, procreate, beget, cause," related to Ceres and to crescere "arise, be born, increase, grow," from PIE root *ker- (2) "to grow." De Vaan writes that the original meaning of creare "was 'to make grow', which can still be found in older texts ...." Related: Created; creating.
What Art Directors Need
““Most art directors need ten pieces of the same quality and same genre to risk their career on choosing you.” ”
