{"id":392,"date":"2008-09-19T08:04:58","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T12:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=392"},"modified":"2015-12-27T22:12:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T03:12:58","slug":"step-by-step-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2008\/09\/step-by-step-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-step Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been collecting a lot of material to post and these are some great step-by-step guides on the process for creating various kinds of art. I&#8217;m all about the creative process these days and learning a lot about starting a new product-line business and how the creative endeavor can drive a viable, sell-able good. Therein, I&#8217;ll mention this blogger, <a title=\"She Dreams in Grids on creative process\" href=\"http:\/\/shedreamsingrids.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/gabs-creative-process-pt-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">She Dreams in Grids<\/a>, for I too have been looking for ways to &#8220;reuse&#8221; and rethink about my art. I like the way she describes her process from the artist&#8217;s perspective. Things that are old can appear new when viewed in a different way but how do you get to that new vision? That&#8217;s where the creative process comes in. Here are some examples of how to get from A to B or concept to product, and the many tedious, yet painstakingly necessary steps it takes to produce something artistic that has quality and value:<\/p>\n<p>How to paint a beautiful portrait by <a title=\"Portrait Technique Steps by Fred Wessel\" href=\"http:\/\/home.comcast.net\/~f.wessel\/tech2steps.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fred Wessel<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/09\/tech2_step12_image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Becca (Sundial), 2006, egg tempera with gold leaf. Fred Wessel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/09\/tech2_step12_image.jpg\" alt=\"Becca (Sundial), 2006, egg tempera with gold leaf. Fred Wessel\" width=\"286\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/tech2_step12_image.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/tech2_step12_image-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to paint a cat by Richard Ancheta on the <a title=\"How to Paint a Cat\/Creative Spotlight\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artinstructionblog.com\/how-to-paint-cat-painting-demonstration-by-richard-ancheta\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Spotlight<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/09\/cat-painting-step-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-394\" title=\"Cat Painting, step 8 by Richard Ancheta. Via Creative Spotlight\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/09\/cat-painting-step-8.jpg\" alt=\"Cat Painting, step 8 by Richard Ancheta. Via Creative Spotlight\" width=\"245\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/cat-painting-step-8.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/cat-painting-step-8-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And some rudimentary but useful<a title=\"Tips for Drawing. Creative Spotlight\" href=\"http:\/\/artlessons.wordpress.com\/2008\/08\/05\/learn-how-to-draw-online-top-20-drawing-tips-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\"> tips for drawing<\/a>, always necessary to keep in mind for beginners and all on the Creative Spotlight&#8217;s Art Instruction Blog. Drawing is the basis for every good painting.<\/p>\n<p>Casting a &#8220;Boy Bubbles&#8221; by <a title=\"Boy In Bubbles Process by Cynthia\" href=\"http:\/\/www.morganica.com\/bloggery\/2008\/07\/20\/creative-process-part-ii-boybubbles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cynthia.<\/a> I didn&#8217;t realize about this kind of method for glass:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/09\/boybubblesmouthcloseup.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-395\" title=\"Boy Bubbles Close Up\/Mouth by Cynthia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/09\/boybubblesmouthcloseup-300x119.jpg\" alt=\"Boy Bubbles Close Up\/Mouth by Cynthia\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/boybubblesmouthcloseup-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/boybubblesmouthcloseup.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>And if you&#8217;re in a rut and just need to make something, here&#8217;s how to splat from the <a title=\"How to Splat by Mandalalady\" href=\"http:\/\/themandalalady.wordpress.com\/2008\/07\/23\/splat-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mandalady<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/09\/step06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-396\" title=\"step06 splat painting by mandalalady\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/09\/step06-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"step06 splat painting by mandalalady\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/step06-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/step06.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, creativity is more than just creating art. I do believe it&#8217;s about one&#8217;s approach to problem solving skills and life in general as well as that innate, inexplicable human desire to express oneself, as described on the <a title=\"We are All Artists by Keoblog\" href=\"http:\/\/keoughp.wordpress.com\/2008\/07\/20\/we-are-all-artists-in-some-way-ya-think\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keoblog<\/a>. The thinking-out-of the-box approach can take you far in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been collecting a lot of material to post and these are some great step-by-step guides on the process for creating various kinds of art. I&#8217;m all about the creative process these days and learning a lot about starting a new product-line business and how the creative endeavor can drive a viable, sell-able good. Therein, I&#8217;ll mention this blogger, She Dreams in Grids, for I too have been looking for ways to &#8220;reuse&#8221; and rethink about my art. I like the way she describes her process from the artist&#8217;s perspective. Things that are old can appear new when viewed in a different way but how do you get to that new vision? That&#8217;s where the creative process comes in. Here are some examples of how to get from A to B or concept to product, and the many tedious, yet painstakingly necessary steps it takes to produce something artistic that has quality and value: How to paint a beautiful portrait by Fred Wessel: How to paint a cat by Richard Ancheta on the Creative Spotlight: And some rudimentary but useful tips for drawing, always necessary to keep in mind for beginners and all on the Creative Spotlight&#8217;s Art Instruction Blog. Drawing is the basis for every good painting. Casting a &#8220;Boy Bubbles&#8221; by Cynthia. I didn&#8217;t realize about this kind of method for glass: And if you&#8217;re in a rut and just need to make something, here&#8217;s how to splat from the Mandalady: Finally, creativity is more than just creating art. I do believe it&#8217;s about one&#8217;s approach to problem solving skills and life in general as well as that innate, inexplicable human desire to express oneself, as described on the Keoblog. The thinking-out-of the-box approach can take you far in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,53],"tags":[289,290,288],"class_list":["post-392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists","category-creative-process","tag-creative-art-process","tag-creative-spotlight","tag-fred-wessel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/author\/casart\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2ZMse-6k","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6070,"url":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2013\/08\/step-by-step-art\/","url_meta":{"origin":392,"position":0},"title":"Step by Step Art","author":"casart","date":"August 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Some collected sites for showing the step-by-step artistic process on Art Is Everywhere, AIE.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Artists","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/category\/artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Liu Bolin via arrested motion on Art Is Everywhere","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/zachary_bako_liu_bolin-11.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/zachary_bako_liu_bolin-11.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/zachary_bako_liu_bolin-11.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/zachary_bako_liu_bolin-11.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":552,"url":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2009\/01\/business\/","url_meta":{"origin":392,"position":1},"title":"Business","author":"casart","date":"January 7, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Getting down to Business for the New Year. 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I've never used the two together and this was highly informative -- particularly for achieving\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Artists","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/category\/artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ChristineKane_deep_snow1b on Art Is Everywhere","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/ChristineKane_deep_snow1b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":296,"url":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2008\/07\/creative-process-collective\/","url_meta":{"origin":392,"position":3},"title":"Creative Process Collective","author":"casart","date":"July 23, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Following up on the creative connection of the last post, here are some informative blog posts detailing various aspects of the creative process. 1) How to approach one's goal is described in The Strength's Way. 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