Steal Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)

A great inspirational little book. 15Cm x 15 Cm. 162 pages. You could read it in an hour but then like some of the negative reviewers I think you would have completely missed the point. It is an easy read written in plain english with some graphics and pictures. It is an upbeat and fun book. A lot of it will click as you probably already know a lot of it. But that's good as it reinforces things we know but are not doing. Ten chapters of advice. I read one chapter at a time and then thought about it for a while. Chapter one made me think a lot. Nothing is original. OK. But we can combine unique combinations and innovate ideas. One idea inspired me to go off and do a great exercise which took hours but I really enjoyed every minute of it. I wrote down 16 of my favourite artists and then researched their three main art inspirations (i.e. artists). The list of inspirational artists was fascinating. One artist appeared 5 times. Three four times. Six three times. That research exercise alone was worth buying the book!

If you sketch or write or play music this book is for you. Amazing, interesting and inspiring. You will be amazed.

It's a light and easy book. Short and digestible. Ok a lot of the content isn't new and groundbreaking - but as he points out at the start - nothing is! Just really enjoyed the layout and style of this one. Some nice motivation moments. Few bits arent applicable to me, so I'll just leave those and take what else I need

I bought this book as I was very stuck regarding my artwork. I felt that I had ended up creating what I thought other people would like to see. I was seeing approval. This lovely little book is very well laid out and makes some excellent observations and suggestions in a succinct and attractive way. My big take away for the book was to copy work that I liked by other artists and this process lifted a lot of pressure off my shoulders. The idea is that artists have always copied and by so doing your own style will gradually develop.

As a creative myself, reading this perspective is really fresh and eye opening. A great read. Well written, entertaining and thought provoking.

Easy read, rooted in humbleness and common sense. It really reminded me that most of the time we over complicate things that cloud what things really are, and how, if nurtured simply, can evolve into great outputs.

The writer makes some interesting points, and I particularly agree with the section on getting away from the screen, and his 2-desk set-up, which is something I might try myself. This book is not worth £5.80 for the Kindle version, though. I appreciate that there's work gone into making it concise, but I read it very quickly.

As a problem solver but not necessarily creative person in my own mind, I came to this book wondering where it would take me. I love Austin’s newsletters as they keep the culture side of me going whilst bringing up a little boy and a baby. I knew therefore that he was engaging but I didn’t expect to feel this way after I read it. The book made me think about copying over plagiarism in a different way. Modification and expansion of ideas is core to Austin’s take on creativity. His tips on how to manage creativity were great too. I remember writing, probably awful, poetry as a teen and loved doing it but gave it up when work and awkwardness set in in early adult life. His chapter on being the sum of your interests resonated. I will definitely be working through his other books. Insightful, honest, comfortingly realistic about limitations (see marry well section) and inspiring.

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Great book , and great seller Just 4 days arrived to turkey 😍. Iam Really Happy to buy from you

Austin is a great inspirational author who doesn’t care about sharing his secrets! After reading “Show your work” from Austin a while back I had “Steal like an artist” on my list and finally read it, and the only thing I can say is… WHY I HAVEN’T READ IT SOONER? This book not only encourages you to work on your thing (whatever it is) but gives a clear way on how to do it and makes you feel that you can. If you have a creative idea in mind but haven’t started waiting for the perfect time or the muse to feel inspired, shake those feelings and get this book. If after you wonder how to share what you do, get the “Show your work” book from Austin and you’ll have the perfect combo to out your work out in the world!

Das was Austin Kleon mit dem reisserischen Titel eigentlich meint ist, dass es so gut wie alles "Vorstellbare" bereits in irgendeiner Form gibt. Des wegen der Appell, sich von viele Quellen inspierieren zu lassen und damit dann etwas "Neues" zu kreeiren. Ein insgesamt kurzweilig geschriebenes Buch, welches mich schon durch seine visuelle Erscheinung inspiriert und zum Quer-Denken eingeladen hat. Der Autor hat dabei einen sehr persönlichen Schreibstil und schreibt absolut zwanglos. Für Menschen die ein fundiertes Fachbuch zum Thema Ideenfindung suchen ist Steal like an Artist sicherlich nicht die richtige Wahl - für mich in meiner Situation jedoch erfrischend anders. Ich konnte einige neue Erkenntnisse aus dem Buch für mich gewinnen, des wegen 5*****

Print quallity is realy low, and the book is not original