- Introduction
- The Nature of Creativity and Inspiration
- About Serious Play and Not Worrying
- Using Restrictions and Guidelines for Stimulating Creativity
- Brainstorming and Free-Writing
- The Basic Visual Elements of Art
Composition, Color, Contrast, Light, Shadow, Mass, Line, Edge, Balance, Tension, Pattern, Repetition, Perspective, Path, Triangles, Form, Texture, Material, Space, Size and Volume, Object, Subject and Meaning - Abstraction and Creativity
- Translating from One Medium to Another
- Introduction to Finding Inspiration
- Finding Inspiration in Nature
Bees, Leaves, the Beach, the Sky, Cactus - Finding Inspiration in the Urban World
Windows, Traffic Lights, Subway, Abandoned Factories - Finding Inspiration in Household Stuff
Pillows, Shoes, the Bath, Eyeglasses, Bowls - Finding Inspiration in Daily Routines
Doing Laundry, Eating Breakfast, Lounging on the Sofa, Arguing, Housecleaning - Finding Inspiration in the Visual Elements
Composition, Color, Contrast, Light, Shadow, Mass, Line, Edge, Balance, Symmetry, Horizon Lines, Odds and Evens, Edges in Balance, Tension, Pattern, Repetition, Perspective, Path, Triangles, Form, Texture, Material, Space, Size and Volume, Object, Subject and Meaning - Finding Inspiration in Music and Sound
The Power of Sound, Seeing Sound, Where Sound Can Be Found, Ambient Sound and Vibration, Word-Sounds, Human Speech, Animal Talk, Street Noise, Particular Sounds, Seeing Music, Rhythm, Melody and Harmony, Notes, Keys, Chords - Finding Inspiration in Language
Synesthesia, Free-Writing, Where to Find the Written Word, The Sound of Words, The Visual Style of Writing, The Shape of Words, Tags and Labels, Hybrid Words, Learn Another Language, Random Words in Art, Color Poem, Solitary Letters - Finding Inspiration in Life Events
Moving to a New City, Adopting a Pet, Losing or Leaving a Job, Falling in Love, Learning to Ride a Bike - Finding Inspiration in Various States of Being
Comfort, Confidence, Confusion, Curiosity, Exhaustion and Fatigue, Frustration, Fury, Happiness, Sadness - Finding Inspiration in Dreams
A Bit About Dreams, Clean-Out-Your-Head Dreams, Inspirational Dreams, Premonition Dreams, Repetitive Dreams, Nightmares, Incorporating Reality Dreams, Telepathic Dreams, Dream Interpretations, Lucid Dreaming, Making Requests, Dream Journals, Turning Dreams into Art, Color in Dreams - Finding Inspiration in Being Uninspired
Fear, Time Out, Don’t Obsess Just Do Something, Get the Ball Rolling, Bored, Blank, Nothingness, The Void, Emptiness, Emptying Out, Space, Holes, Dull Lackluster Beige Dust, Being Stuck, Walls, Blocks, Creative Blocks - Summary: The Musician Parallel
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