Start Making Art Today
Learn to think like an artist and use your original ideas to make art
Anyone can be an artist
The book is aimed at beginners who want to be able to use their own ideas to make art but don't know where to start.
It encourages the reader to bring art making into their life, form regular making habits, find ways to overcome perceived obstacles and build their skills as they work.
Why Should I make Art?
Art is a timeless and welcoming friend
Art making is wonderful. You can create anything you can think up.
A painting! A bowl! A thirty foot sculpture of buddha made of ash, a tank made of lace. A stained glass window, a performance art piece with 20 live dachshunds. A tiny pencil drawing.
Sometimes on YouTube and on social media art is portrayed as only this neat perfect activity where you exactly copy a photo, or paint a perfect grape, but art is so much more. Its juicy and messy and chaotic. It's whatever is in your head, that you decide to create.
Art making is a fun friend waiting to hug you at the end of a boring day at work.
Making art is comforting, consoling, exciting and fun! It can be weird, it can be wild. It can be whatever you want.
I used to be so creative but now I’m too tired and busy!
Boost your creativity
Do you remember when you last felt like a creative person? You’ve been working hard, looking after your family and you feel totally unconnected to all the great ideas you used to have. That creative person doesn’t even feel like you! But you can bring your creativity back to life! Find out how by reading this book.
The best time to start is now. You are good enough to start today.
Nick Lee
You can learn to make anything
Method+Material+Time=Skill
Whenever you’re making art you’re learning and improving. You’ll gather skills as you make and have more ideas everyday. You don't have to be good before you begin. Every skill you need you can learn as you work. You’re art ready now!