It's Great to Create: 101 Fun Creative Exercises for Everyone (Gifts for Creatives, Fun Exercises Book, Art Book)

"Draw, doodle, make, and have fun! There are no mistakes in this wild and wonderful world from doodle artist and illustrator Jon Burgerman. Packed with prompts for 101 unexpected art projects, It's Great to Create offers artists of all ages loads of fun ways to get inspired and kick-start the creative process. From drawing with your eyes closed or doodling on your clothes to putting faces on your condiments or finding colors that rhyme, every page offers a new opportunity to embrace creativity and make something awesome. This unique volumefeaturing a punch-out on the cover for creative playinvites readers to lower their artistic inhibitions and offers a glimpse into the mind of a truly original artist." -- Amazon.com Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 6 Prompts for Paper......Page 8 Loosen up.......Page 10 Get a pen and scribble with it until it runs out.......Page 12 Scribble with your eyes closed.......Page 14 Colors collide.......Page 16 Draw with your weaker hand.......Page 18 Draw with your mouth.......Page 20 Sound shapes.......Page 21 Scribble scramble.......Page 22 Draw while singing loudly.......Page 24 Good vibrations.......Page 26 Face time.......Page 28 Blindfolded self-portrait.......Page 30 Selfless selfies.......Page 32 Dream lunch.......Page 36 Draw on glass.......Page 38 Upside down.......Page 43 Ramble on.......Page 44 Tell me about your mother.......Page 46 Hybrids.......Page 48 Light on dark.......Page 50 Loose goose.......Page 52 Color rhyme.......Page 54 Paint with paint.......Page 55 Waterworks.......Page 56 GO BIG.......Page 58 Start but don't finish.......Page 60 The whole hole.......Page 62 Slices and dices.......Page 64 Stroke animals.......Page 66 Megapenopolis.......Page 68 Nudles.......Page 70 Doodle diary.......Page 72 Pocket 'zine.......Page 74 Shut it.......Page 78 Prompts for Objects......Page 80 3-D doodles.......Page 138 Play with leaves.......Page 136 Woodcuts.......Page 134 Half a job.......Page 133 Share a smile.......Page 132 It's great to cre-plate.......Page 130 Bottle it.......Page 128 Dot to dot.......Page 124 Portraits of people on people.......Page 122 Chalk walk.......Page 120 Remaster an old master.......Page 119 Headhunter.......Page 118 Give a gift.......Page 117 Customize your shoes.......Page 116 Rock buddies.......Page 114 Egghead.......Page 113 Headliner.......Page 112 Customize a jacket.......Page 110 Become a lo-fi tech guru.......Page 106 Foodles.......Page 104 Corking.......Page 102 Make your own grocery labels.......Page 98 Upcycle.......Page 97 Snack rags.......Page 96 Make your own flag.......Page 94 Gingerbot 2000.......Page 92 Sick bag, bro.......Page 90 Edible landscapes.......Page 88 Easy tee.......Page 87 Biscuit head.......Page 86 Just add eyes.......Page 84 Doodle dollars.......Page 83 Dada collage.......Page 82 Prompts for Indoors and Outdoors......Page 142 Outdoor expanse.......Page 144 Lemon slice.......Page 146 Breakfast buddy.......Page 148 Texture mapping.......Page 150 Light lines.......Page 152 Use your hands.......Page 154 Make your own world.......Page 156 Reform a form.......Page 158 Give people new bodies.......Page 160 Use your surroundings.......Page 162 Temporary tattoodles.......Page 164 Think inside the box.......Page 166 Scale the walls.......Page 171 Ham it up.......Page 172 Fax machine.......Page 174 Become invisible.......Page 176 Doodle monarch.......Page 178 Banana faces.......Page 180 Doggie style.......Page 182 Build your own fashion brand (out of cardboard).......Page 184 Cloud gazing.......Page 186 Household portrait.......Page 188 Diorama drama.......Page 190 Dish sculpture.......Page 192 Fruit monster.......Page 194 Food friends.......Page 196 Paper eyes.......Page 198 Is modern art more fun with googly eyes?......Page 200 Accidental band.......Page 202 Skewed views.......Page 204 Coffee mate.......Page 206 Alien invasion.......Page 208 Spy hole.......Page 210 Kaleidoscopic.......Page 212 Muji Fine Pens......Page 214 Stabilo Bionic Pens......Page 215 Crayola Chalk......Page 216 Golden Acrylics......Page 217 Winsor & Newton Watercolor Markers......Page 218 Notebooks......Page 219 Play-Doh......Page 220 Internet Resources......Page 221 Acknowledgments......Page 223 Photo Credits......Page 224 About the Author......Page 225 Chronicle Ebooks......Page 227 Draw, doodle, make, and have fun! There are no mistakes in this wild and wonderful world from doodle artist and illustrator Jon Burgerman. Packed with prompts for 101 unexpected art projects, It's Great to Create offers artists of all ages loads of fun ways to get inspired and kick-start the creative process. From drawing with your eyes closed or doodling on your clothes to putting faces on your condiments or finding colors that rhyme, every page offers a new opportunity to embrace creativity and make something awesome. This unique ebook invites readers to lower their artistic inhibitions and offers a glimpse into the mind of a truly original artist. Draw, doodle, make, and have fun! There are no mistakes in this wild and wonderful world from doodle artist and illustrator Jon Burgerman. Packed with prompts for 101 unexpected art projects, __It's Great to Create__ offers artists of all ages loads of fun ways to get inspired and kick-start the creative process. From drawing with your eyes closed or doodling on your clothes to putting faces on your condiments or finding colors that rhyme, every page offers a new opportunity to embrace creativity and make something awesome. This unique ebook invites readers to lower their artistic inhibitions and offers a glimpse into the mind of a truly original artist.