Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon: Book Summary
Copy your heroes work and use it as a springboard to find your style. Let neither praise nor criticism drive you off track. Remember to have fun.
The Book in Three Sentences 🎯
- Let neither praise nor criticism drive you off track.
- Remember to have fun creating the right work environment for your art.
- Copy your heroes' work and use it as a springboard to find your own, unique style.
The Daily Stoic
By Ryan Holiday
Nothing is Original
- All creative work builds on what came before.
- Nothing is completely original.
- Artists are collectors who collect selectively.
- You're only as goods as who and what you surround yourself with.
Start Copying
- Steal the thinking behind the style
- Our failure to copy our heroes is where we discover our own thing.
- There's no pressure when you're unknown. Experiment.
- You will never get that freedom once people start paying attention to you.
Internet Destroys Creativity
- Too many opportunities to hit the delete key.
- We start editing ideas before we have them.
- Do the work you want to see get done.
