Leslie Kavanaugh Share the Stages of the Creative Art Process

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Leslie Kavanaugh Share the Stages of the Creative
Art Process
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When we think of the creative process, what
typically comes to mind is an entirely
subjective, nebulous series of erroneous steps
only understood by gifted creatives. As if it
were some sort of secret code that only the Van
Goghs, Banksys, Picassos, Warhols, and Rodins of
the world knew.Here are the stages of the
creative art process from Leslie Kavanaugh
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• Preparation
• While this may sound like you're cramming for a
  grueling exam in the morning, the first phase of
  the creative process is where your best plans
  emerge. Consider it an exciting journey into the
  creative space that interests you most. It could
  also take the form of reading autobiographies of
  artists who inspire you, browsing artist websites
  and virtual galleries, watching documentaries on
  the subject, listening to music, or reading
  poetry.

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Incubation Now is the time to let all of the
information and inspiration that you have just
inhaled soak into your very core. At this point
in the creative process, you may not even feel
like you're doing anything because your
subconscious is doing all of the work. In that
sense, this stage of the creative process is
analogous to marinating a piece of steak
overnight in a juicy bath of flavors. To the
naked eye, the meat appears to be sitting still,
but a delicious transformation is taking place.
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• Evaluation
• To be the bearer of bad news, the creative
  development process would be incomplete if it did
  not acknowledge that not every creative idea is a
  great (or even a good) idea worth pursuing. It is
  the stage where you really dig deepas difficult
  and painful as it may be for your egoand ask
  yourself if it is an idea worth working on in the
  long run.
• Instead of viewing it as a threat to your hopes
  and dreams, consider it an opportunity to put
  your creative process art thought to the ultimate
  test. Does it withstand a flood of critical
  thinking, genuine questions, and, in some cases,
  peer scrutiny?

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InsightWe alluded to a lightbulb flickering on
in the previous stage, sending a person into a
complete creative frenzy they couldn't possibly
suppress. It is known as the "insight" stage of
the creative process, or what a few have jokingly
dubbed the "Eureka!" moment. (It's also known as
the illumination stage of the creative process.)
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• Elaboration
• On to the final stage of creativity It's finally
  time to "elaborate" on your project idea after
  it's passed the scrutiny test. Or, to put it
  another way, it's officially time to put ink to
  canvas, pen to paper, and clay to the wheel. This
  is the stage at which you are actively creating
  something and bringing your concept to life.

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We hope that now that you have a better
understanding of the five stages of the creative
art process (as described by Leslie Kavanaugh),
you will feel less pressure to create something
extraordinarily transformative out of thin air.
Art, regardless of medium, rarely happens in this
manner.