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How To Fail Like A Professional Artist (…and Find Inspiration In The Process) :: ArtCast #109

By Chris Oatley

So you trashed your last project and started over… …and then again. …and then again.

…is that because you just aren’t meant to be an artist?

…or is it simply because you’re ambitious?

So you spent your weekend sleeping instead of drawing… Is that lazy? …or healthy?

Are you blocked? …or just solving the wrong problem?

Is failure useful for you? …or destructive?

Today on The Oatley Academy ArtCast, we share five “Failure Flip Tips” to help you turn failure into a tool that’s just as useful as your favorite pencil…

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Awesome Links:

Ânia Marcos | Ejiwa (Edge) Ebenebe | Sarah Mills | Maike Venhofen | Chris Oatley

Harding’s Lessons on Drawing: A Classic Approach by J. D. Harding

Kazu Kibuishi

Don’t Fear Placebos by Seth Godin

Music by Storybook Steve and Kangaralien

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