Cameron

“First, you have to figure out who to copy. Second, you have to figure out what to copy.”
― Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

“You know that phrase, “going through the motions”? That’s what’s so great about creative work: If we just start going through the motions, if we strum a guitar, or shuffle sticky notes around a conference table, or start kneading clay, the motion kickstarts our brain into thinking.”
― Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

“Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find your self.” —Yohji Yamamoto”
― Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

“What to copy is a little bit trickier. Don’t just steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style. You don’t want to look like your heroes, you want to see like your heroes.”
― Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative