Let yourself daydream sometimes... Allow spontaneous images to come and go. Capture one in a sketch. These images express connections with your inner self.

Your hopes and dreams, as well as your perception of the world around you, come through in your work and make it unique.

Don't dwell on your mistakes. Set achievable goals: a confident line, effective use of values, interesting shapes, exciting texture.

Creativity isn't magic. It's achievable.

Establish an atmosphere that energizes you. Some creative people flourish in confusion; others need to be free from interruption. Many prepare themselves for work by exercising to stimulate circulation; others meditate to quiet the chatter of the outer world.

You owe it to yourself to make your creative development a top priority.

Pay attention to the inner voice that tells you when something feels right. Much of your creative problem-solving occurs at an unconscious level.