Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk: And Other Truths About Being Creative - Hardcover

Krysa, Danielle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1452148449 ISBN 13: 9781452148441

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2016

Synopsis

The key to silencing your inner critic once and for all, Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk introduces readers to ten truths that all creative people must face in order to defeat self-doubt. Each encouraging chapter presents a single pivotal moment on the path to creative success--fear of the blank page, the dangers of jealousy, sharing work with others--and explains how to accept each potential roadblock as a part of the process and navigate their pitfalls with confidence. Packed with thoughtful anecdotes, quotes from makers, practical exercises gleaned from artist and curator Danielle Krysa's years of working with professional and aspiring artists and hilariously awesome illustrations by indie art darling Martha Rich, this book arms readers with an essential tool for their creative toolbox: the confidence they need to get down to business and make good work.

About this title

Review:

"Trenchant and practical advice on how to ignore that inner critic and get to work.... This cheeky little tome deserves a place on your drawing table." --Communication Arts

From the Author:

Danielle Krysa is the celebrated author of Creative Block and Collage, and is the unmistakable voice behind the art blog The Jealous Curator (www.thejealouscurator.com). She worked as a designer and creative director for 14 years and has contributed her expertise to Frankie, Anthology, West Elm and SFGirlByBay and she has been a guest speaker at Alt Summit. She is also the creative director of the online marketplace Great.ly. Danielle lives in British Columbia, Canada. Martha Rich is a Philadelphia-based fine and commercial artist. Her drawings and paintings are known for featuring words and the absurd, from lobsters to brassieres. She has shown her work in galleries internationally and her commercial work has been used on T-shirts, book covers and shopping bags, and in music videos, magazines, advertising and beyond.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1452148449
• ISBN 13: 9781452148441
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136