The main point behind all of these creativity posts has been to show people that everyone is creative. This is still true. However, it is also true that you can’t force creativity. As regular readers will know, this is something I’ve hit a road block with very recently.

Creativity is a natural process. Sure, I comes with training, it need moulding, it needs to be fed, but it is at its strongest when left to express naturally. I think that this is where a lot of people get stuck, and where a lot of people write their creativity off. They decide that they are not the right kind of creative. Humans have this great talent for comparison and if they aren’t the same creative as someone else, then they must not be creative. Not true. You are your own kind of creative, you just have to find it and let it fly.

Trust me, when you let it be, it feels like one of the more natural things in the world. Letting a piece flow out of my pencil really opens a lot of new doors for possibilities. When I try to make a piece fit a certain look/idea, that’s where we run into problems. You’ll hear more about this when I post my next Behance Story.

My best advice here is to not go in with too much planned out, or with a specific image in mind, especially if that image is created by someone else. Even if you do go in with a detailed plan, be open to the possibility of change or adjustment. Just go in with an idea and see what comes. David Carson said, “be open to unexpected things while you’re working.” If you aren’t, you’re missing out, and trying to make your work something it isn’t. When you do that you’ll just get frustrated and limit yourself… only you. Let your idea become what it wants to be. Let your creativity grow with the unexpected.

So go out there, stay open to the possibilities, and keep your eyes open for the unexpected.