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# New mint condition Same-day dispatch before noon No quibbles returns The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be the Artist You Truly Are

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## Summary

> 🎨 Unlock your inner artist—permission granted, fear denied!

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## Key Features

- • **Journaling Meets Art:** Encourages illustrated journaling, blending mindfulness with creativity for a fulfilling daily habit.
- • **Pristine Presentation:** Arrives in new mint condition, making it a perfect gift or personal keepsake.
- • **Risk-Free Inspiration:** No quibbles returns ensure you can explore your creativity worry-free.
- • **Instant Creative Boost:** Dispatches same day if ordered before noon—start your artistic journey without delay.
- • **Empowering Artistic Confidence:** More than a book—it's your personal cheerleader to overcome creative blocks and embrace drawing.

## Overview

The Creative License by Danny Gregory is an inspirational guide designed to help aspiring artists overcome fear and self-doubt. With same-day dispatch, guaranteed mint condition, and hassle-free returns, this book encourages daily illustrated journaling and creative engagement rather than technical mastery, making it ideal for anyone seeking to reignite their passion for drawing and personal expression.

## Description

Buy The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be the Artist You Truly Are Illustrated by Gregory, Danny (ISBN: 9781401307929) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: A brilliant, inspirational book - I love this book so much! I bought it a couple of years ago now and am still even now referring to it and re-reading it. The book is not so much a 'learn to draw book' teaching loads of technical lessons but is rather a book that focuses on trying to get you excited and inspired to draw. This book is aimed at those who have always admired others having drawing in their lives and have always wanted it too but don't know how or are too scared to get started. For this reason, I can understand if some people would find this slightly patronising. Me personally, I find no hint of the author being patronising but instead see his enthusiasm for the subject being poured out by the bucket loads on the page. You really get a sense that the author is routing for you and this makes it a greatly encouraging book. What I like as well is how the author doesn't allow you to just sit reading the book the whole time but almost straight away is encouraging you to draw, feel the fear-as a lot of people do, and do it anyway! This book is a very personal book from the author as it is clearly all based on his experiences of drawing. Throughout, he's constantly giving you advice as you develop in creating an illustrated journal (this is something that he really encourages) and also a nice sense of mutual understanding when it becomes a struggle. A few people have been commenting about the capital letter writing. I can see how this isn't to everyone's preference as a lot of handwriting style font can be hard to read. However, I didn't actually notice hugely the fact that all the text was in capitals, a sign that it clearly didn't bother me. I've had no problems reading the text as it's all well laid out and easy to understand. I actually love that it's all written in this style as it further adds to the beauty of this book. That is one thing that is definitely worth mentioning. The whole presentation is just brilliant. Clearly a lot of time has been put into the look of this book and this certainly doesn't go unnoticed. Just looking at the drawings and presentation of this book alone I think is a great source of inspiration. So even if you find you can't get on with the text, the book itself will allow you to take something hopefully away with you. As an art student myself, this book has played a great part in my development in the subject. If you need a boost of confidence and inspiration to get yourself drawing, this book is definitely worth a look at. I just hope that you find it as inspirational as I have.
Review: Finally enjoying drawing again after 20 year block - I am so grateful for this book. I did a textile degree many years ago, and somehow, during it, the love I had for drawing was squeezed out of me by tutors pulling me this way and that. I have missed drawing more and more, yet every time I have tried to begin again, those whining tutor voices invaded my head, I would get upset and give up. Danny Gregory is the friendly, gentle, encouraging voice I have needed to replace those negative voices. Since taking the plunge to buy the book (spurred on by another reviewer who said he was finally drawing again every day) I have drawn every day for 2 weeks.....and I am enjoying it.All the angst and frustration that blocked me before has gone, and I am back in touch with the peace and enjoyment it used to give me when I was younger. This is a delightfully friendly book, packed with drawings (which I wasn't expecting)and is not trying to make you a brilliant artist, just someone who is creatively engaged for your own pleasure. He focusses alot on journalling, rather than making works of art to share and impress, and that suits me right now, it takes the pressure off while you find your feet. If you want the techniques of drawing, you need another book; some of the exercises he uses are basically from Betty Edwards - drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, and if you are already well motivated, then you may need a book like that. He admits himself that the book will not take you through all the skills needed for drawing, and makes really good recommendations for other books. This book is more about the joy of it, about getting you to see the place drawing can have in your life, how it helps you to engage at another level with your life and the people and things around you. If you want to draw and don't think you can, or can and don't, or have some block, like I did, then this is definitely the book for you.

## Features

- New
- Mint Condition
- Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
- Guaranteed packaging
- No quibbles returns

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 271,186 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 2,113 in Drawing (Books) 7,999 in Practical & Motivational Self Help |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 498 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A brilliant, inspirational book
*by F***5 on 3 January 2013*

I love this book so much! I bought it a couple of years ago now and am still even now referring to it and re-reading it. The book is not so much a 'learn to draw book' teaching loads of technical lessons but is rather a book that focuses on trying to get you excited and inspired to draw. This book is aimed at those who have always admired others having drawing in their lives and have always wanted it too but don't know how or are too scared to get started. For this reason, I can understand if some people would find this slightly patronising. Me personally, I find no hint of the author being patronising but instead see his enthusiasm for the subject being poured out by the bucket loads on the page. You really get a sense that the author is routing for you and this makes it a greatly encouraging book. What I like as well is how the author doesn't allow you to just sit reading the book the whole time but almost straight away is encouraging you to draw, feel the fear-as a lot of people do, and do it anyway! This book is a very personal book from the author as it is clearly all based on his experiences of drawing. Throughout, he's constantly giving you advice as you develop in creating an illustrated journal (this is something that he really encourages) and also a nice sense of mutual understanding when it becomes a struggle. A few people have been commenting about the capital letter writing. I can see how this isn't to everyone's preference as a lot of handwriting style font can be hard to read. However, I didn't actually notice hugely the fact that all the text was in capitals, a sign that it clearly didn't bother me. I've had no problems reading the text as it's all well laid out and easy to understand. I actually love that it's all written in this style as it further adds to the beauty of this book. That is one thing that is definitely worth mentioning. The whole presentation is just brilliant. Clearly a lot of time has been put into the look of this book and this certainly doesn't go unnoticed. Just looking at the drawings and presentation of this book alone I think is a great source of inspiration. So even if you find you can't get on with the text, the book itself will allow you to take something hopefully away with you. As an art student myself, this book has played a great part in my development in the subject. If you need a boost of confidence and inspiration to get yourself drawing, this book is definitely worth a look at. I just hope that you find it as inspirational as I have.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finally enjoying drawing again after 20 year block
*by C***H on 2 November 2008*

I am so grateful for this book. I did a textile degree many years ago, and somehow, during it, the love I had for drawing was squeezed out of me by tutors pulling me this way and that. I have missed drawing more and more, yet every time I have tried to begin again, those whining tutor voices invaded my head, I would get upset and give up. Danny Gregory is the friendly, gentle, encouraging voice I have needed to replace those negative voices. Since taking the plunge to buy the book (spurred on by another reviewer who said he was finally drawing again every day) I have drawn every day for 2 weeks.....and I am enjoying it.All the angst and frustration that blocked me before has gone, and I am back in touch with the peace and enjoyment it used to give me when I was younger. This is a delightfully friendly book, packed with drawings (which I wasn't expecting)and is not trying to make you a brilliant artist, just someone who is creatively engaged for your own pleasure. He focusses alot on journalling, rather than making works of art to share and impress, and that suits me right now, it takes the pressure off while you find your feet. If you want the techniques of drawing, you need another book; some of the exercises he uses are basically from Betty Edwards - drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, and if you are already well motivated, then you may need a book like that. He admits himself that the book will not take you through all the skills needed for drawing, and makes really good recommendations for other books. This book is more about the joy of it, about getting you to see the place drawing can have in your life, how it helps you to engage at another level with your life and the people and things around you. If you want to draw and don't think you can, or can and don't, or have some block, like I did, then this is definitely the book for you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Some good ideas, but not easy to read
*by A***R on 10 May 2019*

The book looks lovely, with colourful illustrations and funky hand-written font, but I feel appearances have been given too much emphasis, and the font (all in capital letters) is really tiring on the eyes and brain. There are some powerful pieces of advice here, and I love the positive spirit of the book, but I couldn’t stay with it for long because of the presentation. Also, the book is based upon the single idea of documenting one’s life in a sketchbook, and while this is a great idea, I think it’s a limited response to the dilemma of using one’s creativity more fully. I’m glad I bought it, and will dip into it again, but for me it’s not as helpful or relevant as other books on creativity.

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