Michael Atavar Books

Creativity begins with you. Through a series of 20 practical and effective exercises, all using a unique visual approach, Michael Atavar challenges you to open your mind, shift your perspective and ignite your creativity. Whatever your passion, craft or aims, this book will expertly guide you from bright idea, through the tricky stages of development, to making your concepts a reality. We often treat creativity as if it was something separate from us – in fact it is, as this book demonstrates, incredibly simple: creativity is nothing other than the very core of 'you'.

HOW TO BE AN ARTIST is a book that develops your creativity and helps you, stage by stage, grow your own creative potential. Michael Atavar draws on his extensive experience as an artist and coach to offer you exercises, tips and extensive lists of choices in order to make your vision real. In three expansive sections, he moves you from beginning an idea, through developing a vocabulary, to working with your own intuitive process. For beginner or experienced practitioner, everyone can benefit from this encouraging and practical volume. Put it in your pocket, it will change your life.