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An Artistic Guide to Creativity

Created by: Brent Eviston

Last updated August 2020

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What you will learn

  • You’ll learn what thoughts and habits stand in the way of being creative and learn how to move past them.
  • You’ll learn how to seek a deeper sense of meaning in everyday objects and experiences.
  • You’ll learn how to use divergent thinking in order to find creative solutions to problems.
  • You’ll learn how to make changes in your life that will promote creative thinking.
  • You’ll learn a creative process you can apply to nearly any situation.

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Course Description

Creativity is one of the most essential skills in a wide range of fields from art and design to technology and business. Creativity is also misunderstood and rarely taught.

In this course, you’ll learn the most effective, research based changes you can make in your life to become more creative.

In each lesson of this course you’ll be introduced to an essential creative concept. At the end of each lesson you’ll be asked to do a project. There are two kinds of projects in this course:

  • Art Projects where you’ll get to draw, explore meaning and seek creative connections through collage.

  • Guided Journal Projects where you’ll write about your life and your thoughts in order to break through your creative blocks and design your creative future.

You don’t need any art experience or any other special skills to participate in this course. This course is open to anyone, even if you’re completely new to art or creativity.


Why Learn Creativity from Brent:

Brent has used his creative skills to build a meaningful fine arts career as well as a thriving business. He’s studied traditional art making like figure drawing and anatomical drawing. He’s also experienced in experimental forms of art making like animation and video installation. Brent exhibits his work in galleries and museums.

In 2016 Brent created The Art & Science of Drawing program, an award-winning online drawing program that has taught more than 100,000 students how to draw in 170 countries.


This Course:

Creativity is essential for both art and design, as well as technological innovations. Whether you want to be more creative in your art, your career, or your personal life, this course will teach you the tools and mindsets necessary to become more creative.

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Instructor Details

Brent Eviston

Drawing has been my lifelong passion.  After studying at Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles, I continued to study numerous forms of drawing including the timeless traditions of the old masters as well as cutting-edge contemporary practices.

I have been teaching drawing for over 25 years at studios, museums, galleries, and schools  and have developed numerous bestselling online figure drawing courses taught to an international student base.

In 2017 I was honored as one of Udemy's Best New Instructors.

I have two drawing books available at all major book sellers "The Art & Science of Drawing: Learn to Observe, Analyze and Draw Any Subject" and "The Art & Science of Figure Drawing: Learn to Observe, Analyze and Draw the Human Body".

I'm thrilled to bring you a lifetime of drawing and teaching experience to this unique program. I look forward to working with you.  Cheers!

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Reviews

4.8

335 ratings on Udemy

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By Maja Terra Elentári on 9/3/2026

An incredibly well-built short course, backed by Brent's plentiful experience and even some interesting science. The length of the course is just right to explain + let you experience through projects the most important and carefully selected ways to develop your creativity. Brent's explanations are super clear, concise and sometimes brutally honest - but that's exactly what's needed in order to nurture creativity. Were I sometimes uncomfortable during this course? Yes. Did I not feel up to do all the assignments? Yes. But while following Brent's lead. I realized and experienced something I didn't see as clearly before, and also took a step in letting go of my inner critic. I highly recommend the course. Get ready for some challenging explanations, get ready to do the work, and, most importantly, implement creativity in your life. The course is only the beginning. It won't magically fix your creativity. It can only open the path. It's up to you to keep walking it. Thanks Brent.

By Heather MacDonald on 11/30/2024

As always, Brent delivers excellent information in accessible chunks. I really enjoy his courses: they are helping me to develop my technical and thinking skills. I like the way he challenges us to improve our technical skills and think more creatively throughout each day. Money well invested!

By Joan S on 5/23/2023

This course was exactly what I needed. I've been working hard with skill development, which is great, but also began to feel stale like I was doing things by rote. Brent "unstuck" me. The material was spot on, and the format was well designed and well paced. Thanks so much, Brent! As always, your teaching is excellent!

By Agnès Gendron on 4/29/2023

Un cours hors du commun, fondamental , d'une profondeur philosophique qui ne peut que tous nous rejoindre dans cet aspect Socratique du ''connais-toi toi même''« Je ne veux pas paraître à moi-même comme l’un de ceux qui se conforment aux désirs de la majorité ; je veux seulement me conformer à ce qui m’est apparu à moi après un examen rigoureux ». Exercices ludiques, passionnants, incrustant le rêve dans la réalité concrète du dessin. Profondeur et réalisme, un cours de Mr Brent Eviston incontournable qui nous démontre une fois de plus le génie créatif de son enseignement.

By Anna Duger on 2/12/2023

This class is far more essential to many career paths than I originally thought. The instructor teaches you how to awaken your inner creativity and use it in a way that is both helpful and meaningful to you. I would suggest this class to absolutely everyone who is studying a career or looking to shift their perspectives. It's fantastic and the projects he guides us through are truly memorable.

By Patricia Garza on 7/21/2022

Al principio imaginaba que el curso iba ser dibujar mucho. Cada sección con sus preguntas me abrían la mente y a tener mayor entendimiento sobre el tema de Creatividad. Empecé a darle mayor significado a las cosas que dibujo y paralelamente al proyecto en el que estoy trabajando me está siendo más fácil generar ideas y encontrar otros significados. Muchas gracias a Brent por compartir su conocimiento en esta área.

By Natalie on 6/8/2022

An excellent course, changing perspective on creativity. Obviously not "one time does everything" - I'll need to return to this course many times in the future, but such a fantastic start on the journey to increase your creativity. I liked the creative projects, and also many suggestion on how to break habits and make new combinations of things. Highly recommend!

By Jerome C. on 2/7/2021

I enjoyed every second of this course. This has helped me view problems and my life in new and unexpected ways. I’m already a student studying the Art and Science of Drawing courses and just like those this course has the potential of countless hours of replayability. Thank you so much for making this course.

By Sam Martin on 1/12/2021

The instructor did an excellent job of plainly explaining the basic concepts and principles of creativity, and laying out actionable ways to increase creativity. The videos/assignments themselves were not too time-consuming, but still gave a good foundation on which to build. As someone who does not consider myself to be very creative, I feel that this course has made creativity something accessible to me.

By Sarah Hatcher on 9/8/2020

I think this is a very difficult subject to deliver in a pre-packaged online format. The concepts were good and as always, Brent does an excellent job of being clear and methodical. But the journalling expercises, I found, were a bit simplistic and obvious. Again, very tricky to do this kind of course without an interactive format.

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