"Steal like an artist"

"Steal like an artist" by Austin Kleon is a helpful little book giving advice about being an artist and being creative. It starts off by talking about how there are no new "original" ideas in the world. Therefore it is okay to take something from the past an breathe new life into it. Now as some read this they may think it is wrong, and dishonest. While yes if you take someone else's work and then put your name on it changing nothing about it, that is dishonest. However that is not what Austin is talking about. He is talking about taking a piece of art or an idea and using it as inspiration, putting your own spin on it, combining it with another piece of work. Another good piece of advice that Austin gave in this book was to always have some sort of piece of paper with you. You never know what might inspire you as you go through your day or walking around or shopping for toilet paper. And when you see it you don't want to forget how it inspired you or what ideas you start to get because of it. So it is always a good idea to have something with you so that you can just sketch those ideas down and save them for later to work on more. This book is filled with many great pieces of advice that will open the eyes to many about how to be creative.