How to Discover Your Creative Voice

Artistic creativity has been a source of inspiration for our race since the classical period. Each artist, the true creative spirit, like our physical bodies, is born, matures and learns to communicate through language. The artist is uniquely designed with a second voice that is birthed through time and loving care devoted to a given craft. Mozart learned his voice early as he composed his first full scale opera at age 12; Leonardo Da Vinci learned that his voice uttered beautifully through the strokes of a brush, as did Michelangelo through his chisel; or John Milton through his pen. These are artists that have sketched their names into the grand canvas of time, and did so through their quest of learning their creative voice. Though difficult and time demanding it may be, to go on this quest is necessary if you desire to achieve the true artistic spirit, and the first steps of this journey are usually the hardest, as they are the foundations of a lifestyle.

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Step1
Identify the craft you wish to pursue. All great artists of the past have years behind their successes of trial and error, drafts and failed manuscripts. The first works of Shakespeare were shunned by the artist himself. Even the first plays performed by the ancient Greeks are now forgotten in the shadows of their greater accomplishments. Identify the craft you wish to devote yourself to, and truly pursue development through tutelage, reading books on the craft and practice. Allow yourself to make mistakes, as well as to try new methods. At no time are you going to be locked into an artistic genre! Remember, it does not matter how much practice you "waste" on another genre; if you desire to move to another type of art, be it from painting to writing or writing to sculpting, the time you put into the first craft will only help improve the time spent on the second. No time spent practicing is wasted time.


Step2
Begin to dive into the works of other artists in your desired field. When we are babies first learning how to speak, isn't it common for us to adopt the sayings and mannerisms of our parents or guardians? We do this until we find our own voices, our own desired sayings and slurs. The language we will eventually become fluent in is first nurtured and given sustenence through the language of others. It is only natural. Before you can write an original script, you must know what has already been written. Practice your voice by using another's, someone you begin to admire while searching out the other artists in your craft, and you will notice, slowly and over time, that a unique voice will begin to reveal itself between the lines of your text or the strokes of your brush. Eventually, you will no longer speak like the ones you admired and adopted from, but through the experiences you allowed yourself to live through the pracitce of your craft.


Step3
Beginning to speak creatively is only the beginning. Now, like it was when we were children, it is time to learn meaning, as well as to expand upon your vocabulary. This step never really ends, as developement never truly finds it's limit. The only time an artist ceases to develop is when the artist has chosen to give up on their craft--a sad day. Never stop expanding your knowledge, and always be openminded to new ideas! Perspective is the lense in which art is created, and once we limit the access of different perspectives, we begin to limit our potential as artists. Being open to new ideas is, by far, the most important thing to do while persuing a career as an artist!


Step4
Connect to like-minded people. It is important to find fellow artists, not needing to be in the same genre, that are pursuing development in their craft; people that are open to new ideas and are able to give constructive input through encouragement. This is by far the hardest step to accomplish, since it is rare to find those that are willing to offer only constructive input. Rather, it is more common to find a group of people that are more willing to take apart a work, and this comes from fellow artists just as much as it comes from critics. If there is not a local group in your area, try to form one! There is a priceless pleasure that comes from an artistic family where everyone's best interest is in mind, and all assist in the success of one another.

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