Creative Process

My Creative Process

Over the course of creating this capstone, my biggest purpose was creating a space where students felt like their emotions and experiences are realized and validated. During CPSA250 I discovered I am someone in more need of external stimulation to get my brain kicking into a creative process - the truth is our brains all differ in how we process information, especially in a creative sense - some need silence, some need music, some need to be doing physical activity. Since my capstone art centers around a forest as the main setting, woodland ambience and somber music to help create an emotionally driven project. A specific technique that aided me significantly was the Wallace's 4 Step Model - Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, and Verification. The "Incubation" step was particularly crucial to my learning - letting creative ideas sit at the back of your mind before acting on them, so they can stir in your mind to something subconsciously greater. I utilized this method to think of the best compositions for my forest artwork - what will the subject be in that everyone will relate to? What composition will draw the viewer's eye? Not just with lineart, but also colors to draw attention.