What is creativity?

Creativity, What is creativity?  This is a question that one of my friends asked me today and I was like:  "You don't know"?

In my opinion "Creativity" its one of the biggest difference that makes us unique.(from animals and from each other)
Creativity is our ability to imagine new things every day. Its also similar to originality and it let's you create so many things that it's only yours.
It makes the world a better place if you want.

Don't believe me? Who's the most creative in the world? Don't know? I will tell you... Nature! Yes, nature is the most creative on the Earth. ( I don't want to enter in religion so I will say Mother Nature, OK?)

Mother nature created so many,many things so it was very creative. Forests,animals, caves, sea,oceans,beach,jungles,... and I can go on and on. All that are Mother's nature creativity and we should appreciate them more.
You will say only artists are creative... That's Wrong!  It is true that they are more creative but you are very creative as-well.
Let's take a simple thing like Clothing (I know you like it).
It is so rarely that 2 people will dress thee same because every one use his creativity and chose his clothes different than the others. It may not be a good example but you got the idea, I hope.
So, don't ever stop being creative because you will  lose your personality!  Also,check this blog of one of my friends: Adam's Creative Place
-O. Sebastian

10 Rules I think an artist should follow

1. The first rule is like the most important if you want to be a true artist : Don't Copy! ( Because if you copy someone else's work you lose all the originality an artist has)
2. The second rule is to learn to give credit to other artists. You aren't the best artist as you think so you have to learn to appreciate another artist's work. Who know's,maybe you can learn something if you do this.
3. Try to remake some of your arts if you want. It's not truly a rule but you can see how much you evolve since you made the original.
4. Do not do artwork at a price of a big mac( For more info check this blog: http://chrisoatley.com/bad-clients/ )
5. Do not do the same thing if you want to be an artist. Sketch and draw as much as possible. Make animals,trees,rooms,paintings or whatever you have in mind.

The next five rules in the next post.  Also, here is a great animation video made by @2dcale from Twitter.

How I draw Rudolph ( Turtle World Holiday Party)

I start at first with a sketch on paper. I am making an idea on how it should look.

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I am using Flash and draw the lines using mostly the line tool. As you can see now the drawing is clean and better. Now let's color it!

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Use whatever colors you think it suits Rudolph better. Let your imagination and creativity take over and color. Then make some shadows and it's finished.

     Hope you like how I dra Rudolph and make sure you join the Holiday fun at www.worldofturtles.com !

         O.Sebastian