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Unlock your Imagination and Create with Impact!
by Brian Dunn
Welcome! How awesome and excited are you for this beautiful Monday morning? Yea that snarl says it all, haha.Allow me to inspire you so we can make this week amazing! Every Monday morning I will get you inspired to dig into your creativity and get you excited for this upcoming week.This new podcast I wanted to create short bites that you could listen to on the go that would get you pumped up so you actually go out and do something. NO more "I don't have enough time" excuses!So enough talking, let's get Creative and set yourself free!Learn more here. www.briansartofcreation.com
Episodes
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Heads will roll 31 day sculpting challenge week 1
here we go, first week of the challenge, and I am working on just getting started. This week is all about getting started, starting to move the clay, and getting into the habit. No perfection here, just having fun, seeing where the clay goes, and not being held back.
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If They Don't Like Me, At Least It's Actually Me | The Sculptor's Quest | M6 Ep.4
If They Don't Like Me, At Least It's Actually Me | The Sculptor's Quest | M6 Ep.4 What we cover this week: The Grinning Thing is finished — stitches added to the mask, base filled in, and the key detail: the mask is now permanently connected, never coming off The Unveiling's detour — building out…
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Same Smile, Every Day: The Mask Idea That Might Not Stick | The Sculptor's Quest | M6 Ep.3
What we cover this week: The Grinning Thing gets shoulders, base, and a deliberately tilted head for extra unsettling character A small intentional choice: the lumpy, unsmoothed back of his head stays rough on purpose, adding to the "gross creature" feel The Unveiling gets hair, shoulders, chest,...
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Two Masks, Two Shoulders: Meet The Unveiling | The Sculptor's Quest | M6 Ep.2
What we cover this week: Introducing The Unveiling — the hero standing against last week's demon, The Grinning Thing The character as she currently reads: vulnerable, shy, quiet, just beginning to step out of her shell The mask concept in progress — currently lifted off her face mid-reveal, not…
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Meet The Grinning Thing: The Mask That Never Comes Off | The Sculptor's Quest | M6 Ep.1
What we cover this week: Introducing Month 6's demon: The Grinning Thing — the forced, false smile you wear to hide what's actually going on Sculpting the fake-smile expression deliberately: raised cheeks, glowing eyes, telltale under-eye puffiness that signals "this isn't real" The construction...
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Perfectionist Meets Personal Frankenstein | The Sculptor's Quest | Hunter's Log 2
This is Month Two of Hunter's Log — the complete archive documentary for Sculptor's Quest: Hunt the Monster.Eight episodes. One demon. One hero. One month of hunting.The Perfectionist doesn't stop you before you start.It waits until the work exists — then tells you it's not enough.Not yet. Keep...
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He Doesn't Say "You Can't." He Says "Maybe You Don't Want It." | The Sculptor's Quest | M5 Ep.4
He Doesn't Say "You Can't." He Says "Maybe You Don't Want It." | The Sculptor's Quest | M5 Ep.4 What we cover this week: The Life Drain is finished — no eyes, since eyes are the pathway to the soul and this demon has none Final detailing: sunken facial structure, worn and torn jacket texture...
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Battle Scars on a Fresh Helmet: Building the Wellness Guard's Armor | The Sculptor's Quest | M5 Ep.3
What we cover this week: Both characters move to bases this week, starting to build out into full figures First face work on The Life Drain — leaning Gothic, considering a "V" motif on the back referencing a past Dracula sculpt Restating The Life Drain's core voice: telling you to hold off on...
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Strong, Stiff, Unbothered: Building a Guard Without Losing His Strength | The Sculptor's Quest | M5 Ep.2
What we cover this week: The Life Drain stays untouched this week — full focus goes to The Wellness Guard Rebuilding the face fully underneath the helmet before adding armor pieces back — needed a real character there first, not just a helmet on a blank form Adding shoulders and beginning to…
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Meet the Energy Vampire: The Demon That Whispers "Tomorrow" | The Sculptor's Quest | M5 Ep.1
What we cover this week: Introducing Month 5's demon and hero: The Life Drain (Energy Vampire) vs. The Wellness Guard The originating idea: if you don't take care of your wellness today, you'll be forced to take care of your illness tomorrow The three ways The Life Drain attacks — physical…
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Both Characters Finished: The Voice That Whispers "Why Try Something New?" | The Sculptor's Quest | M4 Ep.4
The Sculptor's Quest | M4 Ep.4 | Both Characters Finished: The Voice That Whispers "Why Try Something New?" What we cover this week: The Borrowed Lens is finished — final glasses redesign, rougher and more unsettling facial texture, refined shoulders and gesture A new self-imposed rule: instead…
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Analysis Paralysis Meets Mr. Hyde | The Sculptor's Quest | Hunter's Log 1
Analysis Paralysis Meets Mr. Hyde | The Sculptor's Quest | Hunter's Log 1 What we cover this week: Meeting Analysis Paralysis — the demon that lives between the idea and the action, always asking for "one more tweak" before you begin The real story behind it: a project left untouched for months,...
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Somebody Else's Old Dream: The Wireframes Take Shape | The Sculptor's Quest | M4 Ep.3
The Sculptor's Quest | M4 Ep.3 | Somebody Else's Old Dream: The Wireframes Take Shape What we cover this week: Scrapping the cardboard 3D glasses concept for The Borrowed Lens — it wasn't reading the character New direction: old, bent, busted wireframe glasses — somebody else's old dream, forced...
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When the Demon Doesn't Fit Yet | The Sculptor's Quest | M4 Ep.2
The Sculptor's Quest | M4 Ep.2 | When the Demon Doesn't Fit Yet What we cover this week: Progress on The Prescription — snowboarder-style goggles taking shape as his private VR-like view into his own dream The ongoing struggle with The Borrowed Lens — she's changed, gained hair, more pointed...
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The Borrowed Lens: Whose Vision Are You Wearing? |The Sculptor's Quest | M4 Ep.1
What we cover this week: Introducing Month 4's demon and hero: The Borrowed Lens vs. The Prescription The origin idea — Trent Shelton's line about your dream being a prescription only you can see through Sketching The Prescription: a character built around wild, wide-open goggles, an explosive...
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The Author Flips the Script: Same Words, New Meaning | The Sculptor's Quest M3 Ep. 4
Month 3, Episode 4 — The Author Flips the Script: Same Words, New Meaning What we cover this week: Both sculptures reach completion: The Scribe and The Author, side by side How identical structure and pose tell two completely different stories depending on posture, expression, and energy The…
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Curling Inward: The Scribe Takes Shape | The Sculptor's Quest M3 Ep. 3
Month 3, Episode 3 — Curling Inward: The Scribe Takes Shape What we cover this week: The Scribe gets her full form: hair, shoulders, base, and refined horns The shoulder shift — bringing them inward to create a curled, sinking, balled-up posture that reflects her emotional state A new word added…
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The Words on Your Skin: Bringing the Scribe to Life | The Sculptor's Quest M3 Ep. 2
Month 3, Episode 2 — The Words on Your Skin: Bringing the Scribe to Life What we cover this week: How the Scribe sculpture evolved — shoulders pulled in, eyes closed, head tilted, making herself small and absorbing every outside voice The power of closed eyes in the sculpt: shutting out visual...
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A New Demon Arrives: The Scribe and the Words Tattooed on Your Skin | The Sculptor's Quest M3 Ep. 1
Month 3, Episode 1 — A New Demon Arrives: The Scribe and the Words Tattooed on Your Skin What we cover this week: Introducing The Scribe — the demon who blindly allows outside words, labels, and beliefs to stain your skin before you're old enough to choose what sticks How words from parents…
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Frankenstein Wins: Owning Your Scars and Calling It Done | The Sculptor's Quest M2 Ep. 4
This is the moment Frankenstein takes over. Month 2 of The Sculptor's Quest is complete — and what a battle it was. The Perfectionist Demon came out swinging, wanted every edge crisp, every fingerprint erased, every scar smoothed into oblivion. And Frankenstein? He looked at every single one of...
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The Perfectionist Steps Forward: Learning When to Say Done | The Sculptor's Quest M2 Ep. 3
Month 2, Episode 3 — The Perfectionist Steps Forward: Learning When to Say Done What we cover this week: How the Perfectionist Demon was lurking in the background while Frankenstein was being built — and why that energy is so recognizable The bouncing trap: fixing one side, then the other, then...
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Showing All the Scars: Building Your Personal Frankenstein | The Sculptor's Quest M2 Ep. 2
Month 2, Episode 2 — Showing All the Scars: Building Your Personal Frankenstein What we cover this week: The behind-the-scenes mess: wrong file, missing audio, duplicate upload — and why showing that IS the message this month Why every mistake makes you a little bit stronger and a little bit more...
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A New Hunt Begins: The Perfectionist Demon vs. Personal Frankenstein | The Sculptor's Quest M2 EP: 1
Month 2, Episode 1 — A New Hunt Begins: The Perfectionist Demon vs. Your Personal Frankenstein What we cover this week: Recapping Month 1 — how we tamed Analysis Paralysis and unleashed Mr. Hyde Why a new demon always shows up right where the last one left off Introducing the Perfectionist Demon…
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The Hunt is Complete: When Your Demon and Your Hero Work Together | The Sculptor's Quest M1 Ep. 4
Episode 4 — The Hunt is Complete: When Your Demon and Your Hero Work Together What we cover this week: Wrapping up Month 1 of The Sculptor's Quest — the full arc of Analysis Paralysis and Mr. Hyde Why Analysis Paralysis isn't purely the enemy — his fatal flaw is blocking the one thing he needs...
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Unleashing Your Inner Hero: Mr. Hyde Was Never the Monster | The Sculptor's Quest M1 Ep. 3
Episode 3 — Unleashing Your Inner Hero: Mr. Hyde Was Never the Monster What we cover this week: The sculpting process behind finding Mr. Hyde — three sketches, two misfires, and the one that clicked Why the bad sculpts matter — getting the cobwebs out is part of the work A full reimagining of Dr....
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Taming the Demon: Analysis Paralysis Gets a Leash | The Sculptor's Quest M1 Ep. 2
Episode 2 — Taming the Demon: Analysis Paralysis Gets a Leash What we cover this week: Finishing and calling the Analysis Paralysis sculpture complete — and why that decision itself is an act of resistance Why "done" is powerful — the danger of endlessly overworking a piece (and a plan) The…
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Facing My First Inner Demon: Analysis Paralysis | The Sculptor's Quest M1 Ep. 1
Episode 1 — Facing the Demon: Analysis Paralysis What we cover this week: What Analysis Paralysis really is — and why it's sneakier than you think How this demon uses your strengths against you (yes, your love of planning and structure can become the trap) The cycle of constant tweaking that…
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The Sculptors Quest welcome back episode 00!!!
Here we are back and on a new journey. A hunt to discover and face our inner demons and unlock our own personal heroes. This is a journey about re discovering our creativity and sculpting our monsters and heroes. Lets go on the hunt together. Each month I will hunt down 1 monster and unlock 1 hero.
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bite sized creativity 013 stand guard at the doors of your mind
Today's topic is an important one. Standing guard at the doors of your mind. Not allowing negativity in or quickly dealing with it.
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bite sized creativity 012 complexity is the enemy of execution
Today's topic is the issue with complexity and how we as humans always seem to overcomplicate things. How we want everything to be perfect before we even get started. How we want to have our image and art fleshed out in our minds before we even apply any paint to the canvas.
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bite sized creativity 011 matrix and our perception
Today I talk about art and our perception of art. As well as the world around us and how it is like the matrix and each of us has our own special perception of the world. And that is what makes each of our art special and unique to us.
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bite sized creativity 010 change is inevitable progress is not
As we move and grow through life things will change, there is nothing you can do to stop it. However growing and getting better is a choice you have to make.
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bite sized creativity 009 simple habits
Today I will share some tips and techniques on habits and how I have developed my own. Use what works for you and scrap the rest.
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bite sized creativity 008 learned helplessness
Do you have beliefs that are limiting your abilities and your goals?
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bite sized creativity 007 don't be afraid to share your art
Art is something that is special and unique to you. Do not be afraid to share it with the world. You will only get 4 reactions to your artwork and today I will share with you how to handle and deal with them.
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bite sized creativity 006 rescuing your inner child
We are all born with so much untamed imagination as children. However somewhere along the way we grow up and lose touch with that special part of ourselves.
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bite sized creativity 005 talent vs practice
What if you were not born with talent? Are you doomed in the creative field? or any field.
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bite sized creativity 004 Taming the monkey mind
Have you been able to tame your monkey mind? That part of your mind that is constantly seeing shiny new objects and coming up with new ideas? I have not either, however I will share some tricks with you that I have learned that holds him off for moments of time.
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bite sized creativity 003 unleashing Mr. Hyde
Who is the real monster? Mr. Hyde or is it Dr. Jekyll? What if I told you that Dr. Jekyll was just trying to find his way back to his true self in Mr. Hyde? Thank you for watching Please like and subscribe. Also please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.
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bite size creativity 002 art is about the process not the destination
Enjoy the moments with your art and your creativity. Do not focus so much on the final piece that you miss the fun in the process.
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bite sized creativity 001 the power of creativity
There is a special power in creativity. It is personal and a special form of expression
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overcome your obstacles with new challenges
quick video to share what I have been facing and my personal challenge to get myself over my analysis paralysis and get into action.
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weekly art tips - how to discover your own personal art style
Quick weekly tips for this week are how to find and discover your own art style. What goes into your art style and how you can help yourself to create it with purpose. There is a special technique and flow that will come out naturally, but there are also ways to speed it up and find a direction…
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how to use creativity to cope or help with loss of a loved one - dealing with sadness and grief.
Creativity is an amazing tool to help you release your emotions and express how you are feeling. Especially in times where you are feeling sad and missing someone you have lost. Here are my tips and strategies for doing this. Thank you for watching Please like and subscribe. Also please leave a...
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clay therapy Episode 8 - pit stops
This story here is about taking breaks. About taking time for yourself to avoid burnout. I have the story and shared some pictures from the sculpture. Sorry I do not have a video while I was making it. Thank you for watching Please like and subscribe. Also please leave a comment and let me know...
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Clay therapy episode 7 - A coward dies 1000 times a hero only once
This here is a new piece of art to share a new story. The quote "a coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero only once" was an interesting concept and I wanted to share my thoughts and ideas for this piece. Please enjoy. Thank you for watching Please like and subscribe. Also please leave a comment…
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Upcoming stories and defeating artist block
This past week I have been sharing my toolbox of how I personally overcome artist block. Different techniques and concepts I use to harness my creativity. I also wanted to share some of the stories I am working on for this year and the sculptures behind them. Link to youtube video click here…
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clay therapy episode 6 - focus on 1 perfect brick
This week I began reading Will Smith's New book titled "Will" From the first chapter there a concept of laying 1 perfect brick he heard from his father that has stayed with him through his life and career. Having to build a brick wall as a young child and just being overwhelmed and a child that...
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clay therapy episode 5 - words written on skin
Here I have come back to this sculpture and concept. This time though I have created a little comic story as well as a little exercise at the end to give you a place to start. Each of us uses different words when we are describing ourselves. What are the words that you are using when you describe...
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Welcome! How awesome and excited are you for this beautiful Monday morning? Yea that snarl says it all, haha.Allow me to inspire you so we can make this week amazing! Every Monday morning I will get you inspired to dig into your creativity and get you excited for this upcoming week.This new podcast I wanted to create short bites that you could listen to on the go that would get you pumped up so you actually go out and do something. NO more "I don't have enough time" excuses!So enough talking, let's get Creative and set yourself free!Learn more here. www.briansartofcreation.com
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