Smart Reads: 8 Books to Jumpstart Your Creativity for #Inktober
Is there an artist inside you? Whether you make your living through your art or are a passionate amateur looking for expression, Inktober is your month. Professional illustrator Jake Parker started the Inktober tradition in 2009 to challenge himself to “improve my inking skills and develop positive drawing habits.” Now he invites artists to join him during the month of October by posting a drawing a day with the hashtag #Inktober. But sometimes getting jumpstarted requires a little inspiration, so here are some of our favorite books to dial up your artistic inspiration. The Steal Like an Artist Journal: A Notebook for Creative Kleptomaniacs by Austin Kleon (Workman; October 6, 2015) Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told…