The Path
Week of May 18, 2026
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In this issue:
π Journal your creative obsessions with Abbey Sy
π³οΈ Detour into a 3D black hole animation with Harry Helps
γ°οΈ Make wonky, low-pressure art with Jutta Schneider
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Media Journaling: Track Your Favorite Films, Books & Shows
Turn your latest creative obsessions into something you can revisit, remix, and remember. Abbey Sy shares her approach to media journaling, helping you document the TV shows, books, films, albums, and ideas that are currently living rent-free in your brain. Get prompts and inspiration for building journal pages while giving your favorite creative rabbit holes somewhere beautiful to land.
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Blender 3D for Beginners: Create a Black Hole Animation
Take a cosmic side quest into Blender with Harry Helps. Create a looping black hole animation surrounded by a nebula and asteroid belt, complete with sound effects, all without needing extra software. With provided assets to follow along, this beginner-friendly project turns lighting, animation, compositing, and Blenderβs built-in video tools into one seriously stellar creative adventure.
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Meet Jutta Schneider
An artist and educator from Germany, Jutta brings a playful, step-by-step approach to digital art. With a background in teaching and graphic design, she helps artists quiet their inner perfectionist, embrace wonky shapes, and rediscover the fun of making something beautifully imperfect.
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βThe object isnβt to make art, itβs to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.β
β Robert Henri
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What if your next creative side quest started with something as simple as a mug, a chair, or a letter? In this Creativity Blast post, Kyle Parson shares a quick exercise for turning basic ideas into more original concepts by breaking them into simple shapes, setting a timer, and pushing the idea in unexpected directions. The goal isnβt realism. Itβs exploration. Try it when you want to:
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- Break out of the obvious: Start with a familiar subject, then stretch, exaggerate, and remix it into something new.
- Make creativity feel more playful: A 10-minute timer gives you just enough structure to stop overthinking and start experimenting.
- Catch ideas worth revisiting: Quick sketches can become the beginning of more developed projects later.
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Creative Recess is back with more human-generated prompts, questionable decisions, and artists making it work in real time. This round brings together Skillshare Top Teachers Siobhan Twomey and Rich Armstrong for a creative challenge featuring inside-out ideas, non-dominant hand desserts, upside-down mascots, and one very memorable Christmas giraffe. Tune in for:
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- Timed prompts that short-circuit perfectionism: When the clock is running, you have to stop overthinking and start making.
- Creative curveballs worth following: Switching tools, flipping pages, and drawing with your other hand can open up surprising new directions.
- The joy of making alongside someone else Siobhan and Rich reminded us that creating together can feel playful, energizing, and wonderfully unpredictable.
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Not sure whether your next creative experimentation should be watercolor, gouache, acrylic, or oil? Ann Shenβs beginner-friendly guide breaks down how different paint mediums behave, starting with one simple idea: paint is pigment plus binder, and the binder changes everything. Itβs a helpful primer for choosing the medium that fits the way you want to play, experiment, and make. For anyone staring down the paint aisle, this guide offers:
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- Each paint has its own personality: Ann breaks down what makes each medium behave differently so choosing one feels less overwhelming.
- Your surface matters: Different paints work best on different surfaces, from cotton paper to canvas, wood panels, and more.
- Choose based on how you like to work: The right medium depends on the effect you want, the pace you enjoy, and the kind of art you want to make.
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