I’m not terribly artistic. I’m creative, but it’s not the same thing. Creativity translates into unique ideas, whereas an artistic person has actual talent. I’m not saying that one is better than the other, in fact, I think that they go hand in hand. I mean, who cares if you’re some great artist if all you want to do is copy other people’s work? A touch boring, no? On the flip side, if you’re all creativity and not at all artistic (me), then you’re pretty much stuck. No one will ever realize the full extent of your genius because the only thing you can draw is a stick figure. Now some people believe that artistry can be taught (namely art institutions and their inhabitants) and if that’s the case, then practice is surely the most important advice an aspiring artist can adhere to.
If you want to marry creativity with the taming of raw talent, then there’s no better vehicle than the Napkin Sketchbook (Perpetual Kid, $5.99). It’s kinda like a sketchbook, but so much better. See, every larger than life person seems to have gotten their big break by outlining some great idea on a cocktail napkin. Cocktail napkins: the stuff dreams are made of. Would these ideas have been just as monumental had they been written on college ruled notepaper? Probably. But that’s not really the point, now is it? The cocktail napkin adds a bit of romanticism to the story, thereby elevating a good idea to a majestic one. With a sketchbook made of napkins, you have unlimited chances to achieve such greatness. Ok, maybe not unlimited, but 120 pages should be enough to get you started.
If you don’t believe in the power of the cocktail napkin, just ask Steven Spielberg. He had to pay his ex $100 million dollars in their divorce settlement after a judge deemed a prenup written on a cocktail napkin to be legit. That’s almost as embarrassing as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Almost.
4 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Dimensions: 5″ x 4.75″
-120 pages
-30 blank napkins
