“In the two earlier posts in this series, we talked about the need for innovation, the importance of imitation to help develop early artistic successes, and the differences between imitation and plagiarism. Now, we’ve come to the real meat of this topic: How do you build innovation into your creative process? What can you do to put your artistic voice into a project?

For this post, I’ve collected a list of techniques that I use in my own design process. If you’re a new artist, these suggestions should provide a solid foundation for exploring your sense of creativity. For everyone else, I hope you’ll find these methods a perfect complement to your existing processes and add them to your private bag of tricks.”

Read this article from Grim Visions.