As the witty and passionate chief art critic for New York magazine, Jerry Saltz is often approached by artists, both amateur and professional, asking him for advice: How do I get started? How do I get better? Is what I'm doing even art at all? They want to know, in short, how to be an artist.

Now, expanding on his viral cover story for New York magazine - and drawing on his decades of immersion in the art world - Saltz has the answers. How to Be An Artist is an indispensable book of practical inspiration for creative people of all kinds. Brimming with dozens of brand new rules, prompts, exercises, and tips designed to break through creative blocks, ignite motivation, and conquer bad habits, this book is designed to help artists of all kinds - painters, photographers, writers, performers - realize their dreams.

Includes such advice as:

- Make art for now, not the future

- No, you don't need graduate school

- Recognize convention, and resist constraint

- Get lost

- Listen to the wildest voices in your head

- Know what you hate (it's probably you)

- Finish the damn thing!

- How to recover from critical injuries

作为《纽约》杂志说话风趣，热情洋溢的首席艺术评论家，杰瑞•萨尔茨（Jerry Saltz）经常被业余和专业艺术家们联系，向他寻求建议：我应该如何开始？我如何变得更好？我现在做的究竟是不是艺术？简而言之，他们想知道如何成为一名艺术家。

现在，在详细介绍他为《纽约》杂志创作的传播甚广的封面故事的过程中，在借鉴了他数十年沉浸在艺术世界的经历之后，萨尔茨得出了答案。《如何成为一名艺术家》是一本必不可少的实用灵感之书，适合各种创意人士。本书介绍了数十个全新的规则，提示，练习和技巧，旨在突破创意障碍，激发动力并克服不良习惯。本书旨在帮助各种艺术家——画家，摄影师，作家，表演者——实现自己的梦想。