People tend to label things as creative just because they like them. Usually this means staying within their own parameters and thus anything that is different than what they are used to is not liked and consequently not seen as creative. An example of this is a compliment I got for a piece of my engraving art. Someone told me they thought it was very creative and still thought it was creative even when I informed them that the engraving just consisted of tracing pre-drawn lines. It seemed that this person was confusing creativity with how much they liked the piece. Creativity is something new and innovative. Engraving art requires tracing what someone else outlined and is also in stores for many other people to create the same piece. These aspects show that my engraving art is neither new or innovative and thus not creative.
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