Summary Artistic creation as a method is a practical guide for researchers who wish to delve into issues where traditional research methods fail to provide answers. Patricia Leavy presents the eight areas of artistic research practices: narrative inquiry, research through fiction, poetry, music, dance, theater, film, and visual arts. Each chapter presents the characteristics of each art form and the methodological possibilities offered for social research. Specific research examples, discussion questions, and references to texts and websites are provided, offering various possibilities for inclusion and application of activities in the educational context of undergraduate and graduate departments of social and human sciences. Patricia Leavy (PhD) is an internationally recognized researcher and author, whose work is a cornerstone in research design and research based on artistic creation. Her writing includes numerous monographs, contributions to collective volumes, and novels. She has been honored with numerous awards and distinctions, and in 2015 she was recognized as the youngest awardee at the international qualitative research conference.