Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Fun & Easy Prompts for Creating Art

 

Tips to draw/paint/doodle/make for beginners when uninspired:

  1. Open a book (fiction or non-fiction) and pick a sentence then illustrate it.
  2. Draw or paint something you are looking forward to after the pandemic.
  3. Draw (Instead of write) your next shopping list.
  4. Instead of taking a photo try and draw it.
  5. Collect recycled materails and use what you have to get creative.
  6. Instead of writing your next blog post ‘create it’ with your art in any medium.
  7. Write a letter or story with a coloured felt tip and fineliner.
  8. Print a template of a fashion figure, and complete it with your own outfit.
  9. Design and make-up a magazine cover.
  10. Write your name decoratively.
  11. Doodle whatever comes to the surface in your mind.
  12. Trace tree bark on your next walk.
  13. Pick a jigsaw piece and enlarge the image on paper.
  14. Get inspired by textures, for example find unusual materials/items to work with.
  15. Read a creative book.


Write your name decoratively.


Draw (Instead of write) your next shopping list.


Open a book (fiction or non-fiction) and pick a sentence then illustrate it.


If you’ve been wanting to get creative and like myself wasn’t sure where to start, I have come up with some prompts. Bearing in mind, I just did some doodling mainly but I have included some snippets for you to see my own attempts. The main thing is to get started, good luck!

Do you enjoy a good doodle? 
Which of the prompts might you try? :-) Xx

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