Destination
Narrative Art
Narrative Art
An illustration that tells a story and answers who, what, when, and where.
The following questions or prompts will challenge your imagination. Creatively draw a story for each.
Remember to make a WOW.
Draw light till you know that it's right.Draw big. Big is Beautiful.Fill up your space.No white unless it's on purpose.Add details. No Plain Janes.Mind your craftsmanship.Remember to make a WOW.
Prompts
You may want to do a small moment or big picture. You may want to complete a series or a comic strip to tell your story.Prompts
- If you were a teacher for a day, what would you teach? Draw a picture of yourself as a teacher in your classroom. What rules would you have?
- Pretend you are a pirate and you discovered some buried treasure! Draw what you found and illustrate your reaction.
- If you were a spider and could write a message in your web, what would it say? Draw a picture of your spider self on your web.
- You have just discovered a new animal. Draw it. Where does it live?
- Pretend you have a crystal ball. You can look into it and see the future. Draw what you see in the crystal ball.
- Imagine you are a bird. What do you see while you are flying? Illustrate your view.
- Illustrate how you would build the tallest sandwich in the world! What would be on it?
- What if you went fishing and caught something no one had ever seen before? What would it look like?
- If you were going to design a T-shirt with a written message, what would be on the front? On the back?
- Imagine you just discovered a secret door in your house. Illustrate what will happen when you open the door.
remember: Tell a Story with your art.
remember: Tell a Story with your art.
Add lots of details. And have fun!
Add lots of details. And have fun!