Start off your art class or creative meeting with sketching to get the brain moving. Each drawing prompt will use a different technique to kickstart your creativity and get your ideas flowing. The activities are free and great for getting your brain back into creative mode before a meeting or a class.
Being creative without warming up your brain is super lame.
Get inspired with sketching ideas that put your creativity to the test.
Each drawing activity only takes 5 minutes or less.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Use a creative drawing prompt at the start of art class! Each is set up as a PDF that can be printed on 8.5x11” paper to hand out to your class or team. Hopefully these inspire creativity and inspire a new way of thinking about visual problem solving.
Drawing Prompt 1
Beautiful Monster
Group activity: Each person takes turns drawing part of a monster. Sketch and share you creations with a couple of friends.
Drawing Prompt 2
Fall in Line
Individual activity: Draw each prompt using only a single line. Don’t lift your pencil.
Drawing Prompt 3
30 in 3
Individual activity: Doodle to transform as many of the circles into recognizable objects as possible, in only 3 minutes.
Drawing Prompt 4
Pretend I’m an Alien
Individual activity: Pretend I’m an alien from outer space and I have never seen an “apple” before, Take 5 minutes to draw an apple using the prompt in each box to help me understand.
Drawing Prompt 5
Squiggle Me This
Group activity: Complete the squiggles to form recognizable images or shapes. Once completed, flip over the paper, hand to a neighbor and have them draw a new squiggle for you to complete.
Drawing Prompt 6
This Seems Fishy
Individual activity: Starting at 1 and finishing at 8, quickly draw each fish-related prompt.
