May is here. It is time to make something new.
Whether you are looking for some fresh ideas to draw, paint, collage, sculpt or design – you’ve come to the right place. Below you will find 31 art prompts that allow you to make one art piece a day, or maybe you’re stuck and you are looking for that one prompt that opens up your imagination wide enough to let an idea flood your mind with colour and lines, shapes and feelings, memories and daydreams.
Here’s why these art prompts are the best for your next project:
Before you speedread through the list, take a moment to recognise that you have an incredible imagination. Even though the following art prompts are everyday words, you have the power to pair them with your life experiences, emotions, memories, knowledge, hopes and beliefs to make an artwork that only you can make. So today, let these words be the best catalysts for your incredible creations. Be sure to pause on each art prompt, and take the time to see what honest pictures your mind reveals to you. Have fun!
Colours and lines:
1. RAINBOW
2. SPILL
3. CONTOUR
4. FOCUS
5. UMBRELLA
6. UNWIND
7. HAYWIRE
8. EXCAVATED
9. WEB
10. FRACTURE
Shapes and feelings:
11. BRICK
12. WOBBLE
13. SIGN
14. REFRAIN
15. LAUNCH
16. DRIP
17. WELCOME
18. DRIFTING
19. GUT
20. PATHWAYS
Memories and daydreams:
21. SIP
22. ENCLOSE
23. MODIFY
24. LIMITED
25. KEY
26. HELD
27. FORGOTTEN
28. BENT
29. PRICELESS
30. FADED
31. FOUND
Create something that makes you feel proud.
I hope these art prompts have sparked an unexpected image in your imagination that you can take with you to your kitchen table, art studio, living room floor, workshop, or wherever you create your masterpieces.
Share your thoughts.
Art prompts are a great way to jumpstart your imagination, but I’m curious to know what aspects of life inspire you day by day? Please share with us in the comments.
“And the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
— Philippians 4:6
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