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  • 20
  • ABOUT
    • BIO
    • GOALS
    • CONTACT
    • NEWSLETTER
  • LESSON PLANS
    • Origami
    • COLLAGE
    • What is Art ?
    • MY SUMMER, MY NAME 1
    • DESCRIBE & DRAW 2
    • GROUP DOODLER 3
    • Tell Me Without Telling Me 4
    • Make Your Eyes Move: Introduction to Composition. 5
    • Near, Far, and In Between: Creating Depth & Space 6
    • Introduction to Value 7
    • Value From Observation
    • Drawing Prompts
    • VISUAL ARTS 2026–2027
    • VISUAL ARTS SKILLS ASSESSMENT
  • ART GALLERY
    • LA
    • MFA
    • FILMS
    • DESIGN
    • MURALS
    • ARTIVISM
    • BeHANCE
    • ANIMATION
    • ILLUSTRATION
    • RAW GALLERY 🔒
    • HARLEM HOPS 🔒
    • BACK TO THE PRESENT
    • CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION 🔒
  • COMMUNITY
    • ARTIST TALKS
    • TEACHING ARTIST
    • CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
    • PROGRAMS/ EVENTS
  • SKETCHBOOK
  • ⌂

Creative Drawing Exercise

SUBJECT + SETTING / ACTION

Combine two random ideas into one drawing. Think creatively about how the subject, setting, or action could interact.

TIME LEFT
03:00
READY?
CARD 01
SUBJECT
HORSE
Who or what are you drawing?
+
CARD 02
SETTING
ISLAND
Where is it happening?
SUBJECT
SETTING
ACTION

Drawing Exercise

Card 1 gives you a Subject. Card 2 gives you either a Setting or an Action. Combine both cards into one creative drawing.

You have 3 minutes to explore your idea before the next pair appears.

There is no single correct solution. Your interpretation can be realistic, funny, surreal, symbolic, or completely unexpected.

âœĻ USE BOTH CARDS âœĻ 3 MINUTES âœĻ THINK CREATIVELY âœĻ KEEP IT LOOSE

 

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