ARTISTS UNBLOCKED: Oddball Prompts and Challenges for Artists of Most Ages

ARTISTS UNBLOCKED: Oddball Prompts and Challenges for Artists of Most Ages

Ever wonder what a fire penguin looks like? How about a platypus playing ping-pong with a panda? What masterpiece can you create just by taking turns drawing lines with your friends? With Artists Unblocked, you’re about to find out! Filled with wildly weird prompts and activities, this journal will surely entertain and spark your imagination in ways you never thought possible. When I was a young warthog, I had tireless energy. My mother was an expert in having my brother and me put our energies towards productive activities. But my grandmother? She was THE expert. Her tools? Anything with which we could create art. She would sit us down and challenge us to create worlds of new characters through imaginative prompts and games. Heading into adolescence and adulthood, I would still return to these games and prompts whenever I felt the artist’s itch but had no idea how to scratch it. It is my pleasure to bring these prompts and games to the public. I hope this journal aggressively destroys your artist’s block, your mind gets expanded, and, maybe, you develop a refreshed outlook on the world. INSTRUCTIONS This isn’t a journal about what should be but what could be. The prompts are just that—prompts. Even when you see the word "draw," don't limit yourself to a pencil. Use a variety of mediums ; crayons, paint, magazine clippings, dirt and glue, cut the pages, WHATEVER! Experiment and HAVE FUN! If a prompt just doesn't speak to you, switch it up! Instead of "fighting," the characters can be "skating." Instead of an animal, it could be an insect. If you read the prompt and something entirely different comes to mind, create it! There are blank pages at the back for you to use in a few activities or at your leisure. Each page is single-sided so that your creations have a lesser chance of bleeding into each other. Now... GO! GO! GOOOOOO!!!!