October Art Dare: From Brainstorming to Thumbnail Sketches
by Clara Lieu
Follow the videos above for how to get started brainstorming and sketching our your idea for our October Art Dare: “Your Future Self.”
Many of my students have told me in the past that they want to be able to develop artworks that have beefier subjects, express a specific opinion, or portray a narrative. Students are always asking me “How do I get my ideas?” While technique is a significant part of creating art,ultimately, it’s the ideas behind the artwork that really matter. Learning how to think about you artwork is a critical part of being an artist I find is frequently not addressed. This month’s Art Dare is a terrific opportunity to stretch your artistic thinking muscles and push your artwork beyond just your drawing technique.
Mind map of “Your Future Self” by @jademagpie
The prompt “Your Future Self” is very open to interpretation, and therefore challenges you to think about your subject matter and creating original imagery. In many ways, open ended prompts can be more difficult because there’s so much to choose from. In the above videos, I demonstrate how to pour your ideas on paper and then whittle them down to more focused sketches. I discuss how to transition from the brainstorming process to drawing thumbnail sketches to prepare the compositions for the final drawing.
Final Drawing of “Your Future Self” by @ashleighroserob
Create your own mind map/thumbnail sketches in response to “Your Future Self”, and it counts as a submission for this month’s Art Dare! More videos to guide you through every step of this Art Dare are coming. We hope you’ll follow along and complete this month’s Art Dare with us.
Submit your brainstorming/thumbnail sketches on Instagram using #artprofdare and tag us @art.prof! If you don’t have Instagram, you can post your image on our Facebook page. Get more info on the October Art Dare/prizes/tips here.
Final Drawing of “Your Future Self” by @michaelbuesking
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