Create a self-portrait

Create an abstract self-portrait (i.e. not figurative)

Create a self-portrait from a blind contour drawing

Create a portrait of someone you are close to

Draw yourself as a superhero

Create your coat of arms

Envision yourself as an animal

Envision yourself as a machine

Envision yourself as a place

Create an entry inspired by music- draw to the beat, start with a lyric that you are drawn to, or create an album cover

Create an entry inspired by a photograph

Represent an “enemy” to creativity

Represent a source of creativity

Illustrate what keeps you from making art?

Illustrate what allows you to create freely?

Create an entry that illustrates the word “yes”

Create an entry that illustrates the word “no”

Represent your mood as a landscape

Illustrate your mood followed over time with color, pattern, or image

Create an entry that incorporates a photo of you (you maybe want to photocopy some photos)

Draw your personality as a landscape, including weather and climate

Close your eyes and scribble- turn your paper around in several directions and see if an image emerges from the scribble and enhance it

Try the above prompt, but with your non-dominant hand

Create an entry based on something you don’t like

Create an entry based on something that inspires you

Create an entry while you’re in a public setting

Explore your favorite color

Explore your least favorite color

Create an entry using repetition- photocopying, stamping, copying/tracing parts of your image

Find an image that is particularly compelling to you and then use this as the starting point for several entries

Create an entry using layers- it can open and close, have flaps, and/or you can use a transparent piece of paper over part of your image

Represent how you are feeling using shape, line, and color

Create an entry based on a dream you’ve had

Create an entry based on an intention you have

Create an entry based on something you are grateful for

Starting with a page from a newspaper or magazine, circle words that stand out to you to create a poem and black out the rest of the words

Create an image in response to the prompt above

Draw a comic strip about your day, week, life

Create an entry using recycled materials

Put your pen or pencil down on the page and draw without stopping or lifting the pen or pencil off the page for 1 minute- now choose a new medium and embellish

Create an image only using text

Illustrate your life as a galaxy

Illustrate your life as an ocean

Create an entry using a material you’ve never used before

Create an entry using your favorite/most familiar material

Create an entry using a non-art material (paint with tea or coffee, draw with makeup, etc)

Illustrate your day using just a line

Create a collage with scraps of paper you find in your bag, on your desk etc

Revisit one of your favorite prompts and repeat it, next try one you didn’t like