Choose an inquiry from the list below and write a description of how you will

accomplish this. (Write a short description about the process you will need to
go through to achieve your goals.

Make a list of all the materials you will need to complete your project (paint
and brushes, hammer and nails, wire and wire cutters, canvas, paper, etc.
Think about how you will present your work of artpower point presentation,
video, spoken word, portfolio, etc. Remember, you want to engage your
audience.

Due January 6, 2015.

Tell a Story
Many images are used to help a narrative, and as an illustrator it is important to keep
developing this skill in your off-time.
1. Make a book cover for your favorite classic novel.
2. Create a series of illustrations that show the passage of time.
3. Illustrate a song.
4. Make a narrative advertisement for a soft drink.
5. Illustrate your favorite childhood memory.
6. Make a childrens book spread for a fairy tale.
7. Illustrate the four seasons.
8. Make a series of black and white chapter drawings for a novel.
9. Retell a short story in graphic form.
10. Create a theater poster for a Shakespearean play.
11. Create a series of illustrations that shows a person aging.
12. Make an instructional poster for a favorite recipe.
13. Illustrate a day in the life of a cat, dog, fish, or monkey.
14. Make a picture book.
15. Illustrate the seven days of the Creation.

16. Interesting stories to consider: The Odyssey, the Bible, Aesops Fables, Edgar Allan
Poe, Shakespeare, nursery rhymes.
17. Make a magazine cover for a current news story.
18. Illustrate a famous historical event from: 20 years ago, 100 years ago, 1000 years
ago, Prehistoric times
19. Illustrate family life in the future, at least 100 years from now.

Academic Exercises
20. Make an illustration influenced by your favorite illustrator or animator.
21. Paint a landscape with only three colors.
22. Create a painting in a medium youve never used before.
23. Make an abstract painting.
24. Paint a self-portrait.
25. Draw a figure in: 1 hour, half hour, 10 minutes, 5 minutes, 1 minute, 30 seconds.
26. Create two versions of the same painting one with warm colors, one with cool
colors.
27. Sketch in a public place multiple timessame place, different days and times.
28. Paint a traditional still life.
29. Paint the same still life in your illustrative style.
30. Watch a movie....and create a drawing inspired by it.
31. Read about an artist and create a work of art in the style of their work.
32. Research a particular era or style and create a painting influenced by it.
33. Take a trip to a zoo or aquarium to sketch animals from life.
34. Visit an art museum and create a work of art influenced by the experience of your
visit.
Practical Projects.
35. Design a product and an ad campaign to sell the product.
36. Draw a self-portrait in your illustrative style.
Creative Exercises

37. Design a character for a book/movie/tv show.

38. Illustrate a fortune from a fortune cookie.
39. Create an illustration that integrates your name.
40. Make an album cover for your favorite band.
41. Create a modern movie poster for your favorite classic movie.
42. Create a classic movie poster for your favorite modern movie.
43. Design a creature that is a combination of at least two different animals.
44. Design a car from 100 years in the future.
45. Paint a landscape painting of an imagined land.
46. Draw a treehouse. Include as much detail as you can.
47. Draw 50 thumbnail sketches of the same object.
48. Make an illustration for each month of the year.
49. Design a deck of cards.
50. Make up your own fairy tale land and characters.
51. Research and draw characters/objects/settings from: the Mob, the Middle Ages, the
Samurai, a Pirate ship.
52. Draw a monster a day for a month.
53. Illustrate a song from the Sixtiesor the eighties;)
54. Create illustrations of current events and topics such as global warming, airport
security, new technology, or education.
55. Illustrate a stereotype.
56. Create a series of drawings to illustrate all 10 IB learner profile traits.
57. Create a series of drawings that focus on positive and negative space.
58. Create a diptych (2 drawings that go together) to illustrate a story.
59. Create two drawings or paintings, where one is organic and one geometric.
60. Use an idea from science to create a work of art.
61. Create a 3 dimensional work of art from found objects.
62. Create a mobile influenced by the work of artist, Alexander Calder.
63. Create a 3 dimensional proscenium (the part of a theater and stage with curtains).
64. Create a scene from a pop-up book that illustrates a piece of a story.
65. Work on a collaborative art project.
66. Create a drawing that illustrates a social issue that you are passionate about.

67. Make a book.

68. Create a work of art that incorporates a powerful (positive and inspirational) word.
69. Create an altered book.
70. Create a video that incorporates works of art.
71. Create a concept for a mural in your communitysocial issues.
72. None of these sound appealingcome up with your own and get approval of teacher
before proceeding.