DIY Art Prompt Cards: Boost Your Creativity with These Ideas

Are you looking for a way to spark your creativity and try new things in your art? If so, then you'll love our latest tutorial video on creating DIY art prompt cards! In this video, we'll be showing you how to make your own art prompt cards using simple materials and techniques. These cards can help you overcome creative blocks, push your artistic limits, and discover new ways of creating. So, let's dive in!

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies To make your own DIY art prompt cards, you'll need some basic supplies such as blank cards, markers, and/or watercolors. You can also use any other materials you like such as patterned paper, stickers, or stamps to decorate your cards.

Step 2: Choose Your Themes Think about the themes or topics that inspire you in your art. Some examples include nature, emotions, colors, or textures. Choose 10 themes and write them on your blank cards.

Step 3: Create Your Prompts For each theme, write down a few prompts or ideas that relate to that theme. For example, if your theme is "nature", your prompts might include "draw a landscape", "paint a flower", or "sketch an animal".

Step 4: Decorate Your Cards Using your chosen materials, decorate your cards to make them unique and visually appealing. You can also use images or pictures to illustrate your prompts.

Step 5: Use Your Art Prompt Cards Now that you have your DIY art prompt cards, you can use them whenever you need a creative boost. Simply shuffle your cards and choose one at random, then use the prompt to inspire your next art piece. You can also use them in a group setting, by having each person choose a card and creating their own interpretation of the prompt.

Creating your own DIY art prompt cards is a fun and easy way to boost your creativity and try new things in your art. By following these simple steps, you can make your own personalized art prompt cards and use them whenever you need inspiration. So, go ahead and give it a try! And don't forget to watch our tutorial video for more tips and ideas.

These cards are easy to make, customizable to your preferences, and can help you overcome creative blocks. So, grab your art supplies, and let's get started!

Prompts I mentioned in class:

* Loose circles (squares, triangles, stars, etc..)

* Tight circles (squares, triangles, stars, etc..)

* Overlapping circles (squares, triangles, stars, etc..)

* Set of lines

* Set of dots

* Line of dots

* Add some paint Splatter

* Use your non-dominant hand to draw lines

* Paint using the palette knife

* Add an accent color

* Add some lines with a pencil

* Add some bold marks

* Add some writing

* Do some stitching

* Turn your page upside down and keep working

* Add some white * Add some black

* Make marks with a paint pen

* Add some marks with a stencil

* Add some paint with your fingers

* Add some collage

* Add a floral doodle with your paint pens

* Make a mark you’ve never made before

* Focus on a limited color palette

* Limit yourself to only 5 are supplies

* Come up with a few prompts of your own

 

Supplies I used in class (The Amazon links are affiliate links. If you use my link - I do get a small commission - which will go toward my art supplies! I appreciate your support!):

E. Frances Paper - Little note cards - https://efrancespaper.com/collections/little-notes

Kuretake art nouveau set - https://amzn.to/40gBRrd

Kuretake GOLD MICA Ink - https://amzn.to/3mD0dgT

Black Posca pen - https://amzn.to/3A6UxPA

Raphael SoftAqua paint brushes - https://amzn.to/3GOLcPT

Canson xl watercolor paper - https://amzn.to/41fkiZS

The Color Meditation Deck - https://amzn.to/3nbL1b7

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