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Weekly Creativity #124: Draw a Subject as Though Looking Through a Thermal Camera

Post Published October 26, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Pick a subject and draw it as if you were looking at it through a thermal camera.
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Daily Creativity #109: Write About a Dream Vacation

Post Published August 20, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Write about a vacation you’d like to take. Describe the sights you see, scents you smell, things you touch, noises you hear, etc.
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Daily Creativity #100: Use Tea Splatters in an Art Piece

Post Published August 7, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Brew some tea or coffee and splatter it on a piece of paper. Draw something using the stains as your guide.
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Daily Creativity #90: Draw a Person Who Represents a Color

Post Published July 24, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Pick a color and draw a person that you believe best personifies the color.
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Daily Creativity #89: Write about the First Time You Tried a Food

Post Published July 23, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Write about the first time you tried a food, whether you liked it or didn’t like it. What did it smell like? What did you expect it to taste like? Did it remind you of anything?
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Daily Creativity #88: Place Your Favorite Character in a Difficult Situation

Post Published July 22, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Pick a favorite fictional character of yours and place them in a very precarious situation, such as being trapped inside of an elevator. Write about how they would react and what problem-solving strat...
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Daily Creativity #87: Write a Piece Using Words Picked from a Magazine

Post Published July 21, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Flip through a book or magazine and pick five to ten words that interest you, and write a piece using those words.
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Daily Creativity #86 | Flash Contest: Write about a Character Waiting

Post Published July 20, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Write about a character waiting for something, but don’t reveal what they’re waiting for until the end.
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Daily Creativity #80: Make Your Favorite Food the Protagonist

Post Published July 10, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Imagine your favorite food as a protagonist in a story. Describe their personality and defining features – are they quiet? Intelligent? Short? Grumpy? The choice is up to you.
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Daily Creativity #73: Imagine Coronavirus as a Supervillain

Post Published July 1, 2020 by Anna Rowell

If the coronavirus were a supervillain, what would they look like? What name would it give itself? Draw an artistic representation of what you believe they look like.
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Daily Creativity #65: Write a Story about Animals Wandering into the World of Humans

Post Published June 19, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Now that people are staying indoors because of strict quarantining, animals all around the world are beginning to wander out of their homes and into the world of humans, from dolphins in the Venice ca...
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Daily Creativity #64: Use an Art Technique You’ve Never Used Before

Post Published June 18, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Look to your immediate left or right and draw what you see using an art technique you’ve never used before. Could be stippling, cross-hatching, sgraffito, cross counter, etc. Get creative!
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Daily Creativity #63: Imagine a World Where Everyone has the Same Superpower

Post Published June 17, 2020 by Anna Rowell

What is your favorite superpower? Now imagine everyone in the world has that one power. What would happen? Would we work together to regulate the usage of the superpower, or would the world descend in...
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Daily Creativity #62: Draw Shadows and Imagine Them as New Objects

Post Published June 16, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Put some objects in front of a sunny window and draw the shadows they make (if it’s not a sunny day, put your objects in front of a wall and use a bright light instead).
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Daily Creativity #61 | Flash Contest: Write about a World Without Color

Post Published June 15, 2020 by Anna Rowell

What would the world be like without color? What if there were a few select people who could see colors? Write about the effects of not being able to see color, or of there being no color, and how tha...
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Daily Creativity #58: Write a Poem About What You See

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Look to your immediate left or right and write a poem about the first object you see.
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Daily Creativity #53: Write a Story About a Villain

Post Published June 3, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Write a story about a villain who is unaware they are the villain.
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Daily Creativity #43: Imagine Your Favorite Character in the Time of Coronavirus

Post Published May 20, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Take your favorite character from a book you’ve read and place them in this coronavirus situation. What would they do? How would they act? How might they feel?
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