The Personal Narratives Track provides the opportunity to investigate the fundamental concept of identity by exploring personal narratives.
Lesson 1 • Lesson 2 • Lesson 3
Lesson 4 • Lesson 5 • Lesson 6
The prompts in this track are designed to experiment with ways to portray personal experiences while simultaneously addressing universal themes of culture, history, and identity that can captivate a universal audience.
Pacing
Do the track at your own pace! Taking the time to process the content is important, so we don’t advise putting pressure on yourself to finish the track quickly.
Remember to have fun and enjoy the process of learning!
Art Supplies
We understand that many people have limited budgets for supplies, so our tracks are structured so that you can use any materials you want, within that track’s focus.
Paint Media
Visit these pages for supply lists: watercolor, gouache, acryl gouache, oils, water mixable oils, acrylics.
Drawing Media
ballpoint pen/gel pens, dip pen, brush pen markers, Caran d’Ache crayons, graphite powder, colored pencil, soft pastel, oil pastel, pencil, charcoal, ink wash, scratchboard, wet charcoal, oil sticks
DIGITAL SOFTWARE OPTIONS
Procreate, Krita, Adobe Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Paint Tool SAI, Adobe Fresco, MediBang Paint, Gimp
Lesson 1
Prompt
Show a routine you used to have, or currently have.
Lesson 2
Prompt
Portray an experience you had when you were 11-13 years old.
Lesson 3
Prompt
Create an artwork about a place that you used to visit in the past, but can no longer visit for any variety of reasons.
Lesson 4
Prompt
Show a moment of drama with any members of your family.
Lesson 5
Prompt
Draw what you think might look like, and be doing at the age of 114.
Lesson 6
Prompt
Using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale as a reference, show 6 levels of pain.
Finished?
- Submit your track artworks here.
- We’ll feature your artwork in a live stream!
- We’ll add you to our student galleries.
