Analog Book Illustration

About 60 minutes, indoors, for ages 11 and up.

Where it works

Works in any indoor space

Who it's for

ages 11 and up

Try Drawing:

  • sketch
  • book excerpt
  • a character nobody has drawn before
  • a scene the book never describes
  • a new cover for the book
  • a map of where the story happens

Today's Challenge

  1. 1.How did you visualize that scene?
  2. 2.What artistic style did you use?
  3. 3.Does your drawing capture the mood?

Quick Start: What you need

  • 1sketchbook
  • 2pencils
  • 3a favorite book

The Goal

Re-imagine a scene or character from a favorite book through your own sketches.

How to start

  1. 1

    Gather what you need: sketchbook, pencils and a favorite book. Nothing else required.

  2. 2

    Head indoors and draw: sketch, book excerpt, a character nobody has drawn before, a scene the book never describes.

  3. 3

    Talk about what you made. Start with "How did you visualize that scene?"

  4. 4

    Print the worksheet to plan it out and keep what you make.

Draw The Scene

Copy one sentence from the book at the top, then draw what you pictured when you read it.

Two people reading the same sentence almost never picture exactly the same thing.

If you want to push it further

  • Read the passage twice before drawing anything
  • Draw the part the words leave out

Print it and go

The worksheet has the checklist, the prompts, and a space to draw in. One page, ready for a bag or a glovebox.

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