Leveraging ChatGPT for Art Prompts
I continue to explore ethical uses of AI for the art educator. I wanted to see if AI might be able to generate drawing ideas that could be used in the classroom and perhaps expanded into an actual lesson. Though 80% of what I got was “bla” or even garbage, I found 20% of it was actually helpful. I just needed to put in the effort to weed through the results.
This was my Prompt for Chat GPT:
This was my Prompt for Chat GPT:
"I need 50 inspirational drawing prompts for my students that they can choose from and work independently with color pencils to make drawings. The prompts must be open-ended enough or designed so that each student will have a unique drawing no matter which prompt they choose. Here are 4 examples: 1. Trace your hand in an interesting position; fill it with patterns and color that express what you like to do with your hands. 2. Design a new cologne bottle for either a great scent, or something very bad. 3. Paste down half a face from a magazine. Choose an attractive model. Finish the other half of the face as if they were an alien. 4. Draw an object that makes noise. Draw what you imagine that noise might look like if it could be seen."
Of the 50 prompts, I felt 10 were “good.” I asked it for another 50, and got 9 more I liked. I think these would make for good sub plans, sketch book prompts, or bellringers. I focused on color pencils because they are so universally available. You could however change the prompt for painting, clay, or sculpture. You can even specify a grade level. I think you can even specify “cardboard sculpture.” I share these prompts here with you to use as you like. I added a 20th prompt, because I like round numbers. Feel free to download the PDF of prompts at the end of this post to use with your students or leave as a simple sub plan.
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For additional resources you can copy and use with your students, take a look at our books at www.firehousepublications.com
- Create a mandala inspired by your favorite animal, using patterns and colors
- Create a pattern inspired by music. Imagine what soundwaves would look like as designs.
- Draw a landscape where the sky and ground are made of entirely different textures.
- Invent a hybrid animal by combining features of three different animals.
- Create a drawing of your favorite dessert as a piece of furniture (e.g., a cupcake chair).
- Draw a city where all the buildings are shaped like objects you use every day.
- Draw an ice cream cone with the most unusual flavors and toppings imaginable.
- Imagine and draw your school backpack as a secret robot.
- Draw your pet (or dream pet) as a superhero.
- Imagine and draw a vase filled with flowers made of unexpected objects.
- Create a map of an imaginary island and fill it with landmarks.
- Imagine and draw a conversation between two pieces of furniture in your home.
- Create a drawing of a treehouse designed for an artist.
- Illustrate a single word in a way that visually represents its meaning (e.g., "burst," "calm").
- Draw a sound wave coming out of an object as if it were an abstract, colorful design.
- Combine two unrelated objects (e.g., a trumpet and a tree) into one seamless design.
- Combine your favorite mythological creature with a robot.
- Imagine and draw the aftermath of a mysterious event (e.g., an abandoned carnival).
- Depict a metaphor visually, such as "time flies" or "breaking barriers."
- Trace your hand and draw what an x-ray view would look like if you were a robot spy.
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