I Can't Draw

Re-connect with your inbuilt ability to express yourself and communicate through the making of marks

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We're so excited to see the work already being created by students taking part in I Can't Draw. To celebrate them, we wanted to have a space to share their exploration before the summer showcase.

Take a look at a selection of pieces from students at participating schools, which have been inspired by our I Can't Draw resources.

Blue brush painted shapes, like feathers

Long strip of canvas with Multiple colours, mainly blue, green and blue paint

Four long strips of canvas with Multiple colours, mainly blue, green and blue paint

Two long strips of canvas with Multiple colours, mainly blue, green and blue paint

Long strip of canvas with Multiple colours, primarily black and blue in the centre

Long strip of canvas with thin strokes of mainly blue, green and blue paint

Multiple colours, mainly blue, green and blue splattered on canvas

Multiple colours, mainly dark blue and grey on the left and blue and black on the right.

Splat of green, grey and blue paint on canvas

Blue swirly paint with black paint strokes going through it

Tornado shape of black and green paint on canvas

Painting implements lying on a blank canvas

Different artistic paint brushes laid out on a plain surface

Close up of blue gem like shape painted on canvas

Blue gem like shape painted on canvas with a flow of blue streaked paint coming across the page

Mixture of brush strokes of blue and black paint covering a whole canvas

Large brush of blue paint on one side of a canvas

Flowing blue paint shapes painted across a canvas

A series of blue painted circles on a canvas

Black painted stokes forming a mass of splotches

Thin black painted stokes forming a mass of lines and dots

Painted black brush strokes creating a mass of lines

Blue and black painted rings and curves on canvas

Painting depicting the side view of two mountain like structures

A series of black paint strokes in the centre of a canvas

Various shapes and figures in black and grey paint

A series of long and swirling brush strokes in black and grey paint

A series of blots and brush strokes made in black and grey paint

A series of paint brushes laid out on a table

Iford Academy student pencil drawing depicting a creature with a donkey head and tasmanian tiger body and tail

Student pencil drawing of a creature with a Zebra head and a Rhino body

Student pencil drawing of a creature with a tiger head and rhino body

Student pencil drawing of three creatures, an anteater with a squirrel head and tail, a pig with a cat body and a rodent-like creature

A student pencil drawing of a creature with a rabbit head and body and deer antlers with a lemur tail in a forest

Iford Academy student pencil drawing depicting a creature with a donkey head and tasmanian tiger body and tail standing on a grey mound

A student pencil drawing of a camel with a mouse head

A student pencil image of a porcupine with a camel head

A student pencil drawing of a creature with a cat head and body with rabbit ears and a squirrel tail in a forest

A student pencil drawing of a creature with a rhino head and ferret body on a green grass landscape

Student pencil drawing of a fox with antlers and bat wings

A piece of sheet music paper rotated and covered in charcoal scribbles

A series of curves drawn and shaded to form a three-dimensional structure

A series of squares on the floor, a drawing of a humanoid figure, with a heart and a rain cloud above them

A series of blue and black brushstrokes resembling a dragon, drawn on up-turned sheet music paper

A series of signatures and marks made on a piece of sheet music paper

A collection of eyes arranged in formation across a page

A series of circles and lines drawn faintly in the background. Bolder squares, circles and triangles appear in the foreground

The top half of the page shows a series of many vertical lines, some of which are framed by bold squares. The other half of the page is blank.

A drawing of a cartoon character with funny teeth, squiggly arms and a triangular torso.

Drawing of a person with short arms and long legs, viewed horizontally

The portrait of a person with an extra eye in the middle of their forehead

A drawing of a series of odd-shaped 3D objects connecting to one another.

A drawing of several rounded objects connecting in the middle of a page

A series of curves form odd-shaped structures that connect

A series of diagonal lines, starting very close together at the bottom-left of the page and getting gradually further apart towards the top-right

A drawing of a piece of wood with several holes in it and chunks missing from the side

A series of strange-shaped 3D structures connect

A series of triangular shapes drawn in the middle of a page

A collection of cartoon people and animals contained in a small square space in the top half of a page

A series of grids drawn on top of one another. Down the bottom, five rows of squares are filled in with different colours.

A drawing of several strange rounded shapes

A network of wires are drawn all around the page. An eye and a letter Z appear in a couple of the gaps.

A series of triangles drawn around and within one another throughout the page

A drawing of several rounded three-dimensional structures connecting

A series of curves form odd-shaped bulbous structures that connect in the middle

A series of swirling shapes. Each one is drawn around the next.

Several cartoon characters including people and dinosaurs all squashed into a square in the top half of a page

A drawing of a series of tubes meeting in the centre of the page

A grid in the background. A series of odd-shaped colourful structures connect in the middle of the page.

A series of pieces of artwork is arranged on a gallery wall, viewed from the side

Collage made up of photos of a person's face and hand, while pieces of different material including paper and plastic are stuck along the bottom.

Year 8 Art - Manipulating portrait images with multiple techniques

Year 7 Textiles – Blind contouring inspired by Claude Heath

Experimenting with typography and mixing this with mono printing, texture and observational drawing

Year 7 Art - Experimenting with typography and mixing this with mono printing, texture and observational drawing

If you already have your free I Can't Draw pack, we'd love to hear from you and see the work your students are making – they could even be part of this gallery. Drop us an email now.

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