1. Try copying a masterpiece painting that showcases a particular technique or effect that you’d like to practice.
2. Choose a subject, it could be a still life, a photograph, or a famous work of art. Divide your canvas and your reference image into 4 parts. Paint each quadrant in a different style.
3. Paint three self-portraits with three different facial expressions.
4. Exercise those impressionist muscles! Give yourself 30 minutes to an hour to paint what you see en plein air.
![Landscape painting of pond and trees](https://d1z25grdbb07qi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/painting-prompt-4.jpg)
5. Complete an entire painting using a single palette knife or one brush.
6. Take all the colors in your paint box and lay them out chromatically according to a color chart. Paint yourself an accurate color chart using all your colors.
7. Create a painting using a single color, limit yourself to tint and shade your color with white and black.
![Still life painting](https://d1z25grdbb07qi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/painting-prompt-7.jpg)
8. Get graphic! Choose a flat, graphic pattern such as a mandala, Native American or Middle Eastern Motifs, or an intricate doodle. Focus on detail work.
![Painting of textures](https://d1z25grdbb07qi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/painting-prompt-8.jpg)
9. Create your own coat of arms with symbols that represent different sides of yourself.
10. Use recycled materials as a canvas (e.g. cans, bottles, boxes) to create a work of art.