I am in need of a little breather, so for the next few weeks we will have posts that are lighter in nature.
This time around, I am sharing a list of Verb Command Prompts. They are simple phrases used as inspiration in art and design, but can also be applied to your quilting projects. These may be handy as a starting point for a new project. On the other hand, one of the prompts may be the perfect solution if you have a project you are struggling with.
- Make it bigger
- Make it smaller
- Make it tiny
- Make it BIG
- Make it round
- Make it square
- Elongate it
- Simplify it
- Make it shorter
- Make it longer
- Make it shorter
- Make it heavier
- Make it lighter
- Make it sparkle
- Make it light up
- Enclose it
- Fill it up
- Empty it
- Coil it
- Twist it
- Combine it
- Make it glow
- Open it
- Turn it upside down
- Lay it on its side
- Stretch it
- Shrink it
- Change its colour
- Refine it
- Eliminate parts of it
- Distort it
- Use repetition
- Make it two or three dimensional
- Change the shape
- Change a part of it
- Make it part of a set
- Mechanize it
- Electrify it
- Make it move
- Reverse it
- Make it look like something else
- Rotate it
- Make it part of something else
- Repeat it
- Turn it inside out
- Give it texture
- Make it revolve
- Make it stronger
- Make it fragile
- Make it durable
- Use symbolism
- Be unrealistic
- Contain it
- Make it cooler
- Make it hotter
- Add ingredients
- Twist it
- Make it transparent
- Make it opaque
- Glamorize it
- Use another material
- Add human interest
- Make it compact
- Miniaturize it
- Make it collapsible
- Go to extremes
- Summarize it
- Make it shine
- Make it grow
- Split it
- Make it darker
- Exaggerate it
- Subtract it
- Add it
- Divide it
- Use the obvious
- Lower it
- Raise it
- Isolate it
- Condense it
- Bend it
- Match it
- Suspend it
- Make it stand upright
- Make it lie flat
- Concentrate it
- Make it symmetrical
- Make it asymmetrical
- Sharpen it
- Depress it
- Spread it out
- Solidify it
- Liquefy it
- Soften it
- Harden it
- Make it narrow
- Make it wider
- Make it funny or silly
- Make it fly
- Squash it
- Flatten it
- Fold it
- Unfold it
- Extend it
- Make it uncomfortable
- Use a different texture
- Make it slapstick
- Extrude it
I do wish I could tell you who compiled the list, but I can’t. All I can tell you is that it has been on my phone since March 2017 and I get inspired every time I read it. One of those things you just can’t delete.
thank you for sharing the list of things to try
It has helped me so I Hope it helps someone else!
I think it may well help me
That’s good. If not at this moment, maybe one of them will come to mind in the future when you are stuck.