Help your students bring their characters to life - from the initial conception of an idea to the art of creating characters sound like real, messy, glorious humans.

Ready to use in the classroom with a PDF that can be used as a presentation - lesson activities, teacher notes and printable character images (print, laminate, keep forever!)

Bring together art and words to spark creativity in your classroom. With diverse writing prompts inspired by contemporary and classic artworks, teacher-modelled examples, scaffolded writing and engaging learning activities, this resource helps students connect deeply with art while building observation, critical thinking and creative writing skills. Perfect for inspiring imaginative and meaningful responses to visual art.

Experiment with ways of writing by exploring impressionism in art and literature. Engage with the genre, explore examples (including discussion questions and teacher notes) and stylistic techniques as well as a range of writing prompts to stimulate creative experimentation with writing impressionistic vignettes of both sensory detail and narrative perspective.