Vision boards often start with a main image (the main inspiration for the artwork), and then smaller supporting images are added. Click through the slideshow to see how a digital vision board comes together.
Start with your main source of inspiration. This could be a picture you took or an artwork that inspires you. It could be a place that you know well or somewhere you dream of visiting. Take your time figuring this first step out because this is what your entire artwork will ultimately be about. Also, don't worry about the color; you can always change that later.
Add pictures that begin to fit into the color scheme you want. In this case, the trees would be silhouetted against bolder background colors. You can also begin adding in details that you want to include, like flowers on the ground.
Find more things that you would like to include in your landscape. In this case, the artist may add a large, bright moon and a waterfall. Mushrooms and mosses would also work well with this composition. You want to find at least 5 things to add to your composition. Also, remember that you can change colors in your final work, so the colors of your various elements do not need to be the same.
After you have the main components of your plan together, begin looking for the final details that will round out and complete your work. If you are making a physical vision board, you might go out and find real plants or flowers that you want to work with. If you are making a digital board, then find smaller objects to add. For the artwork shown here, the plants give the idea that this artwork will be more of an illustration than a realistic drawing. The addition of fairies could be a small detail that the artist may want to add.
The vision board shown here was created using a free online program called Canva. Other options for creating digital vision boards are PicCollage (a free app), PicMonkey (an online program), and Adobe Spark (free on a device, paid online program). Please make sure to talk to your parents before signing up for any of these programs.
Of course, you can always make a physical collage for your vision board! This is often just as easy and maybe even a little more fun! It's great to find textures and real-life objects that you can include in your vision board, something that just isn't possible with digital programs.
