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Daily Creativity #62: Draw Shadows and Imagine Them as New Objects

Put some objects in front of a sunny window and draw the shadows they make (if it’s not a sunny day, put your objects in front of a wall and use a bright light instead). Next, try envisioning new animals, people, or whatever you can think of to fit the forms of the shadows.