During these gloomy and unprecedented times of the COVID-19 outbreak, art and craft have become the voice of comfort for many people.

Artists around the globe—including cartoonists, painters, sketch artists, illustrators, and graffitists—are exploring new and exciting ways to spread more awareness about protection against the deadly virus.

They are encouraging people to abide by the guidelines of social distancing to minimize the risk of exposure.

In this blog, we’ve rounded up three artistic ideas that you can use to play your part in making a difference and spreading hope and positivity.

A Comic Strip

Several cartoonists and illustrators are depicting their understanding of the current pandemic through their comic strips. Comic creators like Rohan Chakravarty from Nagpur and Nivya Kuriakose from the United States believe that this is the least they can do to educate people about social distancing during this time of chaos.

Chakravarty’s comic series, “Green Humor”, reflects how the destruction of animal habitat by human beings could be leading to a weakened immune system in animals, and thus easier transmission of the disease.

If you think you cannot do comics, grab your markers and paints and give it a try!

Sketching

If you're good at sketching, why not use your talent for the betterment of society? Through your sketches, you can show two types of people living in the United States. Those who respect the guidelines of social distancing and are practicing shelter in place whole-heartedly; and those who are going out, interacting with people, and not wearing masks. You can further depict how the latter group of people is endangering the lives of others, their families, and themselves.Painting

Illustration by David S. Goodsell. Source: https://pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/c...

You can take inspiration from the paintings of David Goodsell from California. Professionally, he is a lecturer in computation biology and research and an artist. He had previously created molecular level paintings of Zika and Ebola, two of the deadliest epidemics.

In February, he released his incredible artwork on Twitter that showed the coronavirus in cross-section, which went viral in no time. His paintings for Ebola, Zika, and now COVID-19 have also been transformed into the form of coloring books that are used to educate children about the coronavirus.

Whether it’s designing a comic strip, creating a sketch, or making a painting, you can’t do any of it without the right supplies.

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