Practical exercise
Draw three pictures that tell one story
A story is not a paragraph; it is a beginning, a turn, and an end. The oldest cave paintings, the manuscript miniatures of Lahore Museum, and modern comics all use the same trick: three frames are usually enough. Today you will draw a story in only three pictures, no words allowed inside the frames. A friend or family member must understand the story by looking only.
Now try it
Draw three pictures that tell one story
Stretch
Redraw the same story in a totally different visual style: stick figures into truck art lettering frames, or pencil into mehndi-style line work. Same three beats, new look. See how style changes the feeling without changing the story.
Goes into your portfolio
The three frame A4 page, with the back showing what your viewer said when they tried to read it (their words, your handwriting), and a one sentence note from you on whether the story landed or not.