Fear Sketchbook Assignment

Through drawing, convey your greatest fear.

Here is a list of the top 15 fears. Do you have one of these?

1.    Arachnophobia – The fear of spiders affects women four times more (48% women and 12% men).

2.    Ophidiophobia – The fear of snakes. Phobics avoid certain cities because they have more snakes.

3.    Acrophobia – The fear of heights. Five percent of the general population suffer from this phobia.

4.    Agoraphobia – The fear of open or crowded spaces. People with this fear often wont leave home.

5.    Cynophobia – The fear of dogs. This includes everything from small Poodles to large Great Danes.

6.    Astraphobia – The fear of thunder/lightning AKA Brontophobia, Tonitrophobia, Ceraunophobia.

7.    Claustrophobia – The fear of small spaces like elevators, small rooms and other enclosed spaces.

8.    Mysophobia – The fear of germs. It is also rightly termed as Germophobia or Bacterophobia.

9.    Aerophobia – The fear of flying. 25 million Americans share a fear of flying.

10. Trypophobia – The fear of holes is an unusual but pretty common phobia.

11. Carcinophobia – The fear of cancer. People with this develop extreme diets.

12. Thanatophobia – The fear of death. Even talking about death can be hard.

13. Glossophobia – The fear of public speaking. Not being able to do speeches.

14. Monophobia – The fear of being alone. Even while eating and/or sleeping.

15. Atychiphobia – The fear of failure. It is the single greatest barrier to success.

                                               

Make this a dynamic and powerful drawing that illustrates your fear.

Make your marks (pen or pencil strokes) active and support your idea.

Use Colored Pencil or Markers

Your drawing should be in your sketchbook.

See you tomorrow,

Mr. B