1. Home
  2. Hobbies & Games
  3. Painting

Top 3 Games for Artists

By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com

Share your love of art with friends and members of your family by getting together to play a game that involves drawing or sculpting.

1. Pictionary

One of the best-known drawing games, Pictionary remains one of the best loved for a simple reason: it's great fun! You pick a card and put pencil to paper while your friends have to guess what the word is that you're illustrating. In only 60 seconds. Some words are easy, others are fiendish. Also available in themed editions. Needs three or more players.
Compare Prices

2. Barbarossa

Each player has to sculpt the word they've chosen in clay. The trick is that you're penalised if it's too easy or too hard. Add to this a circular board on which you move so you can ask questions about the word (and the need to have gold to move), and you've a unique "guess the word" game. Three to six players. Ages 12 and up.

3. Cranium

A mixed trivia and creativity game that involves wearing four different hats: Creative Cat, Data Head, Star Performer, and Word Worm. So you'll be drawing, sculpting, acting, whistling, spelling, whatever it takes, to get your team mates to figure out the answer. Needs four or more players. Ages 12 and up.
Compare Prices

Explore Painting

About.com Special Features

Scrapbook Technique Gallery

Use these ideas to inspire your own uniquely beautiful pages. More >

Price Your Collectibles

Find out how much your treasured collection is worth. More >

  1. Home
  2. Hobbies & Games
  3. Painting
  4. Buying Art Supplies
  5. Recommended Painting Books
  6. Top Games for Artists -- Artist's Games for Creative Fun>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.