Introduction

We're going to do impressions of some distinctive writing styles, including newspaper reports, lyric poetry, and online game reviews. To give us something to write about, we'll use this picture as inspiration.

Hunters in the Snow Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow (Winter), (1565)

This painting is a ‘slice of life’, showing a wintery township with skaters, workers, and three hunters returning from a hunt with their dogs. If you are curious and want some background information (or just a chance to see some of the detail up close): 

Good ideas for names

This painting shows 16th Century Belgium. If you want to find names that suit the picture:

We'll do five exercises. For each exercise, you'll get a snippet in a particular style, and then an example showing how you could apply that style to the image. 

Once you submit, you’ll be able to read and react to responses from others in your group.

If you're ready, let's write!