Make art projects to give to friends as a special gift or just to display at home to remember your friend and friendship. Draw a portrait of a special friend. Use a photograph as a reference. Consider drawing a picture of you and your friend together. Use charcoal pencils for a dramatic black and white drawing or use oil pastels or a simple pencil. Or consider combining drawing tools for a dramatic effect. Other drawing ideas include drawing a picture of a location that has a special meaning to your friendship, such as the place you met or frequent, or a picture of someone who is special to your friend, such as her child.
Create a painting to represent friendship in general or to honor a special friend. Paint an interpretive painting that represents friendship or your friend. For instance, make a painting that visually represents your feelings about a particular friendship. Use symbols such as hearts or other icons that represent emotions and symbolic color like yellow for happiness. Other painting art projects include painting a mural about friendship on a wall. Include images of people interacting with friends, such as kids playing on a playground or adults laughing over coffee.
Create a collage that represents friendship as a gift or as a project to do with your friend. Gather photos of you and your friend and meet with that special person to create a special art project together. Look through the photos and reminisce about the fun times you've shared. Then create a collage of pictures or consider having each friend make a collage to give to the other person. Use scrapbooking materials such as stickers and embellishments to decorate the collage. Another project is to look through magazines for pictures of friends or friendship icons to create a collage.
Other friendship-themed art projects include homemade greeting cards to give to a friend. Use friendship symbols to create the cover of the card and write a friendship-related verse on the inside. Other friendship art projects include making matching T-shirts with fabric paint and doing pottery or sculpting with a friend.