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[For Elementary Schools] Practical! A Collection of Graduation Illustration Ideas

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Started performing in bands in junior high school. Influenced by Japanese rock and UK rock, spent over 10 years continuing band activities while creating original songs. Later began producing Vocaloid tracks using Hatsune Miku, with total plays of released songs surpassing 10,000. Has five years of experience writing for music magazines. Currently works as a music writer, director, and composer, keeping a ground-level perspective on the scene by attending live shows across Japan. Now performs at live houses in Tokyo, showcasing guitar playing centered on acoustic guitar and informed by knowledge of chord analysis and guitar scales. Also writes leveraging a broad knowledge of music genres.

Are you looking for illustration ideas that can be used in an elementary school graduation yearbook or anthology? Reflecting on six years of memories and expressing days spent with friends and school events through drawings is a perfect activity for such a special milestone like graduation.

In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of illustration ideas to brighten up your graduation anthology.

From themes like sports day and the school trip to scenes depicting everyday moments with classmates, we’ve gathered a variety of motifs.

Whether you’re confident in your drawing skills or feel a bit unsure, we hope you’ll find an idea that suits you!

[For Elementary Schools] Practical! Graduation Illustration Idea Collection (31–40)

Memorabilia

Try drawing the items you used at school from enrollment to graduation in your class anthology or message collection.

Motifs like school backpacks, cleaning supplies, and the vaulting box from PE can evoke nostalgia and warmth.

Adding classmates’ comments or heartfelt messages of thanks is also recommended.

By illustrating backgrounds themed around scenes like commuting to and from school, PE, or cleaning time, you may be able to recall each moment more vividly.

It’s an idea that helps preserve memories of every aspect of school life.

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Photo of memories

As graduation approaches, we have more chances to look back on the fun memories from school life.

One idea I’d like to share is to capture many of those memories as illustrations by drawing an illustration of memorable photos.

Imagine a design where lots of photos are arranged together.

You could create a large frame and place multiple photos inside it, or design it so the photos look casually scattered.

One of the charms of this illustration is that when you look back at it later, it will make you think, “Oh right, that happened too.”

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Turn text into an illustration

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A simple and cute graduation celebration card made using only a dot pen!#Graduation from kindergarten graduation ceremony (for kindergarten/preschool)Message Card #Text Overlay Video Translation Congratulations Translation Translation
♬ Really Like You – Gyubin

The unique illustrations are so cute! Here are some ideas for turning letters into illustrations.

All you need are cardstock or a message card, dot markers in your favorite colors, and a ballpoint pen.

Some of you may be tired of drawing flowers or animal motifs.

In that case, why not try turning letters into illustrations? This time, the message “Congratulations on your graduation” is given expressions and arranged to look as if the characters are holding hands.

The illustrations decorated with stars and hearts also add a friendly touch.

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smile

When it comes to graduation, many people feel lonely or a little heartsick.

That’s exactly why it might be nice to draw smiling illustrations for the graduation yearbook—ones that make you feel happy just by looking at them.

To create a graduation vibe, you could have the characters holding flower petals or diplomas.

It would also be lovely to draw multiple people, or the entire class, all smiling.

There are many different kinds of smiles, so that’s where you can really show off your skills.

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key

The key is a motif that conveys the image of opening the door to the future.

A design showing students holding keys and smiling as they pass through the school gate, or with a new world spreading out beyond a door in the background, evokes the beginning of a new life.

By engraving words like gratitude or dreams on the key, you can give the illustration a sense of message.

If you depict classmates and teachers holding the key together, it brings back the time you walked together and the memories you share.

It’s a perfect idea for scenes that celebrate students’ feelings before graduation and their new departure.

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[For Elementary Schools] Practical! Graduation Illustration Idea Collection (41–50)

Students taking off

As graduation approaches, friends are leaping into a new world.

While there’s a sadness in no longer sharing the same time with your companions, there’s surely excitement for what lies ahead.

Let’s try illustrating the moment they take flight, chest swelling with anticipation and a faint smile on their faces.

If you draw portraits or illustrations of each person—classmates, club mates, and more—it could become a deeply memorable piece.

It may take time to create, but even the hard parts might turn into cherished memories.

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[Acrylic Paint] Rainbow and Soap Bubbles Celebrating a New Beginning

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[Acrylic Paint] Rainbow and Soap Bubbles Celebrating a New Beginning

Illustrations painted with acrylics have vivid colors and give a pop, bright impression, so I recommend them.

They also handle layering well, making them easy to work with.

Let’s try painting a rainbow and soap bubbles with these acrylics.

Rainbows are colorful and evoke hope for tomorrow, which is wonderful, isn’t it? Create a heartfelt illustration for the graduates, wishing that they will keep walking toward the happiness that lies beyond the rainbow.

In addition to the rainbow, adding elements like the townscape where the kindergarten is located or the surrounding mountain scenery will also make it impactful.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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