Pictures play a vital role in conveying emotions and feelings. The use of certain colours, a detail of a facial expression, or the use of white space all help readers understand their own and other people’s perspectives.
If you are an illustrator and you would like to make an emotions map please enquire at [email protected]
Empathy Emotions Maps are a resource designed to help young people build empathic communication skills, naming and sharing emotions. We encourage young people to get creative, and record their emotions throughout the day by writing and drawing on their maps. Check out the amazing collection below, contributed by illustrators, which you can use for inspiration.
Please note: The illustrations in this gallery were very kindly provided by the illustrators for you to use as part of your Empathy Day displays. Please ensure they are not used for display purposes following this
Illustrated by Joe Berger
Illustrated by Sarah Bowie
Illustrated by Sue Cheung
Illustrated by Sarah Christou
Illustrated by Sarah Christou
Illustrated by Aoife Dooley
Illustrated by Sarah Haghoo
Illustrated by Sue Hendra
Illustrated by Sophy Henn
Illustrated by Elle Hibbert
Illustrated by Nadine Kadaan
Illustrated by Sharon King-Chai
Illustrated by Alex Latimer
Illustrated by Natelle Quek
Illustrated by Jion Sheibani
Illustrated by Selom Sunu
Illustrated by Manjit Thapp
Illustrated by Sarah Warburton
Illustrated by Nicola Worswick
