InnerCanvas

Sample Report - Example Only

Draw-a-Story

This example shows the structure and evidence limits of a complete InnerCanvas report. It is not an assessment of the viewer.

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Example drawing: Draw-a-Story
Product-created example drawing. No real user's content is shown.

Observation before interpretation

What is visibly present

  • Three visible elements form one event rather than separate sketches.
  • Direction and overlap suggest a sequence from left to right.
  • The supplied stimulus is incorporated into the central object.

Possible reflections

  • Narrative structure can be discussed as an expressive choice without scoring the artist's mental state.
  • Case literature supports expressive use, not diagnostic screening for adults.

Questions worth exploring

  1. What happened before this scene?
  2. What does the central character want?
  3. How would you title the story?

Research and methodology

Evidence strength: limited and context-dependent

Limitations

  • Most assessment research is child or adolescent focused.
  • Therapeutic case reports are not psychometric validation.
  • Aggression or depression is never inferred from story content.

Sources

  1. Recontextualizing the Draw A Story Assessment: Expanding the Expressive Function in Art Therapy2018DOI
  2. The Scientific Status of Projective Techniques2000DOI
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