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Wow, folks! That was rad. (That's short for "Ridiculously Awesome Drawings.")
This month, you were challenged to focus on character design and having fun, and man, did you ever. The challenge was to take a character or creature - or to make one up - and then pick 2 or more of the categories and show four versions of the character in each stage.
Character progression
The results? Incredible! See the challenge finalists below, and don't forget to visit them and leave your comments!
This month, you were challenged to focus on character design and having fun, and man, did you ever. The challenge was to take a character or creature - or to make one up - and then pick 2 or more of the categories and show four versions of the character in each stage.
Character progression
- Age: Youth, adolescence, adulthood, old age
- Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, Water
- Day: morning, day, dusk, night
- Creature: mammal, insect, reptile, bird
- Period: ancient, medieval, modern, futuristic
- Genre: mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance
- Emotion: joy, rage, sorrow, confusion
- Location: desert, swamp, jungle, ocean
- Cats: wait, this isn't a category...ignore this.
The results? Incredible! See the challenge finalists below, and don't forget to visit them and leave your comments!
ALL CATEGORIES
Shoutout goes to 42Ly for some gorgeously detailed and intricate linework across all eight categories, and to Anipzis, whose color pencil art spanned all the categories with surreal symbolism.
3-5 CATEGORIES
Four folks dove in with a gusto and completed as many as three to five categories in one go. Kudos to Maverick-Maven, HeathWalsh, Anipzis and Unistonen!
ALL COMPLETED CHALLENGES:
And finally, I'd like to give a warm shoutout to everyone else who participated...and the three people who included cats in their art. Go Maverick-Maven, Anipzis and Siara-chan. Meow! 
Are you ready for July's challenge?
January Challenge
Update 1/18/2020: How are your pieces coming along? Just two weeks to go!
Happy January! It's a brand new year, and it's time for a brand new creativity challenge.
This month will be about stretching your creative muscles.
Here's how this will work:Leave a comment on the journal to sign up.Select a 100% real plant/creature name from the list below. Do not look it up.Draw a profile for what you think a creature or plant with this name might look like. Once you're done, you can look up what your creature or plant actually is. How close were you?Share your final piece in the comments section. You can do this challenge as man
2019 Secret Santa
We're getting the ball rolling a little early this year to give you plenty of time to sign up and make your art. Sign up and you will be randomly assigned to create a secret gift for someone (and secretly assigned to get a gift from someone!). Everyone will get a gift made especially for them by their Secret Santa the last week of December.
(check out these beautiful holiday drawings from deviantart!)
It doesn't matter if you're an experienced artist or just starting out - everyone is invited to join the fun!
Sounds fun! How do I sign up? 1. Write a list of (5 or so) things you'd like to get as your Secret Santa gift.
2. Post the list in a j
November Challenge
Nov 29 Update: Just a couple days left! How's your final piece coming along?
Happy November! It's time for another monthly challenge.
This month will be about the ways we improve our art.
First: everyone will decide what they want to draw: it can be a re-draw of something in your gallery, or something new from your imagination.
Then: For the first three weeks of November, you will do studies and practice fundamental that relate to your piece.
Finally: In the last week of November, you will draw the piece...and see how your skills have improved!
Here's how this will work:Pick an old picture to redraw, OR come up with a new idea.Plan what
October Challenge
Update 10/31 - Thanks to everyone who participated. I loved reading your character's backstories and hearing about your character design process. You blew me away!
Update 10/25 - Just a few days to go! :fear:
Update 10/15 - we're halfway through the month! :la:
Happy October! Autumn is here, and it's time for another monthly challenge.
This month will be about two of my favorite things - creativity...and superheroes!
Here's how this will work:Comment to sign up. I will give you a prompt to inspire your superhero character. Example: "Weakness: Dogs," "Superpower related to hats," or "Keeps accidentally levitating."You will draw this charact
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Wow, that is a wicked collection of entries!
Thank you for making such a fun challenge, it was awesome!
Thank you for making such a fun challenge, it was awesome!