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Art Challenges
One way to get better is by participating in art challenges. Those in the Art Community have created all kinds of challenges for artists to grow and hone their skills. There are a few that I will mention here, but you can create your own personal challenges as well. Artists should always be growing and evolving.
Inktober
Want to hone your inking skills?
Inktober was created by artist Jay Parker. Every year during the month of October, artists all over the world do one drawing per day based on a prompt word from a list. There is an official prompt list, but you can make your own or follow one someone else makes. It‘s supposed to be fun, not stressful, so artists draw and post when they can. 2019 was my first year completing the challenge. Here are my 31 drawings. I followed the official prompt list, but I drew all Marvel characters.
Draw This In Your Style
What is DTIYS and why is it important?
Draw This In Your Style (DTIYS) is an art challenge when people post a drawing on social media and ask their followers to redraw it in their own art style. They are a lot of fun and can cause the artist to explore new avenues of artistic expression and tap into a creativity they themselves were not even aware of potentially. The most popular one was the Sailor Moon recap from a while ago. People loved it!
Here are a few of the ones I've made over the years.
Ready to Get Started?
They are super easy to find on any social media platform. They're everywhere, or you can create your own for your followers to redraw.