Hi everyone! So I got this idea a bit ago and I know that there are a lot of artists on this forum so I figured that some of you guys here might be interested.
Basically the idea is that if you're an artist who'd like to hone their skills but don't have the time or funds to attend formal art classes, being a part of a group of peers who are all trying to improve at the same time can keep you on task and support you as you try to push yourself beyond what you're comfortable with. For a certain amount of days, there would be a daily drawing topic/practice goal and everyone would draw the same thing, and then at the end of the day everyone would share what they'd drawn with the group for critique and advice. Practice goals would be based on suggestions from the group's members, so they everyone gets to work on an area they think they need improvement on.
For example, if the suggested topic for one day was landscapes, everyone would individually sketch/paint/draw one or more landscapes and then the group would offer their comments and critique on each member's picture. Then the next day could be hands, clouds, etc. Those of us who are good at the drawing topic one day might suck at the next, and vice versa. That way we all practice and improve together, and it would be much easier to stay motivated than when you're drawing by yourself!
Right now I'm thinking a
15 to 30 day period in the early summer when everyone has a bit more down time, but obviously this is just an idea right now and I'm always down for suggestions. Everyone starts on the same date and drawing topics would be set ahead of time so that everyone knows what's coming in advance.
Would anyone be interested in this?
Topics list1. Shading
2. Texture
3. Hands
4. Feet
5. Elbows and knees
6. Expressions
7. Hair
8. Back anatomy/drawing people from behind
9. The head at an angle
10. Full body anatomy
11. Male anatomy
12. Child faces and anatomy
13. Poses
14. Movement
15. Groups, crowds and/or pairings
16. Cloth and clothing folds
17. Animals
18. Dragons
19. Lineart with varying line weight
20. No lineart
21. Water
22. Metal
23. Grass
24. Machinery and vehicles
25. Mountains and/or bodies of water
26. Buildings and perspective
27. Clouds
28. Weather
29. Lighting/sunlight
30. Detailed backgrounds/ landscapes
UPDATE:Based on when most people are available, this will begin on
Saturday, July 2UPDATE 2:Hi everyone! We’re starting in about a week so here’s an update:
We’ll be using
Discord as a platform, and the chatroom can be found
here. In case you’re unfamiliar with it, Discord is a browser-based chat that doesn’t require any downloads and shouldn’t bring up any privacy issues like Skype potentially might. So that’s good. Here’s some other stuff:
RE: Channels and where to upload:Each artist will get their own channel where they will post their pieces so that it doesn’t get buried in a general one. These are basically small individual gallery threads. Please comment on pieces in those channels! This way we can keep all the art, comments and critiques for one artist in the same place. When you do post there, feel free to leave an “I posted!” note in the general thread. The general thread can also be used for questions about the challenge, or asking other artists for tips that aren’t specific to any one piece.
Spoiler: regarding locked channels and mature art • show There are going to be two locked channels, one for NSFW and one for other mature content.
The NSFW channel is not for sexual content, but for art that features either of the following:
1. Any anatomy studies showing genitals
2. Pairing-oriented pictures where one or both subjects are nude
Beyond these hard rules, use your discretion, and if you have a clarification question don’t be afraid to pm me or post in the general channel. Remember that this isn’t an NSFW art challenge, and there are really only a few daily topics that would warrant creating that kind of content. The channel is simply there so that if you do draw something that does need an 18+ warning, there is somewhere for it to go that won’t be accessible to minors. Feel free to post SFW crops/detail shots in your public channel.
“Other mature content” refers to any work containing gore, violence, or any other adult theme that you feel is inappropriate to have in your public art channel. I don’t know if we’ll need this one, but we have a fairly large group so it’s going to be there just in case.
Please post in these channels instead of your own if you have a piece that falls into one of these categories. For the sake of clarity, posting a message like “My sketch for day 11 is in the mature content channel” would be super bueno.
If you want to be added to either or both of the channels let me know (general channel or pm) and I’ll give you permission to view, provided you’re over 18.
Guidelines:
1. Be nice to your own art! You worked hard on it and it might not look awesome, but that’s normal in challenges like this where you’re trying to draw something you haven’t before! We’re all gonna suck, and we’re gonna suck together.
2. Be clear whether or not you want to receive critique on your art (use a pinned message) and respect whether or not other artists want to receive critique.
3. Use mature boards appropriately. Please keep in mind that
none of the topics requires any artwork above a PG rating. No sexual content, please.
❤ Happy drawing ❤
P.S. I'd really appreciate it if people who want to participate could pop on over to Discord before Saturday so that we can get channels and permissions all set up and running smoothly before then.P.P.S. ^ ^ if you need to delay or skip days that's totally fine.
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