JANUARY PROMPT

You and Yours(oul)

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Suggested Size: 8.5x11 min. 300dpiI want to kick off the 2025 drawing year with a reflection of yourself in a self-portrait or rather, a self-portrait with your reflection.These are two identities within you- your Body and your Soul. One that you are and one that you want to be (or truly feel you are) inside.
It will take some self reflection and some thinking to come up with what you want your soul to look like- it can be a mishmash of things you resonate with, it can be a blob of colors, it can even be your OCs if you've modeled them after a version of "you".Illustrate yourself (your outwards self/sona) with the reflection of your Soul. The pair can be doing any activity, even simply standing and holding hands. It can be as funny or as serious as you like.
The environment however must be a place special to you. Your grandma's kitchen, the street you grew up in, the alleyways of your home city etc. It should be a place where you have felt something, and where you will always feel drawn to.You can make it as colorful or as simple as you want, in any medium you choose but, try to experiment with patterns, texture and lighting to bring some dynamic energy to the piece.
Start with some sketches to map out where you want your figures to be. They should be the focal point of your piece.Have fun creating!

Takeaways of this project:

  • Multiple Character Interaction

  • Composition

  • Reflection and character design of an original character

  • Characters in a "setting"

  • Abstract ideas, not necessarily literal representations

FEBRUARY PROMPT

Resonance

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Has music ever made you feel something? Have you listened to a song that had your brain imagining cool fight-scenes to? A lyric that simply had you go “ah yes, this fits my character perfectly”?
Choose a lyric or song, and make an art piece for it. It can be a comic, an illustration, an object, an animation- anything you feel that can convey the feeling you feel when you listen to the particular melody. You are free to use yourself, a sona, an OC or a character in the piece.The catch? It must be in a limited palette. Choose TWO colors only.You are allowed to use these two colors, utilizing shades and tints to bring your image to life. Include the lyric (if you have one) in the piece. Song does not have to be in english.*If this is too hard, you are free to incorporate other colors as this is not meant to be frustrating! If you have a completely different concept for this, feel free to illustrate that instead.Now go forth, listen to your musics, daydream, and create.

Takeaways of this project:

  • Clear silhouette and contrast utilizing shades rather than hues

  • Discovering colors that work well together e.g complimentary, tertiary, analagous color

  • Visualization from text only

Takeaways of this project:

MARCH PROMPT

THROWBACK

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It's time to wade through the dust!
For this month, we're going to give some love to your beloved forgotten OCs. I'm sure there's a few tossed away in corners, gathering mold... Pick them up, brush them off, and give 'em a nice pose- because they'll be your subject for this month.Would you continue their story? What happened to them? Think of how they'd look like if you continued to draw your character. You are free to go whichever direction for this piece.

Takeaways of this project:

  • Clear silhouette and contrast utilizing shades rather than hues

  • Discovering colors that work well together e.g complimentary, tertiary, analagous color

  • Visualization from text only

  • Multiple Character Interaction

  • Composition

  • Reflection and character design of an original character

  • Characters in a "setting"