Tuesday 23 September 2014

Challenge #30 - Sky

Draw, paint, collage a sky (sunny, clouds, night time, realistic, doodled, abstract, fantasy...) and add any elements you like.
Have fun and don't forget to post a photo of your art on our Facebook page for everyone to enjoy and be inspired.

Challenge #29 - Back to Childhood!

Interpret this any way you like!
You can draw children (family or imaginary ones), journal about a childhood memory, collage about your childhood, childhood stuff like toys/films/TV shows... You name it! The sky is the limit!
For tutorials on how to draw children, check the following:

Have fun and please share your creation(s) on our Facebook page for everyone to enjoy. Happy creating! :-D

Challenge #28 - Markers Only!

Easy one: just use markers/felt tip pens only on your page for this challenge (I love Sharpies, but anything will do). The rest is all up to you!
Just enjoy and please share your page(s) on our Facebook page. Happy creating! :-)

Challenge #27 - Flowers

Realistic flowers, doodles, paint strokes, collage, finger painting, there era just so many ways to create flowers. With collage, you can crumple your paper so that your flower can be 3D.
Search on Pinterest for inspiration and check out the following links for different techniques on how to draw flowers:

For this challenge, just draw flowers, any way you like, no restrictions.
Just have fun and don't forget to share your art on our Facebook page for everyone to enjoy! :-)

Monday 22 September 2014

Challenge #26 - Borders

Borders can be used around a photo/drawing as a frame, or around text (title, quote, journaling).
Doodles are a great and easy style for borders, but you can also use collage to make your frame, as well as paint strokes/dots. Anything goes.
Check on Pinterest for inspiration; there are some fantastic examples for you to choose from and get started.
Also, watch Joanne Fink's awesome video on borders and frames on her blog; it gives you so many different options. The video on Patterning Techniques is also very useful on ideas on how to fill in your frame for your border, and the video on Dangle Designs gives you a more unusual and original style of border.
Have fun bordering and experimenting, and don't forget to post a photo of your page(s) on our Facebook page for everyone to enjoy! :-D

Challenge #25 - What's in Front of You?

Now this one is pretty self-explanatory. Just sit down and create a page about what's in front of you. You can draw it, paint it, collage it, journal about it, mix it up... Totally your call! Drawings can be as realistic, or as abstract, or as doodle-like as you want. No limits!
Don't think too much, just go with the flow and remember to share your art on our Facebook page. :-)

Challenge #24 - Speech Bubbles

Do any page you like, using any supplies and materials you want, all you need for this challenge is at least one speech bubble on your page (drawn, painted, printed from the computer, cut out from a magazine...). The rest is all up to you.
Search speech bubbles on Google and Pinterest for inspiration.
Your speech bubbles can be as simple or as fancy as you want them to be. Just have fun and don't forget to share your art on our Facebook page for everyone to enjoy. :-)