The Magic of Art Challenges
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Hi SVS Fam, here’s a little article I wrote about Art Challenges, highlighting Inktober and Artober.
I gave some shoutouts to Jake, Lee and Will.
Anyway, hope you enjoy reading it.
https://jeremyrayross.substack.com/p/the-magic-of-art-challenges
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This looks great! I'll check it out.
Erin Richardson
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Cheers! @ArtistErin
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Hey Jeremy! I'll definitely give this one a read.
I couldn't agree more about art challenges.
The best thing for me is the forced pace at which you have to finish illustrations.
Otherwise I can spend way too long on a single piece of work and just over work it to death, so October is always a great time in the year that reminds me to avoid doing that as much as possible.
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Right on @Kristen-Lango !
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I totally agree with your article, both the pros and the cons! I haven't done an art challenge in years and I miss them. They always gave me such a sense of accomplishment. I was going to do Inktober this year but things took a weird turn at the beginning of the month. Phew... well, I guess I can always do my own art challenge whenever I want to haha
My best art challenge advice for daily challenges is KEEP IT SMALL. Doing a 5"x5" or even a 2"x3" illustration every day is way easier than trying to complete a 9x12" masterpiece every single day. I also like to limit myself even further than just the prompts by giving myself an overall theme. Maybe it's all bears + the prompt. Maybe they're all object heads ( I did that once, I'd do it again - it was rad). Such fun!
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Great advice @StudioHannah !
My Inktober 2024 morphed into a potato character and his little sidekick mouse exploring an unknown land in search for… pizza? I’m just having fun and doing what I can.
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@Jeremy-Ross Ahahah, I love that this overall theme feels so random and yet... works? The illustrations are great
