Today is the Memory/Imagination day of our 30 Day Creative Challenge.
Look at “The Desperate Man” by Gustave Courbet. Your challenge today is to imagine what he’s looking at, and recreate that.
Medium is artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, collage, assemblage, assemble a diorama, or dress in drag.
Set a timer for 20 minutes. When the timer chimes, continue if you wish, but 20 minutes is a win.
Post it
Post your work to social media with the tags #30sal & #seattleartistleague. To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these tags and add them to your post:
To be eligible to win a prize, please post your work to Padlet.
PADLET JAN 11-16 https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/fl2cnuio5g0ocsfp
Prizes
1st Prize: $500 cash 2nd Prize: $250 SAL Gift Certificate 3rd Prize: $150 SAL Gift Certificate Honorable Mentions: $50 SAL Gift Certificates
Artists who complete all 30 challenges will be eligible to win special prizes, but you don’t have to complete all 30 to participate, or to win a prize. Set your own creative goals for January 2021 and submit pics of your original creations on social media, and Padlet.
Alternate 30SAL Challenge
Make a 2020-2021 Comic
As a possible alternative to the #30sal challenge, you can make a comic book or graphic novel based on the year 2020, and the terrible start to 2021. This comic could have any number of sketches, from a single page to all 30, and artists can work in teams. Open to all levels. Stick figures and crayons welcome! If this interests you, “What are you looking at” could be inspiration for your sketch today.
Remember to post your work with #30sal & #seattleartistleague, and add your submissions to Padlet – a spot for Comics has been added to Padlet!
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30SAL Challenge: What are you looking at?
Today is the Memory/Imagination day of our 30 Day Creative Challenge.
Look at “The Desperate Man” by Gustave Courbet. Your challenge today is to imagine what he’s looking at, and recreate that.
Medium is artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, collage, assemblage, assemble a diorama, or dress in drag.
Set a timer for 20 minutes. When the timer chimes, continue if you wish, but 20 minutes is a win.
Post it
Post your work to social media with the tags #30sal & #seattleartistleague. To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these tags and add them to your post:
#30sal #seattleartistleague #drawingchallenge #drawing #art #illustration
#sketch #artchallenge #drawings #artist #draw #artistsoninstagram
#sketchbook #instaart #drawthisinyourstyle #artwork #drawingoftheday
#dailydrawing #inkdrawing #drawingsketch #artoftheday #myart
#pencildrawing #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #creativity
#creativechallenge #courbet #imagination #whatareyoulookingat #selfportrait
Padlet
To be eligible to win a prize, please post your work to Padlet.
PADLET JAN 11-16
https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/fl2cnuio5g0ocsfp
Prizes
1st Prize: $500 cash
2nd Prize: $250 SAL Gift Certificate
3rd Prize: $150 SAL Gift Certificate
Honorable Mentions: $50 SAL Gift Certificates
Artists who complete all 30 challenges will be eligible to win special prizes, but you don’t have to complete all 30 to participate, or to win a prize. Set your own creative goals for January 2021 and submit pics of your original creations on social media, and Padlet.
Alternate 30SAL Challenge
Make a 2020-2021 Comic
As a possible alternative to the #30sal challenge, you can make a comic book or graphic novel based on the year 2020, and the terrible start to 2021. This comic could have any number of sketches, from a single page to all 30, and artists can work in teams. Open to all levels. Stick figures and crayons welcome! If this interests you, “What are you looking at” could be inspiration for your sketch today.
Remember to post your work with #30sal & #seattleartistleague, and add your submissions to Padlet – a spot for Comics has been added to Padlet!
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