Have you heard the podcast “Everything is Alive“? In each episode of this unscripted interview series, inanimate objects share their perspectives, and tell us their life story. Louis, a can of cola, talks about his start at the lower generic shelves of the grocery store, then to the back of the fridge, and how he wants to “go” when it’s his time. Tami and Ed, a sharpie and her cap, talk about hard trials within their intimate relationship, and about their work together. There’s a tooth, a wallet, a stethoscope, and many more objects, each with their own personality and point of view. It’s a surprisingly funny and charming series.
Today is Comics day, and your challenge is to draw a comic with inanimate objects only. Choose something around you. Something like a chair, a spoon, or a sock. Take on its perspective, and ask it what it would like to say about itself or its life.
I found this blog post by Chaz Hutton on How to Draw Comics When You Can’t Actually Draw. I love this post. Check it out. You might find it inspiring, as well as entertaining. Here’s a piece:
So, you can’t draw and you’re not funny, but you want to draw comics.
Well, great news: You don’t have to be able to draw, nor be particularly funny in order to draw comics. (…) Here’s the thing about art: Provided your drawings are all consistently the same level of coherency, then whatever you’re creating will become your style, which means all your drawings are amazing, provided they’re viewed within the context of your style.
Though Chaz doesn’t really call it out, Jeff the Blob uses repetition to build up on his funny. When you draw your inanimate’s story, not every frame has to be entirely original. Repeats, small changes, and space for silence (deep thinking) can have a positive impact.
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:
Exercise your creativity This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, sew, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. See below for today’s creative challenge. Set the timer for 20 minutes and see what happens. TONDO At my recent artist’s talk, Suzanne …
Max Ernst used texture rubbings to overcome his fear of the white canvas, and ignite his imagination. “Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.” Max Ernst, 1891-1976 The embedded video preview does not appear to be working, so please click …
[image_with_animation image_url=”8093″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Image above from Agora Gallery’s post “How to Recognize an Art Scam” In the last week, I’ve received 2 art scam emails. They read as personalized letters, including the title and size of my painting, mid paragraph. Neither email asked directly for anything, so no red flags, not right …
An atelier is a snobby word for an artist’s workshop space. The word studio is from the Italian: studio, and from Latin: studium, from studere, meaning to study or zeal. The word atelier is French for workshop, especially the workroom or studio of a sculptor or painter, 1840, from French atelier, going back to the Old French astelier which was a carpenter’s workshop, woodpile …
30SAL Challenge: Interview an Object
Have you heard the podcast “Everything is Alive“? In each episode of this unscripted interview series, inanimate objects share their perspectives, and tell us their life story. Louis, a can of cola, talks about his start at the lower generic shelves of the grocery store, then to the back of the fridge, and how he wants to “go” when it’s his time. Tami and Ed, a sharpie and her cap, talk about hard trials within their intimate relationship, and about their work together. There’s a tooth, a wallet, a stethoscope, and many more objects, each with their own personality and point of view. It’s a surprisingly funny and charming series.
Today is Comics day, and your challenge is to draw a comic with inanimate objects only. Choose something around you. Something like a chair, a spoon, or a sock. Take on its perspective, and ask it what it would like to say about itself or its life.
I found this blog post by Chaz Hutton on How to Draw Comics When You Can’t Actually Draw. I love this post. Check it out. You might find it inspiring, as well as entertaining. Here’s a piece:
So, you can’t draw and you’re not funny, but you want to draw comics.
Well, great news: You don’t have to be able to draw, nor be particularly funny in order to draw comics. (…) Here’s the thing about art: Provided your drawings are all consistently the same level of coherency, then whatever you’re creating will become your style, which means all your drawings are amazing, provided they’re viewed within the context of your style.
Source: Chaz Hutton on Medium.com
Though Chaz doesn’t really call it out, Jeff the Blob uses repetition to build up on his funny. When you draw your inanimate’s story, not every frame has to be entirely original. Repeats, small changes, and space for silence (deep thinking) can have a positive impact.
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 #comic #instachaaz #everythingisalive
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