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: 

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#pencildrawing #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #creativity 
#creativechallenge #comic #instachaaz #everythingisalive

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