I’m seeing fabulous creatives out there! This is so fun! To see what people have made, search Instagram for #30SAL and click “most recent.” To learn more about the 30SAL Challenge, click here.
Today’s challenge: It’s all going downhill! Make a composition emphasizing a strong diagonal.
Media is artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, print, collage, sculpt, assemblage, dance, or digitize your response to any challenge.
Wayne Thiebaud
Post to Instagram
Post to Instagram with #30SAL so we can find it.
To be eligible for prizes, post your work to Instagram with #30sal. To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these to your post:
As an alternative to Instagram, you can post your work to Padlet. Padlet is an online platform for us to share art and information in our classes. You don’t need to have a Padlet account – but remember to add your name to your picture.
DAY 3 “DARINGLY DIAGONAL” PADLET LINK: https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/dp39ukfu1jzxdn1q
DAY 2 “WALK THE LINE” PADLET LINK: https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/dcnpavtq32lpojz3
DAY 1 “EGGHEAD” PADLET LINK: https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/p4fzipirhtj8p5fs
Don’t delay!
Deadline for submissions: 3 days after each challenge post.
Not all sections of a surface are equal. Movement, space, and placement can be used to suggest time. Within the composition we can infer a sequence, a past, and a future. In part, this is due to how we read. Generally, we read top to bottom, and left to right. Within a scene in a …
[image_with_animation image_url=”9700″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Topophilia (From Greek topos “place” and -philia, “love of”) is a strong sense of place, which often becomes mixed with the sense of cultural identity among certain people and a love of certain aspects of such a place. Today is the second of a series of Topophilia Creative Exercises, this …
The SAL Challenge for Tuesdays is to draw from observation. My suggestion for you today is to draw your bedding. Fall in love with the wrinkles, the rumples, the folds. Tease out the shadows. Go slow. Materials are artist’s choice. Set the timer for 20 minutes. When the timer chimes complete, feel free to continue …
Day 3: Daringly Diagonal #30SAL
I’m seeing fabulous creatives out there! This is so fun! To see what people have made, search Instagram for #30SAL and click “most recent.” To learn more about the 30SAL Challenge, click here.
Today’s challenge: It’s all going downhill! Make a composition emphasizing a strong diagonal.
Media is artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, print, collage, sculpt, assemblage, dance, or digitize your response to any challenge.
Post to Instagram
Post to Instagram with #30SAL so we can find it.
To be eligible for prizes, post your work to Instagram with #30sal. To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these to your post:
#30sal #thiebaud #diagonal #vnotes #creativechallenge #januarychallenge #drawingchallenge #drawing #art #sketch #artchallenge #artist #draw #artistsoninstagram #sketchbook #instaart #artwork #drawingoftheday #dailydrawing #inkdrawing #drawingsketch #artoftheday #creativity
Don’t have Instagram?
As an alternative to Instagram, you can post your work to Padlet. Padlet is an online platform for us to share art and information in our classes. You don’t need to have a Padlet account – but remember to add your name to your picture.
DAY 3 “DARINGLY DIAGONAL” PADLET LINK: https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/dp39ukfu1jzxdn1q
DAY 2 “WALK THE LINE” PADLET LINK: https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/dcnpavtq32lpojz3
DAY 1 “EGGHEAD” PADLET LINK: https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/p4fzipirhtj8p5fs
Don’t delay!
Deadline for submissions: 3 days after each challenge post.
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