Welcome to the SAL Challenge Every day for the month of January, I’ll send out a creative challenge prompt. This series of challenges will be based on unusual vocabulary words. I’ll send out a word for the day, and you respond. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, collage, sculpt your food, anything you …
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 …
In a quiet moment, take time to recall some memory that you find interesting or enjoyable. Perhaps this was a story told by your family, or some moment that formed an idea of yourself or someone around you. Maybe a photograph, smell or object will help bring back your recollection. As you sit, pull out …
Take a bit of string and drop it on the floor until you like the shape it makes. Decide which way is up, and crop the composition so the string intersects with the edge of your drawing on 3 sides. Draw the spaces around the string (the negative space). Feel free to use an eraser …
Day 27: Komorebi #30SAL
Today’s VOCAB Challenge
Komorebi. [ko-mo-re-be] Japanese (n.) Sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees.
Post it
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DAY 27: KOMOREBI https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/ilst4js9dt2fhbpg
DAY 26: MASHUP! https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/ijjj4ee1zrrtg4xg
DAY 25: HOW TO DO EVERYTHING https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/emzpmep0ybb3n2x3
Deadline for Prizes
Deadline for submissions: 3 days after each challenge post.
January prize winners will be announced in February.
To learn more about the 30SAL Challenge, click here.
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