Creative Corner

[center][img]https://i.ibb.co/RcWZbFV/4.png[/img] [size=5][b]The Creative Bee Challenge[/b][/size] A bee has to work diligently all throughout the year to help the hive thrive, and artists should strive to work just as hard to hone their artistic skills! This challenge aims to give you some gudelines and objectives to stay motivated to draw every day to get better![/center] [center][emoji=plant size=1][emoji=sun size=1][emoji=plant size=1][/center] [columns][size=5][b]What this is[/b][/size] [emoji=rose size=1] [b]A list of drawing exercices to help you get better![/b] It includes lots of things you might do in art school and that don't necessarily sound fun to everyone (tho to me they do), like still lives, drawing using a reference, challenges, etc. Think of it as [b]art lessons guidelines![/b] [emoji=rose size=1] @ecetulle and I came up with the idea because we wanted to practice, but [b]everyone is free to participate, no matter their skill level![/b] [emoji=rose size=1] A productive way to keep yourself occupied during quarantine, by learning new skills! All the exercises are things you can do at home, as long as you have at least a piece of paper and a pen! This will probably run for as long as we're stuck home. [emoji=rose size=1] A place to give and get [b]constructive criticism[/b]![nextcol][color=white]...[/color][nextcol][img]https://i.ibb.co/JFbL2M1/1.png[/img][/columns] [center][emoji=plant size=1][emoji=sun size=1][emoji=plant size=1][/center] [columns][img]https://i.ibb.co/PhQ6XfW/2.png[/img][nextcol][color=white]...[/color][nextcol][size=5][b]Some guidelines[/b][/size] [emoji=rose size=1] The aim is to get better, so with that in mind it would be good to spend at least 1/2 hour to 1 hour per drawing. But if you don't have time feel free to drop a 15 min or even a 5 min doodle! Drawing regularly is more important than spending lots of time on each drawing. Good Habit > Masterpiece. [emoji=rose size=1] [b]You obviously don't have to do all of the challenges.[/b] You can just participate once, or once in a while and that's ok! We're glad to have you on board either way! c: [emoji=rose size=1] You don't have to share your drawings, but it would be nice if you did! I will try to give as much contructive criticism as I can to try and help as many people as I can, but I can't promise anything![/columns] [center][emoji=plant size=1][emoji=sun size=1][emoji=plant size=1][/center] [columns][size=5][b]Things to Always Remember[/b][/size] [emoji=rose size=1] B+ is good enough. One thing that often blocks lots of artists (myself included) is they never feel satisfied with their drawings, and that blocks them and prevents them from moving forward. Maybe your drawing isn't perfect, or isn't 100% finished, or isn't as good as you'd like... But sometimes, that's enough. Because [b]good enough is good enough![/b] The aim here is to get better by challenging ourselves to draw things we wouldn't necessarily draw on our own. We're not trying to do masterpieces! Sometimes you gotta accept something is not perfect, learn from it, and just move on! [emoji=rose size=1] Another thing I try to always remember when I find my drawings suck, is that sucking at something is ok. Because sucking at something is the first step in being kinda good at that thing!! It means you're not giving up and you're learning! And if you're bad, it means you have lots of things to learn, and learning is fun, so that's a good thing! How boring would life be if we managed everything on the first try ?[nextcol][color=white]...[/color][nextcol][img]https://i.ibb.co/RyWdPVm/3.png[/img][/columns] [center][emoji=plant size=1][emoji=sun size=1][emoji=plant size=1] [img]https://i.ibb.co/TLbmzmC/Creative-Bee.png[/img] [b]Participation Badge![/b] If you made at least one(1) drawing for this challenge, you can grab it! [code][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2840105/1][img]https://i.ibb.co/TLbmzmC/Creative-Bee.png[/img][/url][/code][/center]

[center][img]https://i.ibb.co/RcWZbFV/4.png[/img] [size=5][b]Prompt List![/b][/size] If you have prompts ideas, criticism, or otherwise, feel free to let me know! [b]You Have To Use[/b] guidelines must be followed! [b]Additional Contraints[/b] are a bonus challenge you can do if you feel like challenging yourself even more! [img]https://i.ibb.co/7CkT19K/Prompts-2.png[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/M2CWDkR/Prompts-3.png[/img] Click here to see the old prompt lists : • [url=https://i.ibb.co/xLBYrq7/Prompts-1.png]Week 1[/url] [/center]

and res just in case

And I think that's it, thread open!

@VonGacy
this seems like a fun little challenge! i might not be able to do all the prompts but i'll try to do most of them in my free time! this was a great idea! thx for making this! :D

Your reaction is so sweet Serenity! I am glad you will take part in it if you can and i am looking forward to seeing what you create c: [center]Here is my artwork for [b]day 1[/b]: I took three (clean) tissues and wrinkled them up fairly well and put them on my small travel size watercolor-box! [img]https://i.imgur.com/9uE472M.jpg[/img] In the end I finished it with black a black permanent marker and a black pen for the additional constraint.[/center]

Here's mine for today!! (Day 1, week 1) [img]https://i.ibb.co/GJhYmgQ/Nume-riser-1-2.jpg[/img] @ecetulle I think you did pretty good! Esp seeing how complex yours is! :D Congrats! One thing that could be improved next time you do something like this is to try and have it be a little less messy (I'm talking especially with regards to the right one). We get a bit lost in all the lines and wrinkles, so maybe putting emphasis on the structure of the thing would work best (that can be achieved with more contrast, leaving more areas blank, and being careful with which ones you decide to fill in, so that they pop up more!) The left one is better in that regard, still a bit messy but that can also be a valid style tbh!!

Epic times! Love the stuff above me, I'm gonna join in for sure.

[b][/b][center]Week 1, [b]Day 2[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/tQV3kfZ.jpg[/img] It is a pointe shoe with a dagger in it! The pun is~ [i]The dagger has a sharp pointe[/i]. The flowers are just for extra, but i kept the whole drawing super loose and sketchy, done partly with pencils but i thought it would be cool to leave the sketch and let the colors fade (also the colors are quite a bit off from a pointe shoe but... i did not really have the colors) Thank you so much for your answer Gacy! I think your drawing turned out really well and well... I think there is a huge difference especially in what you just talked about. I will be trying to put together all the things i will learn throughout this challenge! So the [u][b]Tips from Day 1[/b][/u]: 1) Clarity matters quite a lot in an image! The main thing an artist strives to archieve is to convey an idea to the person looking at the artpiece, so even if the drawing is extremely accurate and one to one depicting reality (which, mine was not), sometimes simplifying it is better, so the viewer does not get lost in detail. 2) Do not get lost in detail! Drawing everything super detailed in a painting takes up extremely lot of time, it is better to be doing the details to the *important* parts of the image, for the reason above but also to save time. [/center]

[center][img]https://i.ibb.co/ctWNzFV/Creative-Bee-2-2.jpg[/img] I made big cat and I'm happy because I like to draw animals and that is all for today (day 3, week 1)[/center] I didn't have time to do anything for the challenge yesterday but! That's ok! I'm happy to have had time today, I got to use my markers and color pencils which SPARKS JOY. :D I think the tip idea is a great one, I'll see if I can write a few here and there when I have some extra time. ;3c