52 Weeks of Art

He's maybe a bit crooked, but he's a nice fellow

Acryllic paint and netting on canvas.

I save my acryllic skins (the dried paint on your palette or paint bottles) and mod podged them onto this. Didn't quite come out the way I hoped.

Hello artists,

I can think of several interpretations for this prompt.

• Seeing the beauty in something ugly. Like this video where Albert finds beauty in rotting wood, moldy bricks, and the mud on his trash can.
• Something beautiful depicted in an ugly way, like this way of making portraits
• Using something ugly to create something beautiful, like these works made from trash.
• Something that depicts an ugly concept, like this anti-war painting.
• Something that is just straight up ugly. Art can be used to make us sit with discomfort and examine our own biases. This is one of my favorites.

Go forth and create.

Hello artists,

Texture can be created in a myriad of ways.

Traditionally, artists have created thick textured paintings with the impasto technique.

You can make a collage in the style of Alberto Burri.

You can add paint to a surface by using something other than a paintbrush, like a sponge, plastic wrap, or bubble wrap.

You can try drawing to create the illusion of texture.

This could also be a cool week to take up sculpture.

Go forth and create.

Acryllic and ink on paper.

I suck at lettering.

Hello artists,

This week we’re playing with scale. You can illustrate/make something that is:

• really tiny

• tiny irl, like a microchip, an insect, or a single-celled organism

• tiny in comparison to something else, like a kitten next to a mastiff.

Go forth and create.

Acryllic paint on black canvas.

My first time doing a squeegee painting. If you haven't tried it, I recommend it. Fun and satisfying.

Untitled acryllic and marker on paper. I don't love it, but I'm glad I attempted it. There comes a point where I know it can be better, but I'm tired of working on it and want to do something else.

Hello artists,

This week we are playing with fire. Figuratively. Or literally. You can try wood-burning, firing clay pots, or melting down metal for sculpting. Those sound like they require a lot of effort and money, so I’m probably going to stick to paint.

Here’s a video on how to render fire and glowing objects in acrylic paint.

Here’s how to render fire in black and white pencil.

You can also tweak the topic: fireworks, firefighters, smoke (because where there’s smoke . . .), candles, cannons/guns, dragon fire, someone getting fired, or an abstract representation of fire.

Go forth and create.

Hello artists,

This week we’re experimenting with abstract art, which “does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses shapes, colors, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.”

There are so many variations to this. I’m just going to share some youtube inspirations that I like, and it would be awesome if you guys could share some inspirations you like.

How to Capture Creative Sparks of Inspiration for Abstract Paintings with Chris Loud Art

2 Easy Abstract Techniques with Imperfect Paintings

7 Satisfying Ways to Fill Your Sketchbook with Creative Paula

Go forth and create.

My painting from the white prompt reminded me of owl feathers, so i wanted to add an owl eye. Just one though, to keep it abstract.

SVG source

Hello artists,

This week’s inspiration was brought to you by the fact that I just really friggin' like birds. Some ideas:

• Illustrate a bird.
• Add a bird into a piece you’re already working on.
• Put an image of a bird, faux bird, or real bird on something and share a photograph of it.
• In college, I did a self-portrait of myself flipping the bird.

For anyone unfamiliar with the prompt, it's from Portlandia.

For the love of all that is good, someone please give me a damn bird.

Go forth and create.

Sorry it’s a bit late, but I wanted to share. I enjoyed making this and will continue learning!

Acryllic on paper. Started with a layer of unbleached titanium, then played around with textures in white.

Hello artists,

This week we are exploring white as a color and/or concept. Some ideas:

You can make an abstract white painting ala Robert Ryman.

Or use color to paint white objects.

Or use dark pencil tones to create light the perspective of light.

Go forth and create.

I tried the method from the video posted on the weekly discussion. Did not come out nearly as good as his how-to example, but a lot better than his don't-do example, which is how I normally do with fur and hair.

Anyway, this is my fur baby.

Hello artists,

This prompt was inspired by this video I watched on how to draw fur.

Of course, you don’t have to draw, you can illustrate fur in your preferred medium. Alternatively, you could get some faux fur and make something with that.

Go forth and create.

I've been collecting magazine images for a while, wanting to try this surrealist collage thing. But I have such a fear of committing to using an image. If I use up my paints, I can buy more, but if I use an image I found in a second-hand magazine, it can't be replaced. It's like playing Apples-to-Apples or Cards Against Humanity, when you play a card and pick up a new one to replenish your hand, then realize the new one would have worked so much better for the current prompt.

Hello artists,

This week we are making a collage, which is an assemblage of different materials to create a new image. Per wikipedia:

A collage may sometimes include magazine and newspaper clippings, ribbons, paint, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or canvas.

Of course, your collage could be digital, or a combination of digital and analog, too.

I found this video on how to compose a collage helpful.

I also love this channel, which shows how you can just play around to create something. I hope you’ll all use some of these prompts for these kinds of playful activities rather than feel like you need to have a masterpiece when you’re done.

Check out [email protected] for more inspiration.

Go forth and create.

These 2 inklings are called Integrelle (yellow) and Summatia (blue). The duo is basically Kiki and Bouba.
Integrelle loves rainy days despite being an inkling, and Summatia is here to make sure she doesn't get hurt by the rain.

I make vector arts/animations! This is an SVG and because of that, I can give you the source code!
GitHub Gist

Hello my fellow art lovers,

This week, we're inspired by the concept of wetness. This can mean:

• Using a wet medium. Water color paints/pencils are obvious. Have you ever painted with coffee or tea? Or you can try adding water to a normally dry medium and see what happens.

• Make art of something wet. A glass with liquid in it can be a beautiful challenge. An ocean painting or nature scene with beads of dew can be lovely and peaceful. Or a portrait of someone crying.

• There are lots of artists who make a living drawing NSFW images, so if that's your thing, go for it.

Go forth and create.

Ink and colored pencil on paper.

This one is inspired by the larger-than-average number of Linux fans on Lemmy.

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