Art Challenges 2021 Part - B

  As I promised in yesterday's blog, here's Part - B of the art challenges you can join in 2021. There are some challenges that are easy and fun to do like the 6 Minute Daily Sketch Challenge which consists of, you guessed it; 6 minutes sketches for 100 days. Other challenges are are a bit more complex like the Fox & Hazel Watercolor Challenge, but the idea is that there's an art challenge for anyone who wants to advance their skills or maybe someone who wants a fun activity to distract their mind from this crazy Pandemic; just find the challenge that's best for you and your lifestyle. You can take on a 30 day challenge or a 100 day challenge... just pick one and join the fun. So, without further ado, here's Part - B of the 2021 Art Challenge List!

20 Art Styles Challenge
This is a popular, and quite challenging art challenge, 20 Art Styles requires you to illustrate the same character in 20 different styles! There are blank meme templates available for artists to download, with different styles already specified (like famous fine artists, animation studios, etc), or you can create your own meme with a five box by four row format.


Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: #20stylechallenge and #20styles.
Draw This Again
This challenge requires artists to find an old piece they've drawn, inked, painted, digitally rendered or made in any medium and do it again. This is a great motivator because artists are usually their worst critics, but with this challenge the can see just how much they've improved.

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: #drawthisagain.
Fauna Focus Art Challenge
The Fauna Focus art challenge asks you to create artwork of, based on or inspired by a different animal each month. You can use any art medium you desire.

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags:  #faunafocus.
Junicorns Art Challenge
Junicorn is a challenge where you have to illustrate a different unicorn every single day for the entire month of June. 

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: #junicorn
Magical March Art Challenge
Every day in March you draw a magical girl character... or a witch?

There are no set guidelines for style or media, just have fun with it and work your magic. (See what I did there? ;D )

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: #magicalgirl or #magicalmarch.
Sailor Moon Redraw
This isn't hard to figure out, Sailor Moon Redraw requires you to, well... redraw Sailor Moon in your own style. Draw, paint, sculpt, digitally render in any way the popular manga character Sailor Moon.
Slowvember
Started by Jake Parker, founder of Inktober, Slowvember is about shifting gears. While Inktober is a daily sprint, Slowvember is more of a marathon, it's more about slowing down and focusing on one single work of art. 
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Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: #slowvember.
​The Sketchbook Challenge
Sponsored by the Brooklyn Art Library, The Sketchbook Challenge is a 28-day challenge to fill an entire sketchbook, and is intended to “help you cope with your creativity while you are stuck at home.” 

​The library will send each participant a blank 28 page sketchbook and then give them a different prompt every day for inspiration. 

There's also a 14 day challenge, which is specifically focused on portraits using a different medium than you are comfortable with. 

These challenges are donation-based on a “Pay What You Wish” model, and proceeds help support the Brooklyn Library of Art.

More information at brooklynartlibrary.org.
24-Hour Comics Day
24-Hour Comics Day is an annual international celebration of comics creation. On this day, creative folks take on the 24 hour comics challenge: to create a 24 page comic book story, normally months worth of work, in 24 straight hours.

Usually participants gather at official event sites including comic book stores, schools, and libraries. And others take part in private gatherings, and many work on their own.

​However, this year, due to the novel coronavirus (covid-19), all the official event sites will be online.  (In other words, the venues will host artists online using Zoom, Facebook Rooms, Discord, Google Live, or any other type of video conferencing platform).

100 Heads Challenge
Can you draw 100 heads in 10 days? Crazy I know!
This challenge will help you build your discipline, as well as really honing your skills in portraying human expressions and facial features.

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtag: #100headschallenge. 
Doodlewash
This challenge was established by a website with some very cool monthly art challenges. Basically a member of doodlewash will post a prompt list every month, with ideas of what artists can sketch or paint using watercolors. 

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: #doodlewashjune2021 and #worldwatercolorgroup.
Faerie February
Faerie February is about creating a new fairy every day during the entire month of February. Duh! 

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: #faeriefeb and/or #faeriefebruary.
February Faces
February Faces is a great way to hone your skills and it'll undoubtedly improve your portraits. 

The Rules:
Draw a different face every day the entire month of February. It doesn't have to be a human face.

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags:
 #FebruaryFaces. 
March Of The Robots
This is pretty on the nose, illustrate a new robot every day for the entire month of March. You can draw them or create them digitally, just have fun with it!

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags:  #marchofrobots or #marchofrobots2021.
Mermay
What is a Mermay? Sounds fishy right? ;D Well, Mermay is an art challenge all about illustrating mermaids. Every day in May you'll illustrate a new mermaid using whichever medium you prefer.

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags:
 #MerMay and #MerMay2021. 
Six Fan Arts
Draw six portraits of popular characters – from any genre – and post them together in a meme using the tags #6fanarts or #sixfanartschallenge. ​
Smaugust
Every day in August, artists are required to illustrate a different dragon. That’s it.

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtag:  #smaugust.
Toon Me
Toon Me was created by Marvel Comics artist Rene Cordova. It consists of artists taking a photograph of themselves and then render half of their face in toon style. When completed, their half human-half toon creation can be posted on social media.

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: 
​#ToonMe.
Movember
This art challenge is really on the nose... LOL! Draw a different mustache for the entire month of November. It can be just a mustache, it can be a portrait or it can be a full body illustration. You can use any medium you desire, just be creative and have fun.

​Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: #Movember, #MovemberArtChallenge or #Movember2021
12 Hour Comic Book Day
12 Hour Comics Day is a Worldwide event dedicated to creating a short story from beginning to end in 12 hours or less. Usually participants meet at local comic book shops, schools, and/or libraries however this year (due to Covid-19); the challenge will be online.  

The Rules: 
Participants can use any medium they desire and the story can be four 12 pages or more, just as long as it's a finished story. 

Don't forget to tag your posts with the hashtags: #12hourcomicday #12hourcomicday2021 #12hourcomicdayonline #12hrcomicbookday #12hourcomicbookday2021 #12hourcomicdayonline2021

Art Challenge By Month
January - Open**
February - Fairie February, February Faces
March - Magical March, March of Robots
April - Open**
June - Junicorn, Doodlewash, Kaijune
July - Open**
August - Smaugust
September - 12 Hour Comic Book Day
October - Inktober, Drawlloween, 24-Hour Comics Day
November - Movember, Slowvember 
December - Drawcember


**Open month to participate in any art challenge or come up with your own challenge.