Your thoughts on October art challenges

[JellyLu]

I think the concept is neat and I love how it provides a fun challenge/creative spark for people! I can't do art to save my life, but I enjoy watching what others come up with

 

[rosetti]

as an artist i hate the pressures of taking part in it! then feeling like a failure for missing a day - it's hard to find the time every day on top of work and doing life. realistically, i would need to get a head start outside of October - it takes me multiple days/weeks to achieve what someone can allegedly do in one day

however, i love seeing what people create, and i almost always discover new artists each year

 

[Cirice]

I wish I could complete a whole challenge. Sometimes I just stare at the prompt list and pick what inspires me and do it no matter what day it is, so I end up with an incomplete challenge but at least it gave me a few new ideas.

 

[Halloqueen]

I'm not artistically inclined, so it's not something I ever really interact with. Maybe it would help if I did challenges like this, I dunno. October is such a busy month for me every year that it's probably the absolute worst month to try something like this, so if I ever did try I'd probably just take the prompts and attempt them in November instead.

It seems like a cool idea for those who feel like they're up to the challenge though.

 

[Muna]

I've never participated in any of those challenges as I would fall off after 3 days. I’m very unorganized and have huge trouble finishing things I start unless there’s a strict deadline with serious consequences. Because of that I have a lot of respect for people who can finish a full 30 day challenge or anything else that requires that much consistency.

 

[wrenbow]

I did Slowtember one year (one drawing every three days in September), which was a ton of fun and helped me improve a lot, but I've only got slower at drawing since then so I struggle to finish one piece in a month let alone a day... If I ever manage to speed up my process then I'd be interested in trying a simple challenge again, but for now I just like to see what other people make.

 

[Sayori]

i don’t mind drawing! but i’ve never participated in one of these challenges since i’ve always thought it’d be too much for me to continuously keep up with drawing a prompt everyday for a month. i also don’t have much reason to since i don’t have a social media account to post my art

 

[daisyflowers]

i haven't participated in one before but i feel that i'd enjoy doing so? i don't know if i'd keep it up for the whole month or if i would want to stick to all of the prompts but it seems real interesting

 

[BetsySundrop]

Not being an artist, but really wanting to learn, I think I love them?

The challenges I've seen all seem to have prompts that are fairly easy to tackle. And it's a good way to get in some practice, maybe learn some new stuff.

I don't think I'd ever have the discipline to do a whole month of daily drawings, but if i could skip a day, then do two the next day, i could probably manage it. Maybe. I do love the seasonal prompts, like in the drawtober list in another thread.

 

[.: Meri :.]

I like seeing other people do them! I tend to avoid them myself now though; when I've tried them in the past I put too much pressure on myself to complete them, got really stressed, wound up not completing it and still feeling burnt out in the end anyway. ;; It's also easy for me to get carried away and try something over-ambitious given the timeframe, but also a lot of drawing challenges don't have very literal prompts, and I feel like a lot would be hard to convey without doing a full scene or something.
So now occasionally I might nab a prompt or two if I'm feeling inspired, but I don't let myself commit to more than that anymore.

 

[Snowesque]

It's cool. Wouldn't do them myself as I know I wouldn't finish it, but I enjoy seeing them around.

 

[Sharksheep]

I like them as a way to build a habit. But I have yet to complete one
I do like seeing what people create during this time

 

[lasagne_of_death]

I can hardly make myself do one drawing a week, never mind one every day for a whole month. I do appreciate people who have that discipline though.

 

[-Blue-]

I know the thread is old, but I think it's a cool challenge to see others do, but I've never been particularly interested in doing it myself. Kind of the same with the writing challenge in November. It's cool for those that try to set a goal, get practice, or something along those lines. But I've never had interest in trying since I would never be able to do one a day anyway. I never know how busy my day is going to be with work and just overall needy people always needing me. I can legit think I have free time and boom someone keeps ringing me or at my door and there goes my free time.

I just like setting time aside myself for when I want to draw, write, or whatever other hobby instead of stressing myself about a day limit.