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