Art Dare Prompt
- Create a 2D or 3D artwork with bones.
- The bones can be human or animal, or, they can be made up!
Reference Photos
Inspiration
- The Triumph of Death, Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Capuchin Crypt in Rome, Italy
- Vanitas paintings
- Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette, Vincent van Gogh
- Lustmord Table, Jenny Holzer
- The Skeleton Dance, 1929 film
- Mass, Ron Mueck
- H.R. Giger
- For the Love of God, Damien Hirst
- Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue, Georgia O’Keefe
Skeleton Prompts
- Sculpting Skulls with Air Dry Clay
- Skull Inside a Portrait
- Drawing a Skeleton Inside a Figure
- Drawing Animal Anatomy
Art Dare Leap
- Create 4 artworks with bones.
Get started!
In our Discord, we have an #art-dares channel where you can post your works in progress, and get feedback and support throughout the month.
People in this channel provide motivation, inspiration, and accountability which can be really helpful while you’re doing the art dare.
Submit
- Post your artwork on Instagram, tag us @art.prof with #artprofdare.
- Note that by entering, you are automatically granting us permission to repost your work.
- We prefer submissions via Instagram, but you can also use the upload form.
- Please do not use the upload form if you submit via Instagram.
Submissions close on Sunday, April 30 @ 11:59pm EST
Prizes
We award prizes and honorable mentions.
To be eligible for a prize, your artwork must be an original artwork created specifically for this Art Dare, and follow all guidelines.
Art Dare winner
Artists outside the US will receive 5 months free access to our Patreon Group in our Discord.
Artists in the US can additionally receive both Prof Lieu’s book + Cat Huang’s middle school comic, “The Comic Journal of Cathy Rox.”
Honorable Mention
Artists in the US can choose either Prof Lieu’s book, or Cat Huang’s middle school comic, “The Comic Journal of Cathy Rox.”
International artists receive 3 months free access to our Patreon channels in our Discord.