Category: Art Dares

This video shows the results of the March 2025 Art Dare: Expressive Drawing. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Dana B. “Before I found you, I was stumbling along looking at a multitude of how to videos. I have mostly been doing realistic art but one day […]

Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Illustrators Books Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Sat, May 31 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord See the […]

Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Wed, April 30 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord Post in the #art-dares […]

Art Dare Prompt Resources Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Mon, March 31 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord Post in the […]

This video shows the results of the Jan 2025 Art Dare: Wallpaper designs. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch. Prize Winner Courtenay Pogue “I really enjoyed the wallpaper challenge as a chance to work with patterns. This work contains fluffy animals in warm jackets and some fish. They are […]

This video shows the results of the Dec 2024 Art Dare: Drawing from Imagination. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu. Prize Winner Paul McKinley “All are 12″ x 9” lined with brush pen and extra fine nib fountain pen with black and grey ink. Coloring was done in watercolor. As I make these, I’m […]

Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Fruit Vegetables Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Friday, Feb 28 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord Post in […]

Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Friday, Jan 31 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord Post in the #art-dares […]

This video shows the results of the Nov 2024 Art Dare: Facial Hair. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu. Prize Winner Samreen Kang “Initially started to draw and shade with graphite. However I wanted this portrait to be more expressive and decided to go for charcoal instead. Initial layers established with vine charcoal and […]

This video shows the results of the Oct 2024 Art Dare: Texture and Impasto. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch. Prize Winner Sunna Thorkelsdottir “This dare was the perfect excuse to just start and see where it goes. It was really exciting to let go of perfectionism and realism, […]

Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Tuesday, Dec 31 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord Post in the #art-dares […]

This video shows the results of the Sept 2024 Art Dare: Post-it Notes. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Dorian Epps. Prize Winner Neil Espinosa “This art dare piece was an excuse to do something different. I decided to do a post-it dress. I use a plain colored pink post-it and […]

Art Dare Prompt Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Saturday, Nov 30 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord Post in the #art-dares channel […]

This video shows the results of the Aug 2024 Art Dare: Jewelry & Wearable Art. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon. Prize Winner Monica Eaton I wanted to challenge myself to try something new. The pieces include handmade paper beads with hammered copper inspired by a recent trip to […]

Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Thursday, Oct 31 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord Post in the #art-dares […]

This video shows the results of the July 2024 Art Dare: Fantasy Botanicals. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Araleigh Stockslager “I digitally created a set of ‘mushroom hands’ that correspond with each month’s birthstone color and birth month flowers. After, I turned them into a set […]

Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Monday, Sept 30 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord Post in the #art-dares […]

This video shows the results of the June 2024 Art Dare: Eyes. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Lisa Protzman “The prompt spoke to me on so many levels. How many times do we look without seeing? How many times and how many ways have eyes evolved […]

Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Saturday, August 31 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. We are no longer accepting submissions via Instagram.We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, or in your Instagram Story. Discord Post your image(s) in […]

This video shows the results of the May 2024 Art Dare: Real Life. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang. Prize Winner Clea “This is a selection of the urban sketches and life drawings I have done this month, so much fun! I have been experimenting with different coloured sketchbooks, […]

Art Dare Prompt Image References Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Wednesday, July 31 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these options, please do not submit to the others. Discord Tag @Prof Lieu in #art-dares Google Form Use our upload form. Instagram Tag us @art.prof with #artprofdare Prizes We award prizes and […]

This video shows the results of the April 2024 Art Dare: Anything but your dominant hand. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Mia Rozear. Prize Winner Bøsj Plasker “Due to the ridiculousness of painting with my right foot/left hand, I set up two equally ridiculous still life, and made two YouTube […]

Art Dare Prompt Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Sunday, June 30 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these options, please do not submit to the others. Discord Tag @Prof Lieu in the #art-dares channel with #artprofdare Google Form Use our upload form. Instagram Tag us @art.pro with #artprofdare Prizes We award […]

This video shows the results of the March 2024: Your First Love, Color. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Michal Taylor-Phillips “Since my grandmother’s passing a few months ago, I’ve been learning to sew on her vintage Janome New Home sewing machine. I decided to try a […]

Art Dare Prompt Art Dare Leap Get started! Submit Submissions close on Fri, May 31 @ 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. Prizes include Access to our Patreon GroupAccess […]

Art Dare Prompt Art Dare Leap Get started! Submit Submissions close on Tues, 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. Prizes include Access to our Patreon GroupAccess […]

This video shows the results of the 2023 February Art Dare: Desserts. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Mia Rozear. Prize Winner Mark Wambugu “When I think dessert I think ice cream. ‘There’s always room for ice cream’ is the thought I had in my head when I modeled this. I […]

This video shows the results of the 2023 January Art Dare: Borders. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Dorian Epps. Prize Winner Emmet Bush “I want to understand the structure of the universe beyond the boundary of time. The border shows how humans perceive time through generational storytelling and evolution. In […]

Art Dare Prompt Art Dare Leap Get started! Submit Submissions close on Sun, March 31 @ 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. Prizes include Access to our Patreon GroupAccess […]

Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submit Submissions close on Fri, Feb 29 @ 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. Prizes include Access to our Patreon […]

This video shows the results of the 2023 December Art Dare: Visual Map of Your Brain. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch. Prize Winner Paul McKinley “‘Feeding a Notion’ A visualization of how my brain works. The little flying ferry represents an idea or a notion, that is feeding […]

This video shows the results of the 2023 November Art Dare: No Rectangles. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu. Prize Winner Linda Bullert My initial idea was to cut out a face shape (instead of rectangular format) and then paint a face into it, but so that the contours of the face are not […]