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This video shows the results of the 2022 March Art Dare: a 4 panel comic about a birthday party you attended in the past. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Cynthia Mar (USA) “The title of this piece is “The Cake is a Lie” […]
Art Dare Prompt Create an artwork using art supplies found in your home. Inspiration See our chart of home art supplies to get ideas! Art Dare Leap Use 4 different art supplies. Get started! In the Art Prof Discord Server, we have an #art-dares channel where you can post your WIP (work in progress), and get feedback […]
This video shows the results of the 2022 February Art Dare: cannibalize an old artwork! Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Allison Middlemass@am_watercolorist “The art I decided to cannibalize were 2 portraits. One was a self portrait that I had did shortly after undergoing ECT treatment. I […]
Art Dare Prompt Create an artwork about your home kitchen. Art media Use any 2D or 3D art media, anything goes! Tips Play around with zooming in on small pockets of space vs. showing the entire space of the kitchen. What state will you show your kitchen in? Are you portraying dinner being prepared in […]
This video shows the results of the January 2022 Art Dare: creating a design of a word which visually conveys the meaning of that word. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Ginger Medrano (USA)@gingercute4 “I decided to do two words for this art dare slimy and ‘patines’ […]
Art Dare Prompt Choose either one of your own birthday parties, or a birthday party you attended. Brainstorm and plan out how you will design the panels. Art media Use any 2D art media, anything goes! Decide in advance whether you want to do a black and white comic, or full color. Composing the Panels […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 December Art Dare: depicting the same subject 20 times, in as diverse styles as possible. The 2022 February Art Dare is to take an old artwork and “cannibalize” it into a new artwork. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Alex Rowe. Prize Winner […]
Art Dare Prompt Choose an old artwork and dramatically transform it into a new one. Be sure to shoot a photo of the old artwork before you change it so we can see the transformation! Art media Use any 2D or 3D art media, anything goes! Tips The more dramatic the change, the more exciting […]
Art Dare Prompt Pick a word in any language. Create a design of that word which visually conveys the meaning of the word. Brainstorm and do quick sketches that show many different versions of that word. We recommend doing a minimum of 6 sketches per word. Art media Use any 2D or 3D art media, […]
Art Dare Prompt Pick 1 subject. Depict your subject 20 times, in as many styles as possible. Format is up to you; you could have 20 separate artworks, or combine them in a single image. Art media Use any 2D or 3D art media, anything goes! The 20 artworks do not have to all be […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 November Art Dare: Travel posters, where participants were challenged to create a travel poster that is based on either their hometown or where they currently live. The 2022 January Art Dare is also announced, providing inspiration and examples. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching […]
Art Dare Prompt Create a travel poster based on either your hometown, or where you live right now. Art media Use any art media! Text & Format Think about the format and purpose of a poster: where posters are seen, how people interact with a poster, what are expectations that come with a poster. This […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 October Art Dare: Mastercopies, where participants were challenged to create a mastercopy of a drawing created before 1950, in traditional media. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Henrique Maciel (Brazil)@hc_drawings “At first I thought making a copy of someone […]
Art Dare Prompt Choose a drawing from art history and create a mastercopy of that drawing using traditional drawing media. The artwork you choose has to have been created before 1950, and can be any genre you want! Anything from a Peanuts comic to a Piranesi drawing is totally fine. We recommend choosing a drawing […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 September Art Dare: Artist video shorts, where participants were challenged to create video shorts about their artistic practice. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Maya Work (Switzerland)@maya3work “I recently moved to Switzerland from Canada and I have quickly realized […]
Art Dare Prompt Create a 15-30 second video short about your art practice, using a vertical format. Tips Get ideas from other artists’ shorts on Tik Tok, Instagram, & YouTube. The “hook” is everything in a short. You have literally 1 second to get your viewer’s attention Even a 15 second video takes time, way […]
This video shows the results of the August 2021 Art Dare: designing fantasy vehicles using at least 3 reference photos. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Sarah C. McGill (Canada)@snapsketchsnooze “Our family is always inventing silly songs or stories about our dogs. For Fantasy Vehicles, my brain […]
Art Dare Prompt Create a fantasy vehicle using at least 3 reference photos, using any 2D or 3D art media. Inspiration Films & TV Shows Mentioned Oscar Mayer Wienermobile X-Men: Days of Future Past Rick and Morty Minority Report Back to the Future Artists Mentioned Scott Robertson Bob Staake Odino Tso Tom Gauld Feng Zhu […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 July Art Dare: creating characters based on your worst trait, and your best trait. The 2021 September Art Dare is to create a video short, 30 seconds or less that is related to your practice as an artist. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching […]
Art Dare Prompt Illustrate your worst trait & your best trait as personifications, using any art media. A personification is giving something that isn’t human the characteristics of a human. Tips Inspiration Films & TV Shows Mentioned Artists Mentioned Get started! In the Art Prof Discord Server, we have an #art-dares channel where you can post your […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 June Art Dare: “Body Art & Tattoo Design,” where participants were asked to either to create artwork on any part of anyone’s body, or design a tattoo in any media. Discussion led by Teaching Artists Cat Huang and Lauryn Welch. Prize Winner Ryan Nesbitt (USA)@ryannesbittart “I chose […]
Submissions are closed. Art Dare Prompt This challenge has 2 options: Use makeup and safe, non-toxic natural materials to create artwork on any part of anyone’s body. Create a tattoo design in any media. The design does not need to be drawn on a body, but show us where the tattoo would be located. Get […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 May Art Dare: “Abstract Art à la Carte,” where participants were asked to pick 1 tool + 1 surface + 1 shape and create abstract artworks from your own visual “menu.” Experimentation with surfaces, shapes and tools were encouraged for abstract art making. Discussion led by Art […]
Submissions are closed. Art Dare Prompt Pick 1 tool + 1 surface + 1 shape and create abstract artworks from your own visual “menu”. You can only use 1 tool in 1 artwork. Inspiration The following artists are also a good source of inspiration for this prompt: Torkwase Dyson Dorothea Rockburne Elliott Hundley Tauba Auerbach […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 April Art Dare: “Selfie Self-Portraits,” where participants were asked create artwork in any medium based on a selfie! The art dare challenged people to play with distortion, exaggeration, point of view, foreshortening, and more in their self-portraits. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist […]
Submissions are closed. Art Dare Prompt Create artwork in any medium based on a selfie! Play with distortion, exaggeration, point of view, foreshortening, and more. Inspiration
Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon announce the results of the 2021 March Art Dare: “Ink Blots,” where participants were asked to throw down random blots of ink on a surface in any manner, and then develop an artwork from there. Prize Winner Brooklynn Bolton DOKFacebook The piece is a representation of […]
Submissions are closed. Art Dare Prompt Throw down random blots of ink on a surface in any manner! Get inspired by the ink blots and use them as a starting point where you can develop images in any art medium. Inspiration The following artists are also a good source of inspiration for this prompt: Ralph […]
Art Prof Clara Lieu announces the results of the 2021 February Art Dare: “Elements of Art IRL,” where participants were asked to see the Elements of Art in real life, and then take photos of where you see these elements in your everyday life. Prize Winner Nana (Sweden)@thetactility I only quite recently got myself a […]
Submissions are closed. Art Dare Prompt Where do you SEE the Elements of Art in real life? Watch our videos on Value, Texture, Line, and Shape and then take photos of where you see these elements in your everyday life. This is a photo challenge! To complete this art dare, you’ll need to shoot at least 4 photos, 1 photo for […]
Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch announce the results of the 2021 January Art Dare: “Paper Trail Collages,” where participants were asked to make a personal map of how they read a newspaper using traditional or digital collage. Prize Winner Crosby Morrow (USA)@kind2creatures While admittedly I am not a newspaper reader (although […]
Submissions are closed. Art Dare Prompt Make a personal map of how you read a newspaper using traditional or digital collage. Or combine them! Inspiration