This series of comps is to make sure that your sketchpads get at least a little love and your pencils stay dust-free this holiday season. With twelve quick holiday-themed prompts, put something down on paper to flex your creativity and maybe even your sense of humor.
A quick word, we’re not looking for hours of hard labor or masterpieces here. With a few days per prompt, we’re just looking for quick sketch work, simple drawings that keep the rust from forming on your hands. Feel free to use any references that you like, explain your abstract concepts (if any) in the comment box, and get some black marks on the side of your hand. If your submission contains more adult themes (anything beyond a PG13 rating), please mark your submission as private, otherwise feel free to go wilder than your surly uncle hitting the egg nog.
Also, feel free to post your submissions up on discord in #art-chat as well, just to show off and maybe even bring some levity to this holiday season. Other the wise, have fun and get to sketching!
Rules:
* Simple gestures and stick figures are acceptable, a simple dot or line is not.
* There’s no commitment to the whole series, pick just one or do them all if you like!
* Prompts listed below are by the day, for those days only.
* Traditional or digital, whichever you’re more comfortable with.
* PG13 or uncheck public, please.
* AI for reference only.
Scoring:
* No Harsh Judging, will be blind-graded
* Rubric will be used for placement
* Participation grants one point. Placement grants 4 points for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd.
* Most points at the end of the series will win series awards!
* Overall Scoring Ties to be broken by number of 1st place finishes!
Prompts - Basic prompts are open to your artistic interpretation!
December 1-2 - Holiday Decorations
December 3-4 - Worst. Gift. Ever.
December 5-6 - A Silly Tradition
December 7-8 - Spoiling the children
December 9-10 - Best. Gift. Ever.
December 11-12 - Favorite Holiday Film
December 13-14 - A Wintry Treat
December 15-16 - Guilty Pleasure
December 17-18 - Houseguests
December 19-20 - Caroling
December 21-22 - Ridiculously Late Shopping
December 23-24 - Holiday Spirit
Title | Status | Running time | Competition Type |
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Sketchmas 2023: I - Holiday Decorations | Finished | 2023-12-01 - 2023-12-02 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: II - Worst. Gift. Ever. | Finished | 2023-12-03 - 2023-12-04 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: III - A Silly Tradition | Finished | 2023-12-05 - 2023-12-06 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: IV - Spoiling the Children | Finished | 2023-12-07 - 2023-12-08 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: V - Best. Gift. Ever. | Finished | 2023-12-09 - 2023-12-10 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: VI - Favorite Holiday Film | Finished | 2023-12-11 - 2023-12-12 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: VII - A Wintry Treat | Finished | 2023-12-13 - 2023-12-14 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: VIII - Guilty Pleasure | Finished | 2023-12-15 - 2023-12-16 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: IX - Houseguests | Finished | 2023-12-17 - 2023-12-18 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: X - Caroling | Finished | 2023-12-19 - 2023-12-20 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: XI - Ridiculously Late Shopping | Finished | 2023-12-21 - 2023-12-22 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
Sketchmas 2023: XII - Holiday Decorations | Finished | 2023-12-23 - 2023-12-24 (2 days) | Graphics/Multimedia |
1st place
Ashia Kagan Keibatsu
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2nd place
Nora Olen
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3rd place
Adept DarkHawk Sadow
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4th place
Adept Xantros
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5th place
Alaisy "Aphotis" Tir'eivra
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6th place
Combat Master "Aequitas" Anderson
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7th place
Livia Mariquita Daffel
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