2017 Challenges

JANUARY: Pets

FEBRUARY: Process Challenge, Animal of Choice
week 1: anatomy studies + gestures
week 2: sketches
week 3: final illustration
week 4: push illustration > cartoony style

MARCH: Animal Category Challenge
week 1: Invertebrates (ex: sponges, jellyfish, beetles, crabs, spiders, snails, squid, clam, starfish, sea urchin)
week 2: Fish (ex: shark, eel, sardine, catfish, electric eel, salmon, angelfish, seahorse, rainbow trout, tuna)
week 3: Amphibian/Reptiles (A ex: salamander, newt, toad, tree frog, poison dart frog, R ex: sea turtle, pond turtle, python, cobra, rattlesnake, monitor lizard, Iguana, alligator, crocodile)
week 4: Birds (ex: kiwi, ostrich, duck, geese, swan, quail, penguin, albatross, pelican, hawk, eagle, crane, puffin, dove, pigeon, roadrunner, hummingbird, horn-bill, toucan, woodpecker, crow)
week 5: Mammal (ex: platypus, marsupials, sloth, rabbit, beaver, squirrel, shrew, monkey, horse, rhino, giraffe, deer, elephant, pangolin, bear, otter, manatee, whale, dolphin)

APRIL: Character Design Challenge, Animal of Choice
week 1: Expressions
week 2: Action Poses
week 3: Final Line
week 4: Final Color

MAY: Silver Character Design Shuffle Animal Themed
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JUNE: Different Medium Challenge + Animal of Choice
week 1: crayons
week 2: watercolor
week 3: construction paper + scissors + glue stick
week 4: gauche
week 5: colored pencils + markers

JULY: Art Style Challenge (choose animal + draw in different styles: your own style, simpsons, disney, steven universe, 1920s, Dr. Seuss, Miyazaki, retro game)

AUGUST: Unlikely Combinations
week 1: hyena + parrot =
week 2: _______+_______=
week 3: _______+_______=
week 4: _______+_______=

SEPTEMBER: Creatures of the Night Theme
Ideas...
week 1: Owl
week 2: Raccoon
week 3: Bat
week 4: Fox
week 5: Hedgehog

OCTOBER: Do Inktober + share!

NOVEMBER: Fictional Animal Fan Art Challenge
week 1: Favorite animal from movie
week 2: Favorite animal from nostalgic movie
week 3: Favorite animal from novel
week 4: Favorite animal from children's book
week 5: Favorite animal from video game

DECEMBER: Share Holiday Card + Hand-made Gifts! + Winter Beasts Challenge 
week 1: Elk
week 2: Wolf
week 3: Polar Bear
week 4: Snow Leopard

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