Art Dares Archives · Art Prof https://artprof.org/library/learn/art-dares/ Create & Critique Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:55:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://artprof.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-AP_icon-32x32.png Art Dares Archives · Art Prof https://artprof.org/library/learn/art-dares/ 32 32 Nov 2025: Hats https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/nov-2025-hats/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:06:28 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=21393 Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Sunday, Nov 30 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. Discord See the pinned messages in the #art-dares channel for instructions. Google Form Use our Google form We lovesharing your artworks on Instagram! Tag us [art.prof] in an Instagram […]

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]]> Oct 2025: Haunted Houses https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/oct-2025-haunted-houses/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:46:16 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=21145 Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Friday, Oct 31 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. Discord See the pinned messages in the #art-dares channel for instructions. Google Form Use our Google form We lovesharing your artworks on Instagram! Tag us [art.prof] in an Instagram […]

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]]> Aug 2025 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/aug-2025-winners/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:32:40 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=21142 Prize Winner Fiona Johnston “I’ve always loved octopi. This image was created using procreate and involved the use of many canvas to allow for more details. I had fun playing with the bright colors of ocean life.” Honorable Mention Zoe Craig Glo-Fish at the Pet Store6×6 inches, acrylic on canvas I always loved the glo-fish […]

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]]> July 2025 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/july-2025-winners/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:00:00 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=20907 Prize Winner Courtenay Pogue “I learned so much working on this art dare. Packaging self sticking tape does not hold well and 2 inches is smaller than I thought. This project involved learning the details of making envelopes, packages, matches and match boxes by viewing how the original items are constructed. Materials are recycled junk […]

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]]> Sept 2025: Smash & Crush https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/sept-2025-smash/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 03:53:41 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=20888 Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Tuesday, Sept 30 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. Discord See the pinned messages in the #art-dares channel for instructions. Google Form Use our Google form We lovesharing your artworks on Instagram! Tag us [art.prof] in an Instagram […]

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]]> Aug 2025: Water https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/aug-2025-water/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:39:45 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=20779 Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Sunday, August 31 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. Discord See the pinned messages in the #art-dares channel for instructions. Google Form Use our Google form We lovesharing your artworks on Instagram! Tag us [art.prof] in an Instagram […]

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]]> June 2025 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/june-2025-winners/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:49:35 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=20660 Prize Winner Marie Hinch It was an enjoyable challenge to try to show the different textures and make it look appetizing. In the first one I wanted to show a welcoming atmosphere so I included the flowers that were on the table. Then I thought I would focus more on the food so did more […]

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]]> July 2025: Tiny Art https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/july-2025-tiny-art/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:02:54 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=20648 Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Mon, June 30 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. Discord See the pinned messages in the #art-dares channel for instructions. Google Form Use our Google form We lovesharing your artworks on Instagram! Tag us [art.prof] in an Instagram […]

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]]> April 2025 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/april-2025-winners/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:13:28 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=20498 See the results of the April 2025 Art Dare: Drawing with Scissors. Prize Winner Marie Etienne For this art dare I experimented with solid color construction paper, tissue paper, toilette tissue, aluminum foil, mod podge and scissors. Basically, I used things I had around the house. The image represents the sun’s rays reflected on the […]

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]]> June 2025: Breakfast https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/june-2025-breakfast/ Sat, 31 May 2025 23:22:50 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=20485 Art Dare Prompt Inspiration Art Dare Leap Get started! Submissions close on Mon, June 30 @ 11:59pm EST Submit Choose 1 of these 2 options below. Discord See the pinned messages in the #art-dares channel for instructions. Google Form Use our Google form We do love sharing your artworks! Tag us [art.prof] in your post, […]

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]]> Feb 2025 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/feb-2025-winners/ Mon, 19 May 2025 19:30:52 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=20123 This video shows the results of the Feb 2025 Art Dare: Fruits and Vegetables. Prize Winner Butter Wilde “This series of vegetable prints evolved from my exploration of using different media as an underpainting for soft pastel. I found that water mixable oil paint grips onto soft pastel powder beautifully. The veggie images were mostly […]

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]]> March 2025 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/march-2025-winners/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:52:49 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=19985 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 […]

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]]> May 2025: Gnomes, Elves, Fairies, Trolls https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/may-2025-gnomes-elves-fairies-trolls/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:29:33 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=19975 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 […]

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]]> April 2025: Drawing with Scissors https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/april-2025-drawing-with-scissors/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:36:30 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=19249 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 […]

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]]> March 2025: Expressive Drawing https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/march-2025-expressive-drawing/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:07:46 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=19194 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 […]

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]]> Jan 2025 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/jan-2025-winners/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:49:42 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=19176 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 […]

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]]> Dec 2024 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/dec-2024-winners/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:09:34 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=19070 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 […]

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]]> Feb 2025: Fruits & Vegetables https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/feb-2025-fruits-vegetables/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:16:53 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=19029 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 […]

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]]> Jan 2025: Wallpaper Designs https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/jan-2025-wallpaper-designs/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:11:10 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18880 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 […]

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]]> Nov 2024 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/nov-2024-winners/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:46:34 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18863 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 […]

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]]> Oct 2024 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/oct-2024-winners/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:14:20 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18642 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, […]

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]]> Dec 2024: Drawing from Imagination https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/dec-2024-drawing-from-imagination/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:49:41 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18636 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 […]

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]]> Sept 2024 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/sept-2024-winners/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:26:28 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18419 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 […]

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]]> Nov 2024: Facial Beards https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/nov-2024-facial-beards/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:01:51 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18434 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 […]

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]]> Aug 2024 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/aug-2024-winners/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:14:22 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18384 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 […]

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]]> Oct 2024: Texture & Impasto https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/oct-2024-texture-impasto/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:10:03 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18377 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 […]

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]]> July 2024 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/july-2024-winners/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:18:30 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18280 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 […]

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]]> Sept 2024: Post-It Notes https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/sept-2024-post-it-notes/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:30:00 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18264 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 […]

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]]> June 2024 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/june-2024-winners/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:27:37 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18186 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 […]

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]]> August 2024: Jewelry & Wearable Art https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/august-2024-jewelry-wearable-art/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:55:06 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=18179 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 […]

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]]> May 2024 Winners https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/may-2024-winners/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:46:01 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=17964 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, […]

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]]> July 2024: Fantasy Botanicals https://artprof.org/learn/art-dares/july-2024-fantasy-botanicals/ Thu, 04 Jul 2024 02:39:02 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=17949 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 […]

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