This is my 3rd annual 30 Watercolors/Drawings in 30 Days! I just love doing this. I take a 30 day sabbatical just to paint what I feel like. But there are some rules!
Here is the rules I posted back in 2012. Sometimes what happens is that the more freedom you have, the less you know what to do. Adding limitations to what you are creating can give birth to some wonderful artwork.
Here is this year`s rules!
- Any subject is okay.
- Make the drawings big enough to express your idea, but small enough to scan.
- Make your drawings meaningful to you. When blogging explain what it means briefly.
- Be original, not commercial. If you are lucky enough to end up with a collection, kudos to you. The idea is that there is ‘no pressure’ and you can draw as you wish and not as ‘everyone’ demands.
- Follow a constrains guideline or make up your own
- You can create as many pieces as you want, if you want.
- Drawings should be done quickly. The idea is that if this becomes a habit, it`s not a time consuming one. No less that a few minutes if you are that quick or a couple of hours if you are not.
- Once you are done, share it with the world. Blog about it.
- You can blog once daily or a couple of drawings at the time.
- You can mix and match the constrains or make up your own.
I will follow these guidelines:
- Have a few pieces where the line work simple. Nothing scribbled or too many brush strokes
- Have a few pieces where the line work is messy, scribbled and strokey (the opposite of above)
- Keep the color palette simple- No more than 2 colors!
- Use all the colors!
- Gouache is okay
- Colored paper is okay
- Water soluble graphite is okay
- Pick a medium(s) and stick with it for the 30 days.
Are you doing this too?? I would love to see it!!
xo
Elaine
