If you’re still feeling a little uneasy, and not sure if a daily challenge is possible for you, check out the following tips to help you get into the right mindset to prepare for success in any creative ongoing challenge. I will consider it a great success if you post one pattern, or even if the challenge inspires you to do something different on your own! First of all, let me say that there is NO PRESSURE from me if you join Pattern January and don’t finish. You can catch up if you want to, but you don’t have to!ĭay 1 – Happy (left) and Day 2 – Forest (right)Ī couple people voiced concern about being able to keep up with the challenge everyday.
#Icad prompts 2016 free
There’s a great variety of styles and subject matter already! If you’re just learning about this challenge, please feel free to join in at any time. It’s already day 2 of the #PatternJanuary challenge! I’m having so much fun seeing what everyone is posting. There are times when everything goes perfectly from start to finish, there are times when the outcome is not so great, and then there are times when the going might be a little bumpy, but the outcome is a pleasant surprise. This is such a great example of the unpredictable nature of the process of making art. Look at all that foggy texture and dimension. Happily, it worked! Not only did I paint over it, but because the gouache mixed on the paper, the background was actually better than that first flat layer. A little part of me was like, “well whatever, it doesn’t always have to be perfect.” Then another part of me chimed in, “what if you paint over it?” I wasn’t sure if it would work since it’s gouache which will re-wet, even on the paper, but I tried it. Once I had the background filled in, it felt a little flat to me, so I added some cloud shapes. The goal was to work fast because I was working on the pattern for #patternjanuary and the prompt for the day was “fast”. I had drawn the lightning shapes and painted them yellow, and then I added in a gray-blue background. I was afraid I’d done just that when working on a lightning pattern. I try not to get discouraged or attached to the outcome, but sometimes it’s distressing when a painting is looking good, and I take it one step too far.
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