Heyo, @DCFanArtClub! I’m afraid I’ve got to leave you for the rest of the month, but you’ve got some awesome clubsitters in @BestBeastBoy and @MissInkBlot in the weeks ahead.
I’ll be around until July 7 to help with questions, but after that, I can’t guarantee when I’ll be back in business. It might be a few days; it might be a few weeks.
In the meanwhile, it’s likely I’ll be peeking at DC whenever I’m able, but I’m going to try to stay as stress and commitment free as possible. Be good while I’m gone, no parties without adult supervision, and don’t shave BBB.
Keep an eye out for Saturday submission posts in Fan Creations, which will be created by mods in my absence! Questions and discussions involving the challenges can be posted below.
Weekly Challenge #16, July 4-11
‘SPEEDSTERS’
Due: July 11
Tools: Anything goes (Illustration; photography, for the collectors; etc)
How it works: Earlier this year, DC celebrated 80 years of the fastest men (and women!) alive. This is a belated celebration, but pick your favorite and show them off for the community!
Weekly Challenge #17, July 11-18
‘THE RAINBOW CONNECTION’
Due: July 18, 2020
Tools: Anything goes
How it works: Your birth month determines your color. Your color determines the theme and/or palette of your art.
For example: Club members born in November get red. Who or what does the color red make you think of? Barry Allen? Battle wounds? Love? There are no limits to this prompt. Only you can decide how a color makes you feel/think, so do whatever feels best.
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If you are able to use color, then use ONLY one color — and black and white — in your artwork. Think monochrome, kids. (Examples: Traditional Orange Superman, Digital Blue Superman, Watercolor Red Daredevil)
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If you cannot (or don’t want to) use color, then focus on the theme only.
Note: Don’t want the community to know your birth month? Then lie. Not like we’re fact checking.
Months:
Jan: White (or silver)
Feb: Pink
March: Aquamarine/Light Blue
April: Purple
May: Emerald/Dark Green
June: Yellow (or gold)
July: Rainbow! You’re the wildcard. Pick any color you’d like.
Aug: Yellow-Green
Sept: Sapphire/Dark Blue
Oct: Orange (or brown)
Nov: Red
Dec: Black
Weekly Challenge #18, July 18-25
‘OUT OF CONTEXT CHAOS’
Due: July 25, 2020
Tools: Anything goes
How it works: Pick a single line of text or dialogue from a comic and create original (and possibly very unrelated) art for it.
For example:
“My! But that was fun! Kind of messy, though.” – That line could be a prompt for just about anything. The aftermath of Ivy’s bachelorette party. A dry line delivered by Alfred after the Robins try to help him cook a meal. Etc!
Weekly Challenge #19, July 25 - August 1
‘READ ALL ABOUT IT’
Due: Aug. 1
Tools: Anything goes
How it works: How it works:
- Visit this site to generate a random headline. Yes, this is what I really got when I tried it:
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Draw a black and white picture to match the headline.
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If the generator gives you the name of a real person (for example: “Leonardo DiCaprio saves 16 kittens from burning building,” swap Leo for a DC character of your choice.)
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Your picture can stand on its own, but if you want to get fancy, feel free to make a fake newspaper page and write a few sentences of an article to go with the image.