ArtCompositionChallenge|TASK 1-5|NEW: 4 + 5

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--- EDIT: Added TASK 4 and 5! ---
Also, little question, who's still with me?^^


Hey there all of you artists willing to take this challenge! :happybounce:

This is supposed to be FUN in the first place. Beyond that, if you learn something about composition, colors, lighting etc., that's great. There're no due-dates, no rules besides "don't steal other people's ideas", no restrictions on a certain topic.

That means, if you're not an equine artist, but draw manga or fruits or make 3D fractal art, you're still more than welcome to join in! The more, the merrier!

Here's how it works: I'm going to post a task every other week, beginning with TASK 1 and 2 today. You can join in and drop out whenever you feel like it, it doesn't matter. You can post your results below in the comments (upload it to dA or Stash if you don't feel like you want to bother your watchers with it), comment on other people's results if you feel like it etc. You do not need to upload anything!

However if there's really zero feedback on this, I might not continue the series, since idk if there's anyone involved at all^^

This is not a contest, but a challenge; you can learn from other artist's critiques and by giving some yourself. If you don't want no critiques, add it to your work, so nobody will be offended and bothered.

And here it comes :woohoo:
TASK 1
1. Open some kind of playlist that contains more than 20 songs.
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. For every song that plays, think of a visual motif and write it down. That way, create a list of 7-10 different motifs

:bulletred: EXAMPLE: "Learning to fly" by Pink Floyd - I'm thinking of a unicorn, desperately trying to fly, but it's earthbound and has to watch all those pegasi fly. Ugh. So sad. Poor transspecies unicorn.

TASK 2
1. Pick your three favorite motifs from TASK 1.
2. For every motif, think of three possible ways to depict it.
3. Scribble it digitally or on paper (although I recommend digital with regard to the future tasks), just a sketch, no color, no shading.
It shouldn't take you more than ~10min for every depiction. It doesn't need to be beautiful, nor do other people NEED to know what it shows exacly. However, here are three restrictions (it doesn't matter if you put them all into one depiction or just randomly apply them):
I: In one depicition of each motif,  keep your objects out of the dead center. Divide your image into thirds like here : img04.deviantart.net/7a9a/i/20… and keep the most interesting points aproximately at the intersection points of the lines
II: In one depicition of each motif, give the objects action: make them move. If your object is standing, make something else around it move (hair, leaves, a coat, traffic, whatever)
III: In one depiction of each motif, try a crazy perspective: show everything from above or below for example.

:bulletred: EXAMPLES for "Learning to fly":


TASK 3
1. If you sketched on paper in TASK 2, take a photo of the sketches or scan them.
2. For every motif, take your favorite set-up from TASK 2 and shade it in 3 different ways.
Restrictions:
I: Make at least one image with maximum contrast, which means you'll need to have white areas and black areas.
II: Make at last one image with backlighting.
III: Make one image, in which you use a spot-light to light up the parts of the scene that you want to enhance.

:bulletred: EXAMPLES:
LTF lighting1 by saftkeks13   LTF lighting2 by saftkeks13   LTF lighting3 by saftkeks13


TASK 4
1. For every motif, take your favorite lighting set-up from TASK 3 and shade it in 3 different ways.
Restrictions:
I: Make at least one image with one hue-spectrum only, like this for example: coolors.co/app/ffb997-f67e7d-8…
II: Make at last one image with two contrasting hue-spectrums, like this for example: coolors.co/app/264653-2a9d8f-e…


TASK 5
1. Take your very favorite, colored sketch and make it a real, fully rendered artwork.
Restrictions:
I: Have fun! :dummy:


So, go for it! I'm curious to see what you come up with. The numbers in this challenge are not mandatory, it's like a 30-days-abs-challenge: adjust them so they fit you. They're just recommendations. Also, you can always go back to the challenge and add more results to your tasks when you have the time or inspiration.

If you have any questions or want advice, feel free to comment or send me a note. Have fun! :nuu: :heart:
© 2016 - 2024 saftkeks13
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SongsOfInfinity's avatar
I'm still with you! I have so many new ideas, this is going to change my whole method of brainstorming new manips. I'm on step two at the moment cx 

Here's task one: Manip Concepts
These songs are what happens when you put your sister's music on shuffle. It was a bit of an odd mix to listen to cx