Looking for a fun way to spark creativity and connection in your drawing community? Community Challenges are a proven way to motivate members, encourage sharing, and keep everyone engaged. Discover ready-to-use templates that make launching your next drawing challenge simple and effective.
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Community Challenges tap into the natural desire for creativity, friendly competition, and social connection. By providing a clear task and a space to share results, you remove creative barriers and make participation feel easy, even for less active members. Challenges encourage members to try new techniques or themes, building skills and confidence in a supportive environment.
The shared experience of working on a challenge builds camaraderie and helps members feel they belong. Recognizing participation or offering small rewards adds extra motivation, while public sharing of progress inspires others to join in. This cycle of inspiration and sharing keeps your community lively and welcoming.
Weekly Drawing Challenge: Draw your favorite animal in any style and share your art below.
💡 Example: "Weekly Drawing Challenge: Draw your favorite animal in any style and share your art below."
Quick Sketch Challenge: You have 10 minutes to draw something inspired by the word 'joy.' Who is in?
💡 Example: "Quick Sketch Challenge: You have 10 minutes to draw something inspired by the word 'joy.' Who is in?"
Share a doodle using only one color. Post your monochrome masterpiece below.
💡 Example: "Share a doodle using only one color. Post your monochrome masterpiece below."
Monthly Challenge: Recreate a famous artwork in your own style. Tag your post 'remake.'
💡 Example: "Monthly Challenge: Recreate a famous artwork in your own style. Tag your post 'remake.'"
Draw your mood today using only shapes and lines. No words allowed.
💡 Example: "Draw your mood today using only shapes and lines. No words allowed."
Flash Challenge: Draw something using your non-dominant hand. Share your results for a chance to get featured.
💡 Example: "Flash Challenge: Draw something using your non-dominant hand. Share your results for a chance to get featured."
Weekend Prompt: Create a character inspired by a household object. Show us what you come up with.
💡 Example: "Weekend Prompt: Create a character inspired by a household object. Show us what you come up with."
Can you draw a scene using only three shapes? Post your creative solution.
💡 Example: "Can you draw a scene using only three shapes? Post your creative solution."
Who's up for a blind contour drawing challenge? Draw without looking at your paper and share the results.
💡 Example: "Who's up for a blind contour drawing challenge? Draw without looking at your paper and share the results."
Draw something inspired by the current weather in your area.
💡 Example: "Draw something inspired by the current weather in your area."
Self-Portrait Challenge: Draw yourself as a cartoon character.
💡 Example: "Self-Portrait Challenge: Draw yourself as a cartoon character."
Color Palette Swap: Use only the colors in the attached palette to draw anything you like.
💡 Example: "Color Palette Swap: Use only the colors in the attached palette to draw anything you like."
Draw a scene from your favorite book. Can anyone guess which one it is?
💡 Example: "Draw a scene from your favorite book. Can anyone guess which one it is?"
Mini Drawing Marathon: Set a timer for 5 minutes and draw as many faces as you can.
💡 Example: "Mini Drawing Marathon: Set a timer for 5 minutes and draw as many faces as you can."
Draw an object in your room without lifting your pen from the paper.
💡 Example: "Draw an object in your room without lifting your pen from the paper."
Can you turn a random scribble into a finished drawing? Share your before and after.
💡 Example: "Can you turn a random scribble into a finished drawing? Share your before and after."
Nature Challenge: Draw a plant or tree you can see from your window.
💡 Example: "Nature Challenge: Draw a plant or tree you can see from your window."
Draw your favorite snack as a cartoon character. Post your creation here!
💡 Example: "Draw your favorite snack as a cartoon character. Post your creation here!"
One-Line Drawing: Create something using a single continuous line.
💡 Example: "One-Line Drawing: Create something using a single continuous line."
Draw a fantasy creature by combining two real animals. Show us your hybrid!
💡 Example: "Draw a fantasy creature by combining two real animals. Show us your hybrid!"
Weekend Sketch-Off: Who can draw the silliest hat? Share your entries below.
💡 Example: "Weekend Sketch-Off: Who can draw the silliest hat? Share your entries below."
Draw what you see out your window in five minutes or less.
💡 Example: "Draw what you see out your window in five minutes or less."
Draw a famous landmark from memory, no peeking at photos.
💡 Example: "Draw a famous landmark from memory, no peeking at photos."
Transformation Challenge: Turn a boring shape into something amazing. Post your before and after.
💡 Example: "Transformation Challenge: Turn a boring shape into something amazing. Post your before and after."
Draw your dream workspace. What does it look like?
💡 Example: "Draw your dream workspace. What does it look like?"
Draw an object as it would look in the future. Get creative with your ideas.
💡 Example: "Draw an object as it would look in the future. Get creative with your ideas."
Speed Round: Draw a cat in under 60 seconds. Post your speedy sketch.
💡 Example: "Speed Round: Draw a cat in under 60 seconds. Post your speedy sketch."
Draw your favorite movie character in a different time period.
💡 Example: "Draw your favorite movie character in a different time period."
Create a drawing using only circles and triangles. Share your geometric masterpiece.
💡 Example: "Create a drawing using only circles and triangles. Share your geometric masterpiece."
Draw a comic strip about your day in three panels.
💡 Example: "Draw a comic strip about your day in three panels."
Challenge: Redraw a piece you made a year ago and show us the improvement.
💡 Example: "Challenge: Redraw a piece you made a year ago and show us the improvement."
Draw your favorite song as an abstract image.
💡 Example: "Draw your favorite song as an abstract image."
Can you illustrate a pun or joke? Share your funniest drawing here.
💡 Example: "Can you illustrate a pun or joke? Share your funniest drawing here."
Draw a scene using only two colors. Post your art below.
💡 Example: "Draw a scene using only two colors. Post your art below."
Draw a logo for an imaginary company. Be as creative as you like.
💡 Example: "Draw a logo for an imaginary company. Be as creative as you like."
Create a drawing inspired by a random emoji. Share both the emoji and your art.
💡 Example: "Create a drawing inspired by a random emoji. Share both the emoji and your art."
Draw a monster using only basic shapes. Give it a silly name.
💡 Example: "Draw a monster using only basic shapes. Give it a silly name."
Sketch a memory from your childhood. Share the story if you want.
💡 Example: "Sketch a memory from your childhood. Share the story if you want."
Draw a famous painting as if it was set in your hometown.
💡 Example: "Draw a famous painting as if it was set in your hometown."
Challenge: Use only three tools (pen, pencil, marker) for your next drawing. Post your results.
💡 Example: "Challenge: Use only three tools (pen, pencil, marker) for your next drawing. Post your results."
Draw what inspires you most right now. Let us see your creative spark.
💡 Example: "Draw what inspires you most right now. Let us see your creative spark."
Choose a template that matches your community's interests or skill level. Announce the challenge clearly, pinning the post for visibility if possible. Set a simple deadline and explain how participants should share their entries, such as posting photos or process shots. Recognize all participants with comments, shoutouts, or small rewards. Consider creating a highlight reel or gallery of submissions to celebrate the community's creativity.
On any platform, use visuals to make challenge posts stand out and use hashtags or threads to organize entries. Pin or feature the challenge post for maximum visibility, and tag members you know might enjoy taking part.
For focused technique challenges, create prompts that require members to use the target technique, such as 'Draw a portrait using only cross-hatching.' Offer visual references or mini-tutorials to help less experienced artists. Encourage sharing of process shots to highlight technique development and facilitate peer feedback about technique execution.
Clarify in your challenge description whether submissions can include both digital and traditional media. If so, consider separate showcase threads or highlight the differences in technique adaptation (e.g., blending on paper vs. digital brushes). Encourage members to share their process and tools, fostering cross-medium learning and appreciation.
Use prompt-based templates that focus on simple daily drawing exercises, limited palettes, or time-constrained sketches. Emphasize process over perfection and include check-ins or support threads for members to discuss their creative blocks. Consider 'draw this in your style' or 'finish this sketch' challenges to jump-start inspiration.
Set clear community guidelines for feedback, such as the 'compliment, suggestion, compliment' method. In your template, add optional critique requests so artists can opt-in for feedback. Offer example comments that highlight drawing fundamentals (composition, values, anatomy) to guide constructive and supportive discussion.
Alternate between fun, trending themes (fanart, seasonal prompts) and skill-building topics (gesture studies, perspective drills). Use the template's scheduling feature to plan a mix of both. Engage the community with polls or suggestion boxes to ensure member input on future challenge topics, maintaining interest while promoting artistic growth.
In your template, include a dedicated field where participants briefly describe their process, such as initial sketching, inking, coloring, and the tools or software used (e.g., graphite pencil, Procreate, watercolor). Encourage sharing of WIPs (work-in-progress images) and ask guiding questions like, 'What brushes did you use for texture?' or 'How did you choose your color palette?' to spark detailed discussion.
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