One Year Anniversary/The Great Reference Challenge

Well friends; I'm happy to report that I have two bits of good news to bring to you today.

The first: This month officially marks the one year anniversary of this Deviantart account. That's right. It started back in Mid October of last year, and here we are one year later; and I've managed to find great pieces of artwork, made a lot of friends and have even gotten to share my artwork to the world. If i'm being honest, i'm a bit surprised I've actually lasted this long. But here we are. If you've been supporting me from the very beginning or you're just now discovering me, I would like to thank you and promise there will be plenty more pieces to come in the near future!


So what's the second bit of good news?: Well, I've given something some thought and now I think it's time to unveil it. I am introducing a new drawing game akin that is like Art Fight (that art competition site) and drawing prompts all smushed together. It’s called The Great Reference Challenge.

Here’s the deal, every month i’ll give you a new topic and three references that fit said topic, all you have to do is choose the reference you want to draw and draw it in your own style. But remember, you will only have until the end of the month to do it.

To submit your work, simply enter the link of your drawing in the comment sections of the journal or send it via PM. Once the week is up, I will announce the top three best drawings from all references groups and then the overall best drawing. So, what do you say? You in?

In that case, let me introduce to you the first topic of the Great Reference Challenge: Stylin’ for Prom

Next to pep rallies, field trips and even the occasional game of football, there’s nothing that resembles high school more than the annual high school prom. The music, the food, the lights, the romantic slow dances and the judging of the prom king and queen. It’s a blast and a half!

But you don’t care about that do you? You want to see what kind of dress that girl you’ve had your eye on is wearing. From the old time classic ball gown, to the pageant renowned A-line to the sexy and sleek mermaid gown; I think it’s safe to say the women will forever trounce the men in terms of prom fashion.

So why not we pay tribute to those fine ladies in their fanciest wear? Who knows? If you get lucky, you could wind up being the prom king (or queen) for drawing one of the following references!

Reference 1:

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Reference 2:

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Reference 3:

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Remember: You can only choose one reference to draw and you have until next week to submit your challenge.

That’s all for now, have fun with this and let’s make the second year better than the first!