Create a drawing of the human face every day for 30 days.
Each day of the challenge, you'll get an inspiring reference photo and a video drawing lesson from one of six extraordinary teachers. Watch the lesson, put it into practice by drawing the photo and share your drawing with a global community of portrait artists on Sktchy.
This edition of the challenge is sponsored by Procreate, maker of the award-winning drawing and painting app for iPad. In their lessons, your teachers will be drawing in Procreate. You can use any medium, digital or analog, to create your drawings.
Meet Your Mentors
France Van Stone
Based in New Jersey, France is a French-American, self-taught artist, art teacher and the author of the book Sketch!, which inspires “non-artists” to build a daily drawing habit. (Sktchy, Instagram)
Nadyia Duff
Nadyia is a visual artist and art educator living in Miami, Florida. In her portraiture, she mixes detailed realism and abstract minimalism to tell stories. (Sktchy, Instagram)
Tiffany S. DaVanzo
Tiffany is a certified medical illustrator in East Tennessee. Her portraits are influenced by her love of anatomy and desire to add unexpected twists. (Sktchy, Instagram)
Margriet Aasman
Margriet and her husband drove 1000 miles up the Alaska Highway when it was still a dirt road and Yukon, Canada, was considered the last frontier. Summoning up that adventurous spirit, she has recently ventured into the unknown territory of Procreate and is sharing some of her discoveries. (Sktchy, Instagram)
Patrick Hochstenbach
Patrick is an illustrator and comic artist from Brugge, Belgium. He loves to work with brush and ink, both analog and digital, and draws influence from many Franco-Belgian artists such as Hergé, Franquin, Tardi and Giraud. (Sktchy, Instagram)
Lisa Filion
Lisa is an artist and art teacher from Ontario, Canada, who works in a variety of painted and digital media. She loves exploring color harmonies in her work and enjoys combining realistic elements with an abstract twist. (Sktchy, Instagram)
Muses for Days
The featured artists have hand-picked an inspiring reference photo for each of their drawing tips from our library of hundreds of thousands of faces.
Face It Together
A daily drawing challenge is, well, challenging. But you won't be facing it alone. The Sktchy community spans 100+ countries, so you'll be drawing and connecting with fellow portrait artists from around the world.
30-Day Challenge, Lifetime Access
As a participant, you'll get lifetime access to all challenge content (videos, photos, etc.) on Sktchy, where you can communicate with the featured artists and connect with fellow participants from around the world via desktop and any iOS or Android mobile devices.
Ready to face the challenge?
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FAQs
When does the challenge start?
Start whenever you want and feel free to go at your own pace: you keep lifetime access to all challenge content!
What tools do I need to participate?
The teachers will all be using Procreate for iPad in their lessons. That said, you can use any medium, digital or analog, to create your drawings.
What skill level do I need for this challenge?
The challenge is suitable for artists of all skill levels, from beginners on up.
Do I need an iOS-device to participate?
No! We are hosting the challenge onSktchy, which is available on iOS,Android and web.
Where do I access the challenge?
We will publish all content related to the challenge onSktchy.
Do I get lifetime access to the challenge?
Yes! Your purchase gets you lifetime access to ALL challenge content.