Special Art-a-thons

The prompt for the final hour of the at-a-thon is to Create Your Own Constellation. A constellation is a group of stars that create a recognizable shape. If you need to see a few constellations to help you come up with your own; you can go to the Dome in the Sky site. It not only has pictures of the constellations but also talks about them.

The prompt for hour 11 is Trees. Your trees can be realistic, whimsical, spooky or even weird.

The tree in the prompt header was created with alcohol inks on photo paper. I used a dauber with cotton which I put a few drops of various colors on. I then dabbed it all over the top of the photo paper to create the “leaves”. The alcohol ink would spread thus creating the pattern you see. For the trunk I used a brush dipped in alcohol inks. I recommend using a cheap brush because once you use it in the alcohol inks it won’t be good to use with anything else.

The prompt for hour 10 is Triangles. Originally it was going to be circles. I love circles so it is always my go to shape. So this time I decided to pick a different shape. You could create only triangles or you could make the triangle the main focus and include other shapes and things. You could even create things that are triangle-like. For example a pyramid, slice of pizza, flags, etc.

The prompt for hour 9 is Cats or Your Favorite Animal. I love to draw my kitties. Sometimes I draw them in a simple form with just ears and a face, another simple form but with a bit more detail (like in the prompt header) or a more detailed form with legs, paws and markings. My favorite forms are the two simpler ones because I’m not so good with making the drawings very realistic. You could create a cartoon version of your pet/ favorite animal.