My #1 advice for improving as an artist is to practice your art form as MUCH as possible. Do things that feel hard and push yourself when you don’t want to do it. That’s what Making Art Everyday is all about! I created this project/challenge to be a year-long progression. It starts out with prompts that are on the easier side, and increases in difficulty as the year goes on, to continue to push and challenge you.

I designed the prompts to cover a wide gamut of subject matter and I urge you to try ALL of it. By the end of one year, you’ll have learned SO MUCH. Not just how to draw better, but also what subject matter appeals to you most, what didn’t speak to you, what you found more challenging (indicating areas you might need more focus and practice.)

The idea is this: follow along all year and challenge yourself to complete as many prompts as possible. All of them if you can! (It IS possible and it pays off big time — just ask @ffioneiraevans and @caitlinbetsy. Challenge yourself to always try, even if (especially if!) the subject matter doesn’t particularly interest you, or you’re not sure you have the skills to tackle it — pushing through when it’s hard is when you’ll learn and grow the most!