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I’ve got plenty to share about what Making Art Everyday has to hold in the coming year, but for now, give yourself a hug from me. Each and every one of you that participates in this community means so much to me. I could not do what I do without YOU. If you are celebrating any holidays this week, I hope your days are merry and bright.
I thought it would be fun to do some holiday-related prompts this week! Each day you’ll use a different movie as inspiration for your drawing. Draw something small that makes you think of the film. Some ideas are:
The Grinch: Max the dog, Cindy Lou Who, the Grinch’s hand, Dr. Suess-style Christmas tree
Home Alone: The McCallister’s home, a tobbogan, Harry and Marv, Little Nero’s pizza box, Fuller’s Pepsi can
A Christmas Story: the pink bunny suit, a bb gun, “Oh Fudge”, broken glasses, the Leg Lamp
Elf: Buddy’s elf suit, spaghetti with syrup and candy, “Son of a Nutcracker!”, the Empire State building, the narwal
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Snoopy, the “Charlie Brown Christmas tree”, a dog house with lights, a snowy scene
If you’ve not seen these movies, or you celebrate a different holiday this time of year, feel free to swap these movies out with other ones that you like. The last two prompts will have you choose a couple of your own movies as well. Happy Holidays!
Mon: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Tue: Home Alone
Wed: A Christmas Story
Thu: Elf
Fri: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Sat: Your favorite childhood movie
Sun: Your guilty pleasure movie
This piece was drawn using brushes from my Gouache Paintbox.
You can access each week’s prompts, with links to reference photos, at makingarteveryday.com
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