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I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who has participated either or both of the past challenges, and everyone who is considering joining this one!

In the previous 2 challenges, I feel like I covered a lot of the basic composition types. So to avoid being too repetitive, I’ve chosen some things that, while they may not be composition types, are things that can guide how you arrange elements in your art.

How to Participate:
- Create a piece using each of the prompts, 12 pieces in total. They don't have to be done in order.
- Submit them to CompositionChallenge They don't have to all be submitted at once.
- Once you complete all 12, leave a comment on this journal with either a link to each piece or a link to a folder containing each piece.
- The deadline is December 30, 2019.

Optional:
- It's not required, but it is encouraged that you show your support by commenting on the entries of other participants, or leave a constructive critique if the artist has asked for one.
- We have a discord server where you can chat with other participants and share WIPs of your entries! discord.gg/FMmh9Rj

As usual, I'll do a feature at the end of the year with some of my favorite entries! I'll also be doing the special recognition again this year. Three participants will be named "Most Improved", "Most Diligent" and "Most Reflective" as my way of featuring participants who have done an outstanding job. Artwork of those who have not completed all 12 prompts may be featured in the general feature, but artists awarded special acknowledgements must be ones who have completed each prompt.

This year's PROMPTS
01. Limited Palette
Create a piece with a maximum of 5 colors. You can mix the colors in your chosen pallet to create different shades. Arrange your piece with your palette in mind to avoid elements of the same color overlapping too much.

02. Animated Drawing
Create a piece with at least 1 animated element. It can be a character blinking, something glowing or sparkling, or a combination of things.

*If you’d prefer to do this traditionally, this prompt can be replaced with the ‘Movement’ prompt from last year’s challenge. Using apps or online resources to add animations to your art is also perfectly acceptable.

03. Shape
Base your general composition on a shape. It can be a shape prompt from a previous challenge or something else.
circle: Triangle: Diagonal line:

04. Panels
Using a minimum of 2 panels create a comic page/strip. It can tell a story or just be images that go together visually to set a mood or communicate a theme.

05. Sketch Page / Collage
Various sketches or drawings (minimum of 3) in the same image. They don't all have to be the same character, but should look coherent in some way (theme, colors, style, etc). Character reference sheets work for this prompt too.

06. Perspective
1 point, 2 point, 3 point, 4 point, 5 point, high angle, low angle, bird’s eye-view, worm’s eye-view, aerial perspective, warped perspective, anything as long as the subject or background aren’t just straight-on.

07. Study
It can be a composition study, master study, style study, photo study, anatomy study or any other kind of study. Doesn't have to be a direct reproduction of what you're studying, just has to show you're taking influence from the way a skilled artist or photographer arranges/creates their work.

08. Reflection
Can be a literal reflection such as in water, on glass, in a mirror or any reflective surface. It can also be a more figurative reflection, such as characters mirroring the same pose, two of the same character, any way you can think to interpret a reflection.

09. Scribble
Scribble on a page and use that to guide your composition. Don’t stress about using the scribble exactly, as long as it follows the overall shape/flow, you’re good!

10. Duo or Group
Create a piece with two or more characters interacting.

11. New Subject
Draw something you don’t usually draw and find a way to make it interesting/appealing to you. If you can’t think of anything, try asking your watchers or friends what they’d like to see you draw more of.

12. Freebie!
Use any prompt from this years’s challenge or any of the previous years’ challenges, or something entirely different. Just let us know in your description what you used.

If you're considering participating, feel free to leave a comment and let us know which prompt you're most excited to try!