Have you ever heard of the ICAD Challenge? I had heard of it, but I had never participated before. That said, I decided that this year I would join in on the fun and I started making my art each day.
What is ICAD Challenge:
The ICAD Challenge is an art challenge that was started on the Daisy Yellow Art website (www.daisyyellowart.com) several years ago. The owner wanted to create a fun and easy way for artists to make art every day.
ICAD stands for "index card a day" and that is exactly what you use. The premise is to make art that is accessible to everyone and by using the common index card for your art, you remove the idea that it has to be "precious" or "perfect". You are using a throw-away card to make some type of art.
How does the ICAD Challenge work?
This challenge goes from June 1st through July 31st. So for 61 days you make an index card a day. The owner of the challenge puts out prompts each week that you can use or not. The idea is not to put any pressure on yourself. You decide what you make. You do not have to use the prompts, they are simply suggestions. At the end of this challenge you should end up with 61 little pieces of art to do with as you please.
How do you join the ICAD Challenge?
All you have to do is start. There is no "official" way to join. That way, you are not obligated to continue if you have problems keeping up. This challenge is designed in such a way that beginning artists can join and enhance their skill set. There is no pressure to show your work anywhere but there is an Instagram hashtag you can use if your want to let others see your art. You post your card to your Instagram with #daisyyellowart and that is all you have to do.
Where do you get the prompts?
You can find the list of prompts on the website. She puts up one week at a time so you cannot get overwhelmed. As I said before, the prompts are simply suggestions and you do not have to use them at all to be in the challenge.
Why would I want to do this challenge?
It's fun! It's easy. It helps you grow as an artist. It lets you see lots of other people's work to get ideas about techniques and processes. As I said before, it's fun!
Below are my first week's ICADs to give you an idea of what I mean. Please consider joining us. You can join anytime, not just at the beginning.
See how simple it is? Please come join us.
