A theme, constraints, a deliverable and a deadline.
A challenge drawn at random, to practise: choose your discipline in the tabs, then Draw. You get a theme, a constraint, something to deliver and a deadline.
Classics: silence, night, a forgotten object, reflection, slowness, hands, the first coffee, waiting, wind, a door, time passing, heat, what remains, blue, an encounter, emptiness, rain, sunday, a childhood memory, the machine, the border, play, shadows, speed, the market, the sea, a secret, morning light, the crowd, fragility, repetition, the return, nature takes back, the near future, a mistake, contrast, a journey, the kitchen, noise, red.
Places: the station, the rooftop, the car park, the waiting room, the forest, the beach in winter, the elevator, the laundromat, the building site, the hotel room, the bridge, the workshop, the gas station, the garden, the corridor, the empty museum, the swimming pool, the desert, the subway, the library, the funfair.
Moments: 6 a.m., midnight, the last day, the day before, holidays, monday morning, blue hour, after the rain, the first day, the end of the party, winter, the end of summer.
Emotions: nostalgia, anger, boredom, joy, fear, loneliness, pride, doubt, tenderness, impatience, surprise, calm, euphoria, embarrassment.
Verbs: falling, escaping, growing up, getting lost, breathing, building, disappearing, floating, running, dancing, hiding, repairing, forgetting, starting over, sharing.
Colors: yellow, green, white, black, pink, orange, gold.
Materials: glass, rust, paper, concrete, water, fire, smoke, wood, metal, sand, ice.
Objects: a key, an empty chair, a letter, a balloon, a suitcase, a mirror, a window, a lamp, a phone, a family photo, shoes, an umbrella, a clock, a bicycle.
Opposites: hot and cold, order and chaos, slow and fast, inside and outside, small and big, old and new, light and shadow, alone and together.
Ideas: balance, rhythm, symmetry, the circle, the straight line, chance, memory, identity, power, freedom, the dream, transformation, the invisible, infinity.
Nature: birds, a cat, insects, the moon, clouds, snow, roots, a wilted flower, the tide, the storm.
People: the neighbors, work, family, a stranger, grandparents, the party, sport, money, screens, the city at night.
To laugh or dream: a world without gravity, the last human, an unknown planet, a robot in love, the world upside down, a useless superpower, a time machine, monsters under the bed.
24 constraints: one prime lens only, black and white only, 10 shots at most, phone only, no faces, one light source only, everything closer than 50 cm, vertical frames only, at least one long exposure, at blue hour, one color rules everything, no editing, from one single spot, a deliberate blur, backlit, direct flash, through a window pane, a moving subject, subject always centered, reflections only, from above, from below, square format, an object in the foreground.
9 deliverables: a series of 5 photos, a diptych, a 10-image carousel, one single image, the best, a triptych, a 12-page zine, a before and after, a poster with your best image, a series of 3 portraits.
24 constraints: one single take, no dialogue, locked-off camera, close-ups only, shot on a phone, 24 shots, not one more, no music, ambient sound only, in black and white, at least one slow motion shot, one location, natural light only, vertical format, it starts with the ending, no faces, 2-second shots only, handheld, the sound tells, the picture follows, one character, all outdoors, a voice-over, at least one time-lapse, edited in camera, no software, 4:3 format.
9 deliverables: a 60-second film, a 15-second loop, a 3-minute music video, a 30-second trailer, a series of 3 reels, one 1-minute shot, a 15-second ad, a 2-minute documentary, a day in one minute.
21 constraints: three colors at most, simple shapes only, one easing curve only, no text, typography only, a perfect loop, at 12 frames per second, in black and white, sound first, picture second, one shape that transforms, square format, timed to 120 BPM, no hand-set keyframes, no easing: all linear, no gradients, one typeface only, lines only, with particles, no rotation, everything on a grid, a morph required.
9 deliverables: a 5-second loop, an animated logo, a 20-second title sequence, a GIF, a transition, a 10-second animation, an animated sticker, a loading screen, an animated infographic.
21 constraints: under 500 polygons, one material only, one light only, render in under a minute, no textures, flat colors, isometric camera, primitives only, everything made of glass, a giant everyday object, like a miniature (tilt-shift), a 3-color palette, monochrome, no modeling: free assets only, one fixed camera, rendered in black and white, with smoke or fog, a physics simulation, lit by a neon, like clay, under 10 objects, no post-production.
9 deliverables: a still render, a 4-second loop, a turntable, a diorama, three renders of one object, a 10-second animated scene, a wallpaper, a satisfying loop, a character.
22 constraints: 4 tracks at most, at 90 BPM, one instrument only, phone-recorded sounds only, no drums, in a minor key, one 4-bar loop only, kitchen sounds only, no quantize, with 4 beats of silence, your voice as an instrument, in mono, the tempo changes along the way, sounds recorded outdoors, one bass note only, at 140 BPM, no synths, an instrument you can’t play, in 7/8, at least one reversed sound, in 8-bit, no reverb.
9 deliverables: a 1-minute track, an 8-bar loop, a 10-second jingle, a pack of 5 sounds, a 3-minute track, a 2-minute ambience, a podcast intro, 3 interface sounds, a cover.
21 constraints: one continuous line, with your other hand, three colors, in 10 minutes, geometric shapes only, no eraser, ballpoint pen only, seen from above, black flat shapes only, tiny: 5 cm, symmetrical, no outlines, from life, without looking at the paper, thick marker only, dots only, one minute per drawing, coffee as ink, one-point perspective, hatching only, a very long format.
9 deliverables: a finished drawing, a sheet of 6 sketches, a poster, a 3-panel comic, a 5-page sketchbook, a square illustration, a self-portrait, a repeating pattern, an imaginary map.
21 constraints: one typeface only, two colors, type only, a 3-column grid, all lowercase, with a found photo, a5 format, circles only, in black and white, lots of empty space, one handmade element, a typeface over 50 years old, hand lettering, cut paper only, one word only, neon colors, swiss style, 70s retro, square format, with a scanned texture, no images.
9 deliverables: a poster, a logo and its variations, an album cover, a business card, a post and a story, a book cover, a set of 3 icons, a packaging, a restaurant menu.
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