#365DaysOfArtPBQChallenge Week29, Exercises 197-203

It's Week 29 of the 365 Days Of Art Challenge! We have passed the 200 mark this week!  That's so incredible!  Taking time out of my week to complete these exercises definitely helps me relax from the normal stresses of the day.  If you haven't started yet, no worries!  The link up at the bottom of the post will be open all year so be sure to check back to see what other fellow creatives have made with this week's exercises.  Read more about the challenge and catch up on all the previous weeks!

Without further ado, here are my 7 for this week… the good, bad, and ugly!

#197 Fill this quarter of the page with colored dots. These types of exercises always surprise me because I fill in one color at a time and it ends up always looking so random.  I wonder if that's something I should try to do with improv with colored blocks.  Something to think about for the future.

#198 Use the page opposite to create your own repeating pattern using simple drawings of objects or shapes. I used a water glass and then added the water droplet between.  I think this was more interesting than I thought it was going to be.  I can't really explain why I loved this exercise and the final result, but I just do.  I used blue water color to color in the water.

#199 Color in the pebbles.  Try to experiment with shading and texture. The big brown pebble was the first one that I colored in.  I think was thinking of a potato, but I'm not sure if it looks like one at all.  I also couldn't figure out how to get the texture to shine through even though I am pretty happy with most of the shading.

#200 Experiment with different materials to discover what you enjoy using.  Today, try watercolor paints to create different marks. YAY, 200!!!  I didn't use to like these try making marks exercises, but now I feel like they are a safe space to try and experiment.  I tend to only use the tiny aquash brush, but I ended up using the other brush sizes and realized that I really like the thicker brushes.  The thin and thick parts of the brush strokes seem to be much more natural than when I use the tiny brush. Who knew?

#201 Look around you and draw the objects you see as a line drawing, using a different color for each object. Only draw outlines, rather than adding shaded areas. Explore layering your drawings over each other and you will create a colorful, energetic, interpretation of what you see around you - don't worry about accuracy.  I didn't understand this exercise. It kind of just looks like lots of colored lines that are thrown on the page.   *shrugs

#202 Explore colors that look good together. Fill in the boxes with colors that you think work well as a set.  I wish this exercise gave you at least one of the colors in the sets because the bottom 3 were completely open.  I also realized that the lighting for the photo makes some of my sets look funny. I tried to branch out with colors I wouldn't normally put together.

#203 For this activity, focus only on the negative space.  Draw someone's profile using just the negative space. I thought this exercise was pretty hard.  Profiles are hard for me and the forehead of my profile ended up very square.  There is definitely room for improvement!

Now that we've all had a good chuckle and/or grimace, I encourage you to join in the fun and expand your creative horizons too!

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Your turn! Link up below with one or more of the exercises for this week, so exercises #197-203 for this link up!

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• There is no URL requirement for loading a photo, so anyone can join the fun.  If you are having issues, please let me know via the contact page or comment below!
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