Random Art Prompt II (next deadline Sunday Dec 12)

Griatch · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:31 am **(#1)**

This is a reboot of my old Random Art Prompt (RAP) thread from a few years ago that eventually covered almost 60 pages of posts. The difference is that I will run this RAP every two weeks rather than every week like the old one. I also use a different random prompt site.

Here's what's going on:

Every two weeks (approx) I go to http://artprompts.org, to get a "random art prompt" from one of the categories (I'll roll a dice which category).
I'll post the prompt and deadline in this thread. If you want to take part, your job (and mine) is to, inspired by this prompt, make a (new) image until the deadline.
We can interpret the art prompt any way we want. There is no right or wrong and no competition.
We post our result as a reply in this thread (we can of course also post it elsewhere). It's fun (but not mandatory) if we explain briefly how the prompt inspired us. It's also nice if we give a friendly comment on other entries.
If you don't finish until I post the next prompt, no worries - just post when done, noting which prompt it goes with. Or better - post what you've got and remember the lessons until next image!
Our work could be a doodle, a quick sketch, a partial or full work, all goes.
We can use any art technique (painting, drawing, photography, filters, collages, photo-manipulations etc). We can use any program or even scan traditional artwork.
The only real requirement is that we make something new based on the given prompt - just reposting old stuff that happens to fit defeats the point of this exercise!

Prompts:

2021

Until Jan 24 - Character - Red haired viking girl (post link)
Until Feb 6 - Environment - Sewer Tunnels (post link)
Until Feb 20 - Character - A leader giving directions to his/her troops (post link)
Until Mar 5 - Creature - Mermaid seeing the stars for the first time (post link)
Until Mar 20 - Object - Monster Truck (post link)
Until April 10 - Environment - A book store for mages (post link)
Until April 25 - Character - A feared Pirate captain barking orders at their crew (post link)
Until May 9 - Environment - A small fishing village with a harbour (post link)
Until May 23 - Environment - A tree of life (post link)
Until June 12 - Situation - Dancing in the rain (post link)
Until Jun 26 - Creature - A household Gryphon (post link)
Until July 11 - Object - A sleek futuristic humanoid robot (post link)
Until July 25 - Environment - A citadel on an immense, floating island (post link)
Until Aug 8 - Situation - "Help me!" (post link)
Until Aug 22 - Situation - "What could possibly go wrong?" (post link)
Until Sept 12 - Object - "This pendant brings back memories of a different time. A better time." (post link)
Until Sept 26 - Creature - "A thick, shaggy pack pony" (post link)
Until Oct 10 - Object - "Autumn leaves" (post link)
Until Oct 24 - Situation - "A small butterfly lands on his/her nose" (post link)
Until Nov 7 - Creature - "A godly beast" (post link)
Until Nov 21 - Object - "A book of obscure lore" (post link)
Until Dec 12 - Situation - "Christmas is coming!" (post link)

Griatch · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:32 am **(#2)**

Deadline: Sunday Jan 24 (so a little more than two weeks from now)
Category: Character
Prompt: Red haired viking girl

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sun Jan 10, 2021 5:56 pm **(#3)**

Griatch - Thanks for the 'prompt'. Here is a quick sketch/portrait of a Viking girl with red hair.

Griatch · **Posted:** Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:44 am **(#4)**

@oldmangrumpy

A nice take on the prompt!
I like the slight surface structure of the canvas here, makes it looks like an older image/drawing style. She looks quite grumpy, like she's about to go off on an epic rant about something!
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Griatch

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:20 am **(#5)**

One red-haired viking on the way.

Griatch · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:31 pm **(#6)**

My entry for the Red-Haired Viking girl RAP! For once I'm in good time for the deadline! Since vikings are usually depicted as brutal marauders, I wanted something brighter. Click for DA version.

Erisian wrote:

One red-haired viking on the way.

Looking forward to it!
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Griatch

sallyanne · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:42 pm **(#7)**

Brilliant drawings by both of you. I cannot even find a public domain pic that I can 'filter'.

Can't draw one (cept a stick figure) so that would be all I do.

Griatch · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:02 pm **(#8)**

@sallyanne
Thanks! And a stick figure is fine too! Everyone is free to interpret the prompt any way they want!

sallyanne · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:13 pm **(#9)**

ok, here is a stick figure for you. Honestly don't think I'd have the patience or time, to do a good drawing.

Griatch · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:40 am **(#10)**

@sallyanne
That's well beyond a stick figure, looks quite impish with that sword.

Trying things one didn't originally plan to do is what a RAP is all about - being creative in any capacity is already a big win, no matter the outcome.

Erisian · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:50 am **(#11)**

I started working in Bryce 3D and Daz Studio then finished the composition in Gimp and made improvements and ran Dream Smoothing. I wanted to overpaint it but I have started full-time support and matching to try and get a job so I don't think I am going to have enough time and energy. This is the result so far.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:27 am **(#12)**

Nice one, Erisian. Thankyou Griatch

Griatch · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:46 am **(#13)**

Erisian wrote:

I started working in Bryce 3D and Daz Studio then finished the composition in Gimp and made improvements and ran Dream Smoothing. I wanted to overpaint it but I have started full-time support and matching to try and get a job so I don't think I am going to have enough time and energy. This is the result so far.

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Interesting combination of tools and a nice result too. I like the lighting on the face, for being a 3D rendered face it looks pretty 'alive'! Her outfit (and the landscape) gives me an Icelandic vibe.
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Griatch

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

Erisian, I really like your image! Hopefully, you will have the time to finish it as you want it to be!

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:27 pm **(#15)**

Hope it is OK to post a second image. This time it's a fantasy at the museum, where the red haired Viking girl has left her exhibit, is lost in time and finds herself in another era of Nordic exploration and adventure.

teapot · **Joined:** Dec 09, 2018 **Posts:** 732

Fantastic artwork in this thread by everyone :paint

Griatch · **Posted:** Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:46 am **(#17)**

oldmangrumpy wrote:

Hope it is OK to post a second image. This time it's a fantasy at the museum, where the red haired Viking girl has left her exhibit, is lost in time and finds herself in another era of Nordic exploration and adventure.

A second image is perfectly fine of course. A fun concept, always good with a little story to go with the image. I like the softness to her expression here compared to many of the other faces I've seen you draw.
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Griatch

Griatch · **Posted:** Sun Jan 24, 2021 5:06 am **(#18)**

Time for the next challenge!

Deadline: Saturday, Februrary 6
Category: Environment
Prompt: Sewer Tunnels

sallyanne · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:41 am **(#19)**

Tried to draw one of these unsuccessfully so downloaded a creative commons pic and ran it through gimp/G'MIC

Griatch · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:01 am **(#20)**

sallyanne wrote:

Tried to draw one of these unsuccessfully so downloaded a creative commons pic and ran it through gimp/G'MIC
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That's some colorful sewer tunnels! One can certainly make out every little detail. The geometry of the tunnels to the right is curious - two tunnels meeting inside a larger vault. Very cool.
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Griatch