This challenge is all about portraits; they type you’d be commissioned to create in memo…
Closed 4 months ago
Submit charcoal work that incorporates plants or flowers into a traditional portrait. Wo…
Closed 4 months ago
Submit charcoal artwork that shows a definite sense of calm and serenity.
Closed 5 months ago
Submit charcoal work that has a definite feeling of solitude or loneliness.
Closed 5 months ago
Show us your very best charcoal work. The subject can be anything at all.
Closed 5 months ago
Our third realism challenge and one of the toughest challenges we face as traditional ar…
Closed 5 months ago
This challenge is for images that suggest either physical or emotional pain, which shoul…
Closed 6 months ago
Telling a story without words and with a single image is a feat of creative talent and i…
Closed 6 months ago
The challenge is simple: submit your favorite charcoal portrait of a male subject.
Closed 6 months ago
The challenge is simple: submit your favorite charcoal portrait of a female subject.
Closed 6 months ago
This challenge is for charcoal artwork that displays an obvious and pronounced human emo…
Closed 6 months ago
Inspired by musicians, actors, performing artists, or international supermodels? Show yo…
Closed 7 months ago
This challenge is all about portraits; they type you'd be commissioned to create in memo…
Closed 7 months ago
This challenge focuses on eyes. All entries must feature eyes, be it human or animal, an…
Closed 7 months ago
Our second realism challenge and one of the toughest challenges we face as traditional a…
Closed 7 months ago
This challenge is for pieces of charcoal artwork that illustrate the use of our dark, so…
Closed 8 months ago
This challenge is for art pieces that encompass light and brightness despite being done …
Closed 8 months ago
Submit your favorite work depicting deep shadows and brilliant highlights in traditional…
Closed 8 months ago
One of the toughest challenges we face as traditional artists is achieving a sense of re…
Closed 8 months ago
Traditional art, especially the medium of charcoal, isn't always pretty. Many of us use …
Closed 9 months ago
Capturing emotion in a piece of traditional artwork is a challenge artists strive to mas…
Closed 9 months ago
Create the feel of winter in your work using charcoal as your main medium. Entries can e…
Closed 10 months ago
What's all this then? Challenges are a great way to give a group something to focus on — hone your skills, work towards something and have some fun!