Dirty Filthy Art: Charcoal (2 per 24 hours)

A group dedicated to the traditional art form of charcoal.

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  1. The Traditional Portrait v.2.0

    The Traditional Portrait v.2.0

    This challenge is all about portraits; they type you’d be commissioned to create in memo…

    Closed almost 3 years ago

  2. Among The Flowers

    Among The Flowers

    Submit charcoal work that incorporates plants or flowers into a traditional portrait. Wo…

    Closed almost 3 years ago

  3. The Calm

    The Calm

    Submit charcoal artwork that shows a definite sense of calm and serenity.

    Closed almost 3 years ago

  4. Solitude

    Solitude

    Submit charcoal work that has a definite feeling of solitude or loneliness.

    Closed almost 3 years ago

  5. Your Very Best

    Your Very Best

    Show us your very best charcoal work. The subject can be anything at all.

    Closed almost 3 years ago

  6. Realism v 3.0

    Realism v 3.0

    Our third realism challenge and one of the toughest challenges we face as traditional ar…

    Closed almost 3 years ago

  7. Pain

    Pain

    This challenge is for images that suggest either physical or emotional pain, which shoul…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  8. Storytellers

    Storytellers

    Telling a story without words and with a single image is a feat of creative talent and i…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  9. Boys

    Boys

    The challenge is simple: submit your favorite charcoal portrait of a male subject.

    Closed about 3 years ago

  10. Girls

    Girls

    The challenge is simple: submit your favorite charcoal portrait of a female subject.

    Closed about 3 years ago

  11. Sweet Emotion

    Sweet Emotion

    This challenge is for charcoal artwork that displays an obvious and pronounced human emo…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  12. Celebrity Skin

    Celebrity Skin

    Inspired by musicians, actors, performing artists, or international supermodels? Show yo…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  13. The Traditional Portrait

    The Traditional Portrait

    This challenge is all about portraits; they type you'd be commissioned to create in memo…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  14. Your Lovely Eyes

    Your Lovely Eyes

    This challenge focuses on eyes. All entries must feature eyes, be it human or animal, an…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  15. Realism v.2.0

    Realism v.2.0

    Our second realism challenge and one of the toughest challenges we face as traditional a…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  16. Dark & Darker

    Dark & Darker

    This challenge is for pieces of charcoal artwork that illustrate the use of our dark, so…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  17. Light & Lighter

    Light & Lighter

    This challenge is for art pieces that encompass light and brightness despite being done …

    Closed about 3 years ago

  18. Shadow & Light

    Shadow & Light

    Submit your favorite work depicting deep shadows and brilliant highlights in traditional…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  19. Realism

    Realism

    One of the toughest challenges we face as traditional artists is achieving a sense of re…

    Closed about 3 years ago

  20. Monsters

    Monsters

    Traditional art, especially the medium of charcoal, isn't always pretty. Many of us use …

    Closed over 3 years ago

  21. Love

    Love

    Capturing emotion in a piece of traditional artwork is a challenge artists strive to mas…

    Closed over 3 years ago

  22. Winter

    Winter

    Create the feel of winter in your work using charcoal as your main medium. Entries can e…

    Closed over 3 years ago

What's all this then? Challenges are a great way to give this group something to focus on — hone your skills, work towards something and have some fun!