1) Anyone can enter.
2) You do not need to ask me to enter.
3) When you've made your drawing, just note me with a link and I shall update the current challenge.
4) You can enter up to 4 times. If you made a 5th drawing, you must decide which one of the original 4 to drop in favor of the fifth.


1) The deadline is strict! It ends at 11:59 PM DA time on the day I say it ends. I'm very forgiving with contests, but this is a monthly challenge and must remain monthly for my sanity. I'm already insane enough!


1) Every medium accepted. This includes but is not limited too: graphite, paint, photography, digital, sculpting, kittens arranged in an aesthetically pleasing way, etc. The one exception to this rule is on stocks and photo manipulation. Please read the below section for more info on that!!
2) I will accept unfinished works, sketches, roughs, lineart, spatters of paint, whatever.
3) You do not have to make your drawing/piece specifically for this challenge. You can enter any drawing you have made for any other contest/purpose into this challenge.
4) Your entry cannot be more than a month old.
5) Violence and nudity permitted. Anything that follows DA's rules is acceptable.


1) Stock images are not allowed for this contest. Stock brushes/textures are.
2) Photo manipulation is NOT allowed unless you yourself took the photos.
3) Drawing/painting/sculpting references are completely allowed and encouraged to the fullest. If it is a DA artist/piece you are referencing, please attach full credit on the description section of your piece.


1) All subjects are permissible. Your OCs, fanart, your mom, whatever.
2) Your piece can have as many subjects as you wish.


1) At this point in time, the winner(s) shall be decided based on popular vote.
2) You must send me your vote via NOTE and must have the subject line read: Vote.
3) I will privately tally all votes and reveal the top 3 winners.
4) At this point in time each ARTIST shall be voted on individually, not the pieces of art themselves. This way I will get a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person. Not a 1st and 2nd by the same person and the 3rd by someone else. If I see that this might be a problem, I will change this.
5) I am doing this privately to ensure no hurt feelings.
6) If you think I have cheated in the counting of the votes you can go fuck yourself.
7) If a lot of people call shenanigans on me then there will be a redo voting via public poll.


1) The glory of winning.
2) 1st place gets a one month feature in my journal.
3) Enhancing your artistic ability.
4) This is a challenge, not a contest. Remember that.


1) All of the rules stated are subject to change without notification, but I am not an ass and will try my hardest to notify you.
2) Each challenge could have specific rules that trump any rule/allowance I have given, so be aware of that. (ie: The challenge is animal prints. You cannot use stock brushes)

I challenge thee to create a creature/human with great expression so we know exactly how he/she feels without you even telling us! Closes August 15!


Entries: 43
Participants: 21
Votes: 20