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Start Here: You found your people. Welcome Home 🖌️
Here’s what this space is for: • Honest feedback on your work and your Instagram • Real talk on pricing, portfolios & selling your art • Zero creating in isolation — we show up for each other • Most importantly: having a lot of fun with this No gatekeeping. No pretending. To get started: 👇 Introduce yourself below ❤️ Share your happy place (studio/workspace pic!) 🎨 Grab your free 50 Sketching Prompt Cards here: — pull one daily, post what you make This is a community, so help each other shine 🔥 and grow together. And tell me what you want from this space — I’m building it with you. 🤝
Start Here: You found your people. Welcome Home 🖌️
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50 Sketch Prompts Just Dropped 🖍️ (and yes, you’re required to draw messy) 😉
Okay Squad, I made you something. 50 sketching prompt cards — sorted into 10 categories (Observe, Composition, People, Texture, Light & Shadow, Travel, Nature, Story, Practice, Mindset). Print them, cut them wonky, shuffle them, and pull one every morning. No thinking, no “which one is easiest,” just pull and draw. Here’s the thing though — this isn’t just a fun little challenge (even though it is one). Sketching is genuinely one of the best things you can do for your art, and there’s real science behind it: • Regular observational sketching sharpens your eye for proportion, light, and detail — and that skill carries over into everything else you make, painting included. • Sketching engages both sides of your brain at once — the logical side and the creative side — which is part of why it feels so good and clears your head. • Even one short session of art-making has been shown to boost people’s confidence in their own ability to actually finish and succeed at what they set out to make. So this isn’t “just doodling.” It’s foundational reps. Every fine artist you admire has thousands of ugly little sketches behind their good work — you’re just starting yours today. Here’s how we play: 1. Pull a card (or comment a number 1–50 and I’ll tell you what you got 👀) 2. Set a timer, draw for the suggested time — 5 to 25 min, no pressure 3. Post it here with your card number 4. Go look at what everyone else did with the SAME prompt — it’ll never be what you expect There is no wrong way to do this. A stick figure counts. A page you hate still counts. You showing up with a pen is the whole point. Who’s in? Link to the 50 sketch prompt: https://www.skool.com/responsibly-messy-artists-8983/classroom/76b07627?md=2734cd89eae746128d3621e8ccb41d51
50 Sketch Prompts Just Dropped 🖍️ (and yes, you’re required to draw messy) 😉
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Help Each Other by Engaging on Instagram
Hi there! 😊 As an artist with a small Instagram account, I’ve found it really lovely to have a group of supportive and engaging followers. I’ve even noticed that strangers, mostly other artists, sometimes cheer louder than friends and family 🤪 Personally, my goal right now isn’t to grow a huge following (my profile has actually been private for a while), but I do really enjoy meaningful engagement and supporting others as well 😊 That’s why I’d love to invite you to drop your Instagram (name or link) below so we can follow each other, engage, and support one another 😊🙌 Mine is https://www.instagram.com/lizaglorius.art?igsh=MW5qZWk4eG1xNDlxNA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
Help Each Other by Engaging on Instagram
☕🎨 Coffee & Art Hour! 🎨☕
2 new dates in the calendar 🎉 📅 Wednesday, September 2nd @ 6pm-7pm (Paris time) 🔗 https://www.skool.com/live/9dsQnrpx7zt And 📅 Friday, September 4th @ 9am - 10am Paris time Bring the art that you are working on & let’s get to know each other. Also have some paper & pens ready, we’ll be doing a fun little exercise together! Can’t wait to see you all there 😊 Who will be there? 🎨☕
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September challenge 💪🏼 🗳️ LET’S VOTE
Okay, it’s not 12 o’clock yet… but I think we already have a winner! 👀🐾 ANIMALS is going to be the theme for next month! 🎉🔥 Ready… set… GO! 🎨🔥 There are NO rules. 🫢 Paint a dog, a cat, a bird, a wild animal, your favourite pet, a completely imaginary creature… whatever makes you want to pick up your brush! You can create one artwork or as many as you like throughout the month. ❤️ Different styles, different mediums, different interpretations — that’s exactly what makes this so much fun. There’s no right or wrong way to do it! So grab your paints, pencils, pastels, or whatever you love to create with… Let’s make some animals! 🐶🐱🦊🐘🐦 👇 Post your artwork under this post so we can all see what you’re creating! I can’t wait to see all the different animals, styles and crazy ideas you come up with. ❤️🔥 Let’s create! 🎨✨ 🗳️ LET’S VOTE! It’s time to choose our September Challenge! 🎨✨ I’ve picked three themes, and I want YOU to decide what we’ll all be creating together this month. 🍓 PICNIC — think sunny days, food, blankets, flowers & good vibes 🏡 HOME — your favourite place, a cosy corner, or what “home” means to you 🐾 ANIMALS — pets, wild animals, funny creatures… anything goes! Which one would you love to paint or draw? 👇 Vote below! 🗳️ The theme with the most votes wins! 🏆🎨
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