I’ve always loved art and wanted to get better at it. In my free time, I enjoy sketching and scribbling with pen and paper, mostly in black and white.
But I also wanted to try painting. I’ve done some in the past, but I wasn’t consistent. So, I decided to challenge myself with a painting challenge to paint for five days straight.
Starting a new painting can be tough because you spend a lot of time trying to figure out what to paint. It’s like being haunted by the fear of overthinking and struggling to come up with ideas. As a beginner, I wanted something easy yet fitting for me. So, I looked online for inspiration.
There were a lot of interesting but complicated paintings that I couldn’t replicate with my current skill level. Then, I found a photo of a deer silhouette. It was perfect for my first painting in the challenge.
It’s funny how sometimes we spend so long trying to find something and when we lost all the hopes, the solution comes out of nowhere all of a sudden, and you know immediately that it was what you were searching for.
The next day, I continued with the silhouette theme, finding inspiration on Pinterest to paint bird silhouettes on days two and three.
For day four, I tried painting from my imagination. I imagined a sunset scene with silhouetted trees and two people watching the sunset.
On the fifth day, I wanted to try something a bit more complex. I tried to recreate a painting I saw online. Surprisingly, I was happy with how it turned out.
This five-day challenge was a lot of fun and helped me gain some confidence in painting. Next time, I’ll try an even longer challenge.
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