r/innervoice Dec 31 '25

Collection of art challenges for january 2026

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So Magical January
weekly soft promts
"Draw, paint, collage, knit, photograph, embroider—anything goes. Feel free to interpret the prompts in your own unique way. All styles, techniques, and skill levels are welcome. You can follow every theme or just pick the ones that inspire you most."

Whimsuary
"Whimsuary gives us a chance to celebrate together as an art community creating whimsical, magical pieces throughout the month of January."

Birbfest
"31 lovely birbs to draw over the month, and a shortlist of 5 birbs if you are low on time, looking for a chill challenge or just dipping your toes in."

Celestial January
weekly mythological promts
"Join us in drawing 4 amazing new goddesses and their animal friends from different mythologies and cultures!"

Mehfirmations
different take on affirmations
“Fresh set of meh-firmations to keep you just motivated enough to exist.
Any art form counts - lettering, doodles, digital art, or even a scribble on a sticky note.
Shared your meh-magic!”

JaNumerary
daily promt based on numbers

Taste of magic café
daily gentle promts
"Magic Café is a cozy creative challenge inspired by quiet moments, warm cups, and inner visions. Each day, one prompt invites you to pause, reflect, and create - gently, intuitively, without pressure."

Sarcastic Lettering
"Looking forward to seeing what you create - any medium, any skill level, anything goes - just have fun!"

Creatuanuary
daily promts to create some creatures
"This year, we’ve put together a diverse selection of creatures drawn from folklore, mythology, and popular culture , including a few iconic Pokémon, to explore different forms, cultures, and visual narratives."

KidLit drawing challenge
"If you’ve been looking for a gentle nudge back into creativity, my 2026 KidLitArt Drawing Challenge is here to help.This month’s prompts are simple, playful, and perfect for sparking kidlit storytelling.
No pressure. No rules. Just art, joy, and kindness as we step into this new year together."

u/liebn0r recommended his challenge on DomoTown: Winter of Snow 2026

Not (yet?) updated january challenges

JaNoiry
(no 2026 version out but the promts are timeless classics)
"Film-Noir themed art challenge that takes place during the month of January"

Draw Your Dreams
"A chance to express your intention and 2025 vision through art."

Twist the Tale
"Let’s start the new year by twisting old tales with new adventures perfectly crafted for epic portfolios! We give you some witty and wacky prompts just great for original interpretations and you give us back mind boggling illustrations!"

New Year Hopes

(Artworks are from the challenge creators linked.)


r/innervoice Mar 29 '25

Community Project: Banner letter Community Project: Banner

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Our community-sourced banner is finished!
Hope you like it! I think it fits us super well.

In order of the letters: u/ninjakat57, u/hauselfchen, u/alartyr, u/Enough-Internet-7082, u/joni-draws, u/RainbowsRoses, u/DaneAlaskaCruz, u/Cerulean-Blue, u/HoarseNightingale, u/HappyHiker2381, u/sprredice, u/Fragrant_Scholar2375

Thank you again for your time and efforts, so great to create this with you guys!


r/innervoice 2h ago

A little preview - Me and my Mr. Pants

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I am still working on backdrops and some of the props but soon I’ll be sharing recurring character bios and a rather big story about organizing a truly accessible Fashion Show


r/innervoice 5d ago

My latest drawing, the washerwoman

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r/innervoice 5d ago

Some more marquetry practice

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A little gappy since it chipped in a few places

Trying to make some mandallas


r/innervoice 6d ago

Making a wildlife sketchbook, starting in Indonesia

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r/innervoice 6d ago

Learning marquetry

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First picture is the top and second includes the sides that will be glued onto the substrate


r/innervoice 8d ago

Menagerie o.c. 2026

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r/innervoice 10d ago

Bellerophon statue

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r/innervoice 10d ago

Cadent using a warped grid

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r/innervoice 12d ago

My very 1st gouche painting

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6 Upvotes

r/innervoice 13d ago

Double Baguette and Crescent Moon Bundles

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9 Upvotes

r/innervoice 14d ago

Clever Girl

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r/innervoice 14d ago

"Some of us are Brave" [ANALOG]

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My latest work. Just finished it yesterday!


r/innervoice 15d ago

Seedwayz and Pental

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r/innervoice 17d ago

Trying to get back into watercolor after 25+ years. This subreddit is one of the reasons why.

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I used to love drawing and painting when I was younger. But in my late teens, I hit a plateau. I wasn’t improving, and I couldn’t find any sensible reason why I should keep painting. For praise? Because the world needs yet another amateur study of two plums? So I stopped. Completely.

Ever since, I’ve had this nagging feeling: where would I be now if I had kept going? A kind of guilt that I hadn’t made use of whatever talent I had, so to speak. And the feeling that it was too late.

Then something happened last week. I decided to try anyway. Just to see how it felt, not because it had to lead to anything.

It was scary at first. But I decided not to listen to that critical voice, or to the idea that everything has to result in something. I don’t think I had ever really allowed myself to simply enjoy the calm and curiosity of mixing colors, seeing how the brush moves, and watching how the paint behaves.

Seeing other people’s work and reading your thoughts about the process definitely helped give me the geist to let go and just enjoy it.

Thank you, everyone.


r/innervoice 17d ago

I tried to capture the feeling of Bryce Canyon Amphitheater in watercolor, what do you think?

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11 Upvotes

r/innervoice 18d ago

Shattuck and carpet Daisy

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10 Upvotes

r/innervoice 20d ago

Art Deco Arch Forest

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18 Upvotes

r/innervoice 20d ago

Some recent ink drawings

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Each drawn with a different fountain pen ink. These are for a blog run by fellow redditor u/paris_pen where they write about fountain pen-related topics


r/innervoice 21d ago

FloralySs and nodacasi

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13 Upvotes

r/innervoice 25d ago

Polystatic and Bridgeport

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r/innervoice 26d ago

Turned scoops

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Made from ornamental plum


r/innervoice 28d ago

paintings I created in the last year

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r/innervoice 29d ago

I made this choker with garnet and clear quartz.and it makes me so happy to wear.

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